Handsome Harry - Softcover

Blake, James Carlos

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0060554797 ISBN 13: 9780060554798

Publisher: Harper Perennial, 2005

Synopsis

Paperback. Pub Date: 2005 Pages: 320 in Publisher: Harper Perennial Harry Pierpont and John Dillinger were die-hard and deadly partners the who made national headlines with their daring bank hold-ups and gun battles - and they had a lot of laughs while they were at it. They were known as the Dillinger Gang but at its heart was Handsome Harry Pierpont - tough. fearless. intelligent. and sworn to live by no law but his own. Presented as his intimate confessions. Harry's story takes us from his teenage days as a small-time crook to his fateful meeting with the equally young Dillinger to the pinnacle of his notoriety. and to his final hours in the penitentiary death house. Crafted in James Carlos Blake's signature style of fast-paced violence . sizzling sex. and darkly raucous humor. Handsome Harry re-creates a thrilling chapter from the chronicles of American crime.

About this title

About the Author:

James Carlos Blake is the author of nine novels. Among his literary honors are the Los Angeles Times Book Prize, Southwest Book Award, Quarterly West Novella Prize, and Chautauqua South Book Award. He lives in Arizona.

About this edition

• Publisher: Harper Perennial
• Publication date: 2005
• ISBN 10: 0060554797
• ISBN 13: 9780060554798
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 320