Deep Winter: A Novel - Softcover

Gailey, Samuel W.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0142181781 ISBN 13: 9780142181782

Publisher: Penguin Publishing Group, 2015

Synopsis

One winter night, in the small Pennsylvania town of Wyalusing, a woman is found brutally murdered. Next to the body is Danny Bedford, a man with limited mental capabilities whose intimidating size has caused his neighbours to ostracise him. When the local bully-turned-deputy discovers Danny with the body, he's certain he knows what transpired. But in the long, freezing night that follows, the murder is only the first crime in an unstoppable chain of violence.

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About the Author

Samuel W. Gailey has written for 20th Century Fox, Showtime and Documentary magazine. He lives in southern California with his daughter and wife, author Ayn Carrillo Gailey.

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Deep Winter

A Novel

By Samuel W. Gailey

Penguin Publishing Group

Copyright © 2015 Samuel W. Gailey
All rights reserved.

ISBN: 978-0-14-218178-2

Danny clutched a small wooden, hand-carved robin figurine in his large left hand. His hands were bigger than most—football player sized. But Danny didn’t play football or any other games that involved a ball because he wasn’t any good at stuff like that.

You’re too goddamn slow and too goddamn clumsy, Uncle Brett always said.

Danny’s long fingers wrapped tightly around the wood bird, cutting into his soft, sweaty palm hard enough to leave little crescent moon dimples. He gazed down at the figurine, turned it over a few times, touching the beak, the wings, the tail feathers, then placed it beside Mindy’s head, careful not to get any of her blood on the bird.

“Made this special for your birthday. Hope you like it.”

Mindy didn’t reply. She didn’t thank him for the special gift. She didn’t do anything but lay there in a growing puddle of her own blood.

(Continues...)

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Edition details

• Publisher: Penguin Publishing Group
• Publication date: 2015
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0142181781
• ISBN 13: 9780142181782
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 304