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Peddler (Hard Case Crime)

by Richard S. Prather

Peddler (Hard Case Crime) Cover

Synopses & Reviews

Publisher Comments:

He sold their bodies — and his soul...

In the cutthroat world of organized crime, Tony Romero is headed straight for the top. His territory: the brothels of San Francisco. But his path is littered with bodies and broken dreams — some of them his — in this classic novel available for the first time in more than 40 years.

Review:

"Richard S. Prather is a master." Max Allan Collins, author of Road to Perdition

Review:

"One of the most entertaining authors going." John Lutz, author of Single White Female

Review:

"Mystery readers, rejoice. We're all richer for the return of Prather." Orlando Sentinel

Synopsis:

  • More than 40 million of Richard Prather's books have been sold in the United States alone
  • Prather received a Life Achievement Award from the Private Eye Writers of America
  • The Peddler marks a reunion between Prather and legendary artist Robert McGinnis, who painted many of Prather's most popular covers in the 1950s and 1960s

About the Author

Richard S. Prather is the bestselling creator of detective Shell Scott, star of three dozen books over the last half century. More than 40 million copies of Prather's books have been sold in the United States alone; in Publishers Weekly's book 70 Years of Best-Sellers, 16 of the 150 books listed were by Prather. Prather received the Life Achievement Award from the Private Eye Writers of America in 1986.

Product Details

ISBN:
9780843955989
Author:
Prather, Richard S.
Publisher:
Hard Crime Case
Subject:
San Francisco (Calif.)
Subject:
Mystery & Detective - General
Subject:
Suspense
Subject:
Organized crime
Subject:
Mystery fiction
Subject:
California
Copyright:
Edition Number:
Reprint ed.
Edition Description:
Paperback
Series:
Hard Case Crime
Publication Date:
December 2006
Binding:
Mass Market Paperbound
Language:
English
Pages:
252
Dimensions:
680x424x70 29

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