Walkin' the Dog - Couverture souple

Mosley, Walter

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 185242754X ISBN 13 : 9781852427542

Editeur : Serpent's Tail, 2002

Synopsis

Unusual book

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur :

Socrates Fortlow, an ex-convict forced to define his own morality in a lawless world, confronts wrongs that most people would rather ignore and comes face-to-face with the most dangerous emotion: hope. It has been nine years since his release from prison, and he still makes his home in a two-room shack in a Watts alley. But he has a girlfriend now, a steady job, and he is even caring for a pet, the two-legged dog he calls Killer. These responsibilities make finding the right path even harder - especially when the police make Socrates their first suspect in every crime within six blocks.--BOOK JACKET. "In each chapter of Walkin' the Dog, Socrates challenges a different conundrum of modern life. In "Blue Lightning, " he is offered a better-paying job but has to consider whether the extra pay is worth the freedom he would have to give up. In "Promise, " he keeps a vow made long ago to a dying friend, and learns that a promise to one person can mean damage to another. In "Mookie Kid, " he gets a telephone and,learns that the price of being able to reach others is that others can contact him - whether he wants to be reached or not."--BOOK JACKET. "Walkin' the Dog builds to a stunning climax as Socrates takes on a rogue cop who has terrorized his neighborhood."--BOOK JACKET.

À propos de cette édition

• Éditeur: Serpent's Tail
• Date d'édition: 2002
• ISBN 10: 185242754X
• ISBN 13: 9781852427542
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 272