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The Long Wait

The Long Wait

by Mickey Spillane

Publisher Morrison and Gibb Limited

Genre: Crime

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    Thriller Book Club edition. Signed dedication. Very good first edition in the publisher's blue cloth. Discoloration at the tops and bottoms of cover. In a fair dust jacket with a large tear at the top of the spine, a small tear on the bottom of the spine. Wear on all edges.

About the book

Lyncastle is a small town that likes to be dirty: gin joints, gambling dens and brothels make sure of that, and bring in more money than the State Capitol.

One night, a man named Johnny McBride returns to the town, and nobody is happy about it. Supposedly he ran away from embezzling and murder charges five years ago - he's believed to have killed no less than the town's DA. But Johnny doesn't scare easily when he's rousted by angry cops, or when harder men try to kill him. He's back to clear his name and settle some scores, and the forces that control the town from its shadows are nervous.

But is Johnny really the man everyone thinks he is?

Whoever he may be, his road to revenge isn't for the faint of heart . . .

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About the Author

Mickey Spillane

Frank Morrison Spillane, better known as Mickey Spillane, was an American crime novelist, whose stories often feature his signature detective character, Mike Hammer. More than 225 million copies of his books have sold internationally.

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