The Convict and Other Stories

The Convict and Other Stories
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Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Total Pages : 242
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ISBN-10 : 9781451618471
ISBN-13 : 1451618476
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Book Synopsis The Convict and Other Stories by : James Lee Burke

Download or read book The Convict and Other Stories written by James Lee Burke and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2010-07-13 with total page 242 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: One of the country’s most-acclaimed and popular novelists offers a selection of a dozen short stories set in James Lee Burke’s most beloved milieu, the Deep South. “America’s best novelist” (The Denver Post), two-time Edgar Award winner James Lee Burke is renowned for his lush, suspense-charged portrayals of the Deep South—the people, the crime, the hope and despair infused in the bayou landscape. This stunning anthology takes us back to where Burke's heart and soul beat—the steamy, seamy Gulf Coast—in complex and fascinating tales that crackle with violence and menace, meshing his flair for gripping storytelling with his urbane writing style.


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