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A small town : a novel / Thomas Perry.
Record details
- ISBN: 9780802148063 (hardcover)
- Physical Description: 320 pages ; 24 cm
- Edition: First Grove Atlantic edition.
- Publisher: New York : The Mysterious Press, 2020.
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| Subject: | Escapes > Fiction. Escaped prisoners > Fiction. Fugitives from justice > Fiction. Revenge > Fiction. Policewomen > Fiction. Undercover operations > Fiction. |
| Genre: | Thrillers (Fiction) |
Available copies
- 1 of 1 copy available at Tsuga Consortium.
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- 0 current holds with 1 total copy.
| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stroud Branch | FIC Perry | 31681010180818 | FICTION | Available | - |
- Baker & Taylor
"In A Small Town, twelve conspirators meticulously plan to throw open all the gates to the prison that contains them, so that more than a thousand convicts may escape and pour into the nearby small town. The newly freed prisoners rape, murder, and destroy the town-burning down homes and businesses. An immense manhunt ensues, but the twelve who plotted it all get away. After two years, all efforts by the local and federal police agencies have been in vain. The mayor and city attorney meet, and Leah Hawkins, a six-foot, two-inch former star basketball player and resident good cop, is placed on sabbatical so that she can tour the country learning advanced police procedures. The sabbatical is merely a ruse, however, as her real job is to track the infamous twelve. And kill them. Leah's mission takes her across the country, from Florida to New York, from California to an anti-government settlement deep in the Ozarks. Soon, the surviving fugitives realize what she is up to, and a race to kill or be killed ensues. Full of exhilarating twists and surprisingly resonant, A Small Town will sweep readers along on Leah's quest for vengeance"-- - Baker & Taylor
Two years after a prison break unleashes hundreds of violent convicts on a local community, a police officer goes undercover to track down and eliminate 12 dangerous conspirators. By the Edgar Award-winning author of The Butcherâs Boy. - Perseus Publishing
A small-town cop seeks vengeance on twelve escaped inmates in this novel of "jaw-dropping twists . . . crisp in execution and thrilling until the very end" (The Wall Street Journal).
When twelve inmates pull off an audacious prison break, it liberates more than a thousand convicts into the nearby small town. The newly freed prisoners rape, murder, and destroy the quiet communityâburning down homes and businesses. An immense search ensues, but the twelve who plotted it all get away.
After two years, the local and federal police agencies have yet to find them. Then, the mayor calls in Leah Hawkins, a local cop who lost a loved one that terrible night. She's placed on sabbatical to travel across the country learning advanced police procedures. But the sabbatical is merely a ruse. Her real job is to track down the infamous twelveâand kill them.
Leah's mission takes her from Florida to New York and from the beaches of California to an anti-government settlement deep in the Ozarks. But when the surviving fugitives realize what she's up to, a race to kill or be killed ensues in this nonstop tale of vengeance from the Edgar Awardâwinning author of The Butcher's Boy.
"Leah proves to be both a brilliant detective and a cunning predator." âAssociated Press
"Perry is an expert storyteller . . . A Small Town unfolds like a 1950s film noir." âWall Street Journal
- Perseus Publishing
From the New York Times bestselling author Thomas Perry, âwho can be depended upon to deliver high-voltage shocksâ (Stephen King), comes a new thriller about an ingenuous jailbreak and the manhunt it unleashes
