No Pockets in a Shroud by Horace Mccoy
In the city of Coltron, Mike Dolan wages a lone war against corruption. Surrounded by lies, he wants to print the truth in his paper. Mike's friends try to stop him with words, but his enemies - the society abortionist, the discredited baseball player, and the neo-fascist 'Crusaders' - try lead pipes and bullets. But Mike's not after a Pulitzer Prize; he's after a clean city and a clearer conscience - no matter what the cost.
?A classic Thirties hard-boiled crime novel? The Times ?Tough and fast with a bleak ending, this is the real McCoy? Neon ?McCoy?s work is both an excellent example of the action-thriller genre fo the 1920s and ?30s and a style that is uniquely American? ForWord
Horace McCoy was born near Nashville, Tennessee in 1897. During his lifetime he travelled all over the US as a salesman and taxi-driver, and his varied career included reporting and sports editing, acting as bodyguard to a politician, doubling for a wrestler, and writing for films and magazines. A founder of the celebrated Dallas Little Theatre, his novels include I Should Have Stayed Home (1938), Kiss Tomorrow Goodbye (1948), and They Shoot Horses, Don't They? (1935), which was made into a film. He died in 1955.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781852424343 |
| ISBN 10 | 1852424346 |
| Title | No Pockets in a Shroud |
| Author | Horace Mccoy |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Serpent's Tail |
| Year published | 1998-07-16 |
| Number of pages | 192 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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