Jesse James Colson arrives in Isthmus City, Wisconsin, with 42 cents, a battered Stephen King novel and a stolen .38 with four rounds in the cylinder. By morning he has shot and killed a powerful transvestite who had designs on Jesse's body. Vowing to begin a new life, Jesse changes his ways and becomes one of the few openly gay cops on the Isthmus City police force.
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Jesse James Colson arrives in Isthmus City, Wisconsin, with 42 cents, a battered Stephen King novel and a stolen .38 with four rounds in the cylinder. By morning he has shot and killed a powerful transvestite who had designs on Jesse's body. Vowing to begin a new life, Jesse changes his ways and becomes one of the few openly gay cops on the Isthmus City police force.
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Very Good. Very Good condition. Very Good dust jacket. In protective mylar cover. A copy that may have a few cosmetic defects. May also contain light spine creasing or a few markings such as an owner's name, short gifter's inscription or light stamp. Bundled media such as CDs, DVDs, floppy disks or access codes may not be included.
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Very Good in Very Good jacket. Near Fine in Near Fine jacket Illustrated black/white dustjacket. Slight shelfwear to jacket edges. Two faint smudges on bottom page edges.
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Fine in Fine jacket. Book 1st U.S. edition, May 1995. First published in a slightly different form in Great Britian in 1994 by Headline Book Publishing. Fine in fine dust jacket, not price clipped, in protective mylar cover. Publisher's slip laid in. "Arriving in Isthmus City, Wis., (think Madison) with "forty-two cents in change, and a stolen.38 revolver that had four live rounds in a six-chambered cylinder, " a hustler soon murders a transvestite and stuffs the body into the chimney of an abandoned house. That's just for openers in this gritty and graphic, tell-it-like-it-is tale of violence, betrayal and murder. After stints as bartender and boy-toy for an older gay man, protagonist Jesse James Colson meets Will Gunther, an openly gay Isthmus City cop. Unable to resist the uniform's appeal, Jesse joins the force and links up romantically with Will. Another cop tells Jesse that "a murder is like a marriage"? a theory that proves true in forceful and unexpected fashion. Cooke's (Torsos) skillful plotting and credible characters lend an unsettling air to this often brutally effective, noir mystery. His deceptively simple prose is tinged with dark humor and more than a touch of menace, while flashbacks to Jesse's teen years provide a reliable underpinning for a solidly drawn, fascinating antihero."--Publishers Weekly.
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Near Fine in Near Fine jacket. First American edition. Near fine in near fine dustwrapper. Please Note: This book has been transferred to Between the Covers from another database and might not be described to our usual standards. Please inquire for more detailed condition information.
