Four Days

by John Buell

In Four Days , an orphaned boy watches as his older brother and idol graduates from petty thievery into big-league crime. A bank heist goes awry, leaving loose threads and dangerous links back to the brothers. Following instructions, the boy leaves the city with the stolen money and travels to a rendezvous point in a mountain vacation resort. What he doesn’t know is that he is on his own, his brother will not show up—and the underworld is after him. Buell’s second novel, Four Days  was first published in 1962 by Farrar, Straus & Cudahy in the United States and Macmillan in the UK.

162 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1963

About the author

John Buell (1927-2013) was a lifelong resident of Montreal, where he taught English and Communication Studies at Concordia University. Upon his retirement in 1987, he was made professor emeritus. Buell's five novels--The Pyx (1959), Four Days (1962), The Shrewsdale Exit (1972), Playground (1976), and A Lot to Make Up For (1990)--were lauded by Edmund Wilson, amongst other prominent critics. Three of Buell's novels have been made into feature films.

Reviews

[Tim · Rating 4 out of 5]

tragic. Had a feeling something like that would happen.

[Jim Fisher · Rating 3 out of 5]

Suspenseful, a little noir-ish, but not as good as I had hoped. Still, it kept my interest throughout.

[Lysa · Rating 5 out of 5]

I loved it. It’s to bad that I lost the book somewhere on a bus or store. What I managed to read was gut wrenching & suspenseful . 👍👍
Ack to reading another girly book. Ho hum