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| + | "Johnny Thompson" (born Benjamin S. Neischtadt) finds that being a small-time prize fighter interferes with regular eating, so he gets a job as a guard on an armored truck. His broken nose, scar on left jaw and a broken knuckle do not enhance his charms for the fair sex, but this does not keep him from courting Anna, a blonde with lascivious eyes and seductive curves. However, Johnny is not "in the dough" and Anna passes him up for Slim. | ||
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| + | Trapped into staging a fake hold-up, Johnny double-crosses Slim and kills him, in this way becoming a hero and also taking possession of Anna. But double-crossing can be worked both ways, and in the end fate catches up with Johnny Thompson. | ||
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| + | "Criss Cross" is an exciting, hard-boiled and cold-blooded novel, enthusiastically recommended to all who want stark realism. | ||
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Latest revision as of 07:29, 11 January 2013
| By Don Tracy | |
| Publisher | Harlequin Romance #67 |
| Release Month | 1950 (US) |
| Harlequin Romance Series # | |
| Preceded by | Royce Of The Royal Mounted |
| Followed by | The Queen City Murder Case |
- Author: Don Tracy
- Publisher: Harlequin Romance #67
- Year: 1950
Book Description
"Johnny Thompson" (born Benjamin S. Neischtadt) finds that being a small-time prize fighter interferes with regular eating, so he gets a job as a guard on an armored truck. His broken nose, scar on left jaw and a broken knuckle do not enhance his charms for the fair sex, but this does not keep him from courting Anna, a blonde with lascivious eyes and seductive curves. However, Johnny is not "in the dough" and Anna passes him up for Slim.
Trapped into staging a fake hold-up, Johnny double-crosses Slim and kills him, in this way becoming a hero and also taking possession of Anna. But double-crossing can be worked both ways, and in the end fate catches up with Johnny Thompson.
"Criss Cross" is an exciting, hard-boiled and cold-blooded novel, enthusiastically recommended to all who want stark realism.
