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The Odds
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by Kathleen George (Author) (edit contributors)

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Kathleen George’s latest work pushes the edge—a spectacularly original crime novel.

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The Homicide Department is upside down—Richard Christie is in the hospital, Artie Dolan is headed away on vacation, John Potocki’s life is falling apart, and Colleen Greer is so worried about her boss’s health, she can hardly think. A young boy in Pittsburgh’s North Side neighborhood dies of a... read more (warning: may contain spoilers)

The Homicide Department is upside down—Richard Christie is in the hospital, Artie Dolan is headed away on vacation, John Potocki’s life is falling apart, and Colleen Greer is so worried about her boss’s health, she can hardly think. A young boy in Pittsburgh’s North Side neighborhood dies of a suspicious overdose. The Narcotics police are working on tips and they draft Colleen and Potocki to help them. In this same neighborhood, four young kids have been abandoned and are living on their own. The Philips kids, brainy in school, are reluctant to compromise themselves. But they need cash. Connecting these people and their stories is Nick Banks, just out of prison and working off a debt to an old acquaintance involved in the drug trade. Nick is a charmer, a gentle fellow who’s had a lot of trouble in his life. One day he gives free food to the Philips kids, little guessing how connected their lives are about to become.

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  • “She read all night, letting the book take her again.”
  • “Well, their mother had given them brains, anyway. Their father had given them kindness.”

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Meg had been sleeping when something woke her, something slight as the scratch of a mouse.

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  1. Kathleen George (Author)

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Reading Level: Adults

Mystery, criminal activity occurs.

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  • Kathleen George: Author's official website with more details on her and the book.

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