William Roberts
61) Lady in the lake
Gangsters, Detectives, Madmen and Murderers is a classicand modern short story collection of strange, occasionally bloodthirsty, and often amusing tales about the characters and experiences that lurk at the fringes of our lives. From a man who will bet his own child on his dog, to a madman who is infectious and a cameo by Lee Child's most famous assassin, these stories areas memorable as they are mischievous.
Jennifer Bowen, a young art professor, is hired by Adam Gold, a successful TV producer, to keep an eye on his spoiled 19-year-old daughter, Maddie, while she studies French in Aix-en-Provence. Jennifer welcomes the trip to Aix, where she can work on her dissertation on Cézanne. And she'll be glad to get Maddie away from the influence of Boy, Maddie's lover and violent ex-con. But Boy is also in Aix, and he easily weaves the willing Maddie into
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