Author: John Harvey Year: 1996 Rank: Rating: Original Rating: Pop Rating: Genres/categories: Mystery
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ISBNs: 9780805054958 9780805041484 0805054952 0805041486 |
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From the publisher (source: The Internet Book List): "You scuttering little bastard! What d'you think you're doing?" Norma Snape knew damn well what her youngest was doing. Caught with her purse in his hand, the last of her money clutched between his fingers, Nicky Snape was adding to a long list of petty crimes and misdemeanors. But before she could reach him, Nicky was out the door, quickstepping across the rubble-strewn yard, waving the bills as he disappeared down the alley and into the street.
Doris Netherfield was cradling her husband, still trying to shield him as the intruder brought the iron bar down like a club, smashing Doris' skull as if it were a piece of overripe fruit, turning a simple job of breaking and entering into a question of murder.
Nicky had scrubbed everywhere, and still the water in the bowl ran red. "Who'd have thought the old girl had as much blood in her?" he whispered to himself over the sound of the running water.
It wasn't the first time the cops had paid a call on the Snape household. For Nicky, this time it was no petty crime or misdemeanor.
The call came two days after they had put him in custody, at a little before 6 a.m. Nicky Snape had been found hanging from the shower in the children's home where he was being held. Nicky had just turned fifteen. (from the publisher)
This book is part of the "Charlie Resnick" series. Here are some other books from this series:
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 | "Last Rites" First published in 1998 Rank: , Original star rating: , Adjusted star rating: , Pop rating: |
 | "Living Proof" First published in 1995 Rank: , Original star rating: , Adjusted star rating: , Pop rating: |
 | "Wasted Years" First published in 1993 Rank: , Original star rating: , Adjusted star rating: , Pop rating: |
 | "Off Minor" First published in 1991 Rank: , Original star rating: , Adjusted star rating: , Pop rating: |
 | "Cutting Edge" First published in 1991 Rank: , Original star rating: , Adjusted star rating: , Pop rating: |
 | "Rough Treatment" First published in 1990 Rank: , Original star rating: , Adjusted star rating: , Pop rating: |
 | "Lonely Hearts" First published in 1989 Rank: , Original star rating: , Adjusted star rating: , Pop rating: |
 | "Cold Light" Rank: , Original star rating: , Adjusted star rating: , Pop rating: |
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