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In 1950s Chicago, twelve-year-old Richie, whose mother is a heroin addict, sets out to find his bootlegger, ex-con father--a search that leads him into the boxing ring and uncovers the secret of his parents' past
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Born in Ripley, Tennessee in 1932, Clark Howard is one of the most honored mystery writers in America and has long been a favorite of readers of Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine, Alfred Hitchcock Mystery Magazine, and numerous other publications. A professional writer for over 40 years, he has written sixteen novels, six books of non-fiction, and has two published collections of short stories, in addition to more than 200 uncollected short stories. While versed in many genres, he is best known for his crime fiction and mystery stories which have won the prestigious Edgar Alan Poe Award, five Ellery Queen Readers Award, the Derringer Award, and have been nominated for the Anthony, Shamus and Spur Awards. His stories have been adapted for film (The Big Town was based on his novel THE ARM) and television, which included the Alfred Hitchcock Presents series. His original screen play Last of the Good Guys was a featured Movie of the Week on CBS, and his non-fiction book SIX AGAINST THE ROCK was also a television movie. His work has been translated into numerous languages and he has a large following of faithful readers in several countries, particularly in China and Japan where his writing appears regularly.
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Richie, a 12-year-old runaway, cries himself to sleep every night in the bowling alley where he lives. His mother is a junkie, his dad, a bootlegging ex-con. His chaotic life, in Howard's ( Dirt Rich ) overwritten semi-autobiographical novel, is a jumble of street thievery, teen gangs, sex with peers and older women, reform school, boxing, foster homes, sadistic punishments and sexual abuse. These are the lower depths, 1950s Chicago-style. Rescued by his grandmother who brings him to Tennessee, Richie joins the Marines and fights in Korea. A library card helps him gain a sense of directon. Despite the gritty realism and a searing portrayal of a youth's terrible burden in having a heroin addict for a mother, Howard is not in control of his material here. Tightening a flaccid story line and pruning by half might have turned this self-indulgent catharsis into a moving novel.
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Copyright 1990 Reed Business Information, Inc.
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- PublisherDutton
- Publication date1990
- ISBN 10 0525248579
- ISBN 13 9780525248576
- BindingHardcover
- Edition number1
- Number of pages513
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