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Indlæser... The Fallen Sparrow (1942)af Dorothy B. Hughes
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An escapee from a Spanish prison hunts for his best friend's killer in New York For more than a year, Kit McKittrick languishes in a Fascist prison, his days spent in darkness and his nights tortured by fear of his limping jailer, whose name he never learns. He escapes Spain with the help of Louie Lepetino, a childhood friend who came with him to fight on behalf of the Republican cause. Back in the United States, Kit heads out West to recover from his ordeal, while Louie returns to a life of cafés and cocktail parties in New York. But Kit's convalescence is cut short when he learns Louie has taken a fatal tumble out of a window, and he journeys to New York to discover who gave his savior the final push. Only a woman could have led Louie to his death, Kit thinks, and New York is full of femmes fatales. But man or woman, Louie's murderer should watch out for Kit: He wants vengeance, and he's willing to kill for it. No library descriptions found. |
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 Google Books — Indlæser...GenrerMelvil Decimal System (DDC)813.52Literature English (North America) American fiction 20th Century 1900-1944LC-klassificeringVurderingGennemsnit: (3.43)
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This book offers a convoluted plot, a slightly emotionally damaged hero and other assorted and colorful characters ranging from Park Avenue swells to shadowy foreign agents. A very visual story, even the three female leads, the girl-next-door, the cold and glossy heiress and the exotic foreign beauty cry out for central casting.
The Fallen Sparrow first appeared in print during 1942, and the screen version appeared the year after. At this time the popular villains of the day were Nazis and Ms Hughes takes full advantage of this fact in her book While this is not Dorothy Hughes best effort, it is a fun read chock full of paranoia, suspense, and the flavor of the 1940‘s. (