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Fadeaway Joe: A Novel
Crooked Lane Books
ISBN13:
9781639104369
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Perfect for fans of S. A. Cosby and Allen Eskens, Joe Pendergast must go all-in one last time as he grapples with the ghosts of his pastand presentin this gritty, high-stakes thriller. Sixty-four-year-old Joe has known violence his entire life. For forty years, hes worked as an enforcer for loan shark and close friend Maxie Smith, breaking more than a few bones along the way. When Maxie abruptly fires him, Joe isnt sure where to lay the blameon Maxie, the man he once considered his brother, or on the early-onset Alzheimers that made Maxie lose faith in him in the first place. To keep his head above water, he begins to operate a food truck thats barely getting by. Desperate to regain some purpose in his life, Joe makes a life-altering decision: hes going to take down Maxie Smith by any means necessary, once and for all. However, his plan of revenge is sidelined when he meets twenty-two-year-old Paula Jessup, a wise-cracking amateur detective with a few scheming cards up her sleeve, whos on the run from a trafficking ring shes been investigating. The two form an unlikely bond: Paula needs some protection and Joe needs a purpose. With the stakes running high and the clock ticking downwill this gamble pay off?
- | Author: Hugh Lessig
- | Publisher: Crooked Lane Books
- | Publication Date: Aug 22, 2023
- | Number of Pages: 288 pages
- | Language: English
- | Binding: Hardcover
- | ISBN-10: 1639104364
- | ISBN-13: 9781639104369
- Author:
- Hugh Lessig
- Publisher:
- Crooked Lane Books
- Publication Date:
- Aug 22, 2023
- Number of pages:
- 288 pages
- Language:
- English
- Binding:
- Hardcover
- ISBN-10:
- 1639104364
- ISBN-13:
- 9781639104369