Heβs rough, heβs dirty, and heβs not going to be gentle. When I took a job on an oil rig to escape my scheming stepfatherβs efforts to set me up with one of his business cronies, I knew Iβd be working with rugged men. What I didnβt expect is to find myself bent over a desk, my cheeks soaked with
Roughneck
β Scribed by Jim Thompson
- Publisher
- Vintage Books
- Year
- 1998
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 114 KB
- Edition
- 1st Vintage crime/Black Lizard ed
- Category
- Fiction
- ISBN
- 0375700331
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β¦ Synopsis
SUMMARY:
Incorrigible author Jim Thompson retraces his wild swath across America during the great Depression and World War II. Whether he's getting drunk in a funeral home or drafting a manuscript with the help of a big-hearted prostitute, Thompson is a mesmerizing guide to hard times--his country's and his own.
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