β Scribed by David Carnoy
No coin nor oath required. For personal study only.
By the acclaimed author of the remarkable debut novel, Knife Music , The Big Exit is a suspenseful crime novel that keeps the surprises coming right up to the end.
Richie Forman is freshly out of prison. By night, he makes a living impersonating Frank Sinatra in San Francisco's lounges and corporate parties. But then his ex-best friend--the man who stole his fiancee while he was in prison--is found hacked to death in his garage, and Richie is the prime suspect. In a murder mystery with the twists and turns of a microchip, Carnoy weaves his characters like a master. He has written an authentic, unputdownable thriller that is sure to chill and delight.
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