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Randall is glib, handsome and crooked...but he has a code of honor. Although he sold cars and real estate for a living before moving up to burglary there are a few things he won't do for money.
While casing a house on the Main Line he connects with perky Pam, a real estate agent who doesn't have his scruples. She thinks he might be just the man for a job she has in mind. Pam wants all of the fortune her husband is due to inherit. She'll pay Randall to dispose of Jerry, a dentist who has been sharing his toothbrush with his assistant, Carmela.
While Randall is hesitating over his career choice he falls in love with Karen, the nurse who is caring for Jerry's dying father. Randall wants the money Pam offered him, but he's not eager to do what it takes to earn it. So Pam turns for help to a small time Philadelphia hood who turns out to be Carmela's boyfriend Jesus. Jesus is anxious to demonstrate his manhood. And the result is an extraction that is far bloodier than anyone expected.
While casing a house on the Main Line he connects with perky Pam, a real estate agent who doesn't have his scruples. She thinks he might be just the man for a job she has in mind. Pam wants all of the fortune her husband is due to inherit. She'll pay Randall to dispose of Jerry, a dentist who has been sharing his toothbrush with his assistant, Carmela.
While Randall is hesitating over his career choice he falls in love with Karen, the nurse who is caring for Jerry's dying father. Randall wants the money Pam offered him, but he's not eager to do what it takes to earn it. So Pam turns for help to a small time Philadelphia hood who turns out to be Carmela's boyfriend Jesus. Jesus is anxious to demonstrate his manhood. And the result is an extraction that is far bloodier than anyone expected.
270 pages, Hardcover
First published November 1, 1996
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December 24, 2017
PROTAGONIST: Randall Davies, thief
RATING: 4.5
WHY: Randall Davies is attending an open house in order to case it out for a robbery. The realtor, Pam Medsoe, is on to him and quickly hires him to kill her dentist husband, Jerry, so that she can inherit his parents’ estate, both of whom are frail and ailing. Jerry’s dental assistant and mistress, Carmela, also has eyes on his money and hooks up with an ex-boyfriend, Jesus, to help her. Jesus rapidly becomes a psychopath. Meanwhile, Randall, who is not a killer, falls for the nurse caring for Jerry’s father. The plot becomes more and more elaborate as everyone is conning everyone else. The book roars to a close with lots of twists and turns that surprise, in the best kind of way. Delicious!
RATING: 4.5
WHY: Randall Davies is attending an open house in order to case it out for a robbery. The realtor, Pam Medsoe, is on to him and quickly hires him to kill her dentist husband, Jerry, so that she can inherit his parents’ estate, both of whom are frail and ailing. Jerry’s dental assistant and mistress, Carmela, also has eyes on his money and hooks up with an ex-boyfriend, Jesus, to help her. Jesus rapidly becomes a psychopath. Meanwhile, Randall, who is not a killer, falls for the nurse caring for Jerry’s father. The plot becomes more and more elaborate as everyone is conning everyone else. The book roars to a close with lots of twists and turns that surprise, in the best kind of way. Delicious!
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