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001			ASIN0060394390
003			OSt
005			20110106102635.0
008			110106s2003 xxu eng d
020			_a0060394390 (hardcover) _c$24.95
020			_a9780060394394 (hardcover)
040			_cKIM
050			_aPS 3573 _b.W35 2003
082	0	4	_a813.54
100	1		_aWalter, Jess. _93310
245	1	0	_aLand of the blind : _ba novel / _cJess Walter.
250			_a1st ed.
260			_a[S.l.] : _bHarper, _c2003.
300			_a304 p. ; _c23 cm.
520			_aJess Walter's widely acclaimed first novel, Over Tumbled Graves, paired the plot of a first-rate thriller with writing of exceptional intelligence and human insight. Now, in Land of the Blind, Walter brings back police detective Caroline Mabry and pits her in a battle of wits against a mysterious yet oddly familiar figure who is dragged into her precinct house one Friday night, seeming disoriented and wearing an eye patch. "I'd like to confess, he says. But he insists on writing out his confession in longhand. And, he warns her, it may take a while. Over the next forty-eight hours, the stranger admits to far more than a crime. He confesses an entire life: a wry and haunting tale of poverty and politics, of obsession and revenge. And as he writes, Caroline pushes herself to near collapse, racing against the clock to investigate not merely a murder but the story of two men's darkly intertwined lives ... and to find the body that awaits her, somewhere in the city. The result is a novel that blends suspense with rich characterization and irresistible storytelling, one that speaks deeply to the bonds and compromises we make as children -- and the fatal errors we can make at any moment in our lives.
856	4	0	_3Amazon.com _uhttp://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0060394390/chopaconline-20
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952			_w2011-01-07 _p2010-5442 _r2011-01-13 _40 _00 _bMAIN _10 _oPS 3573 .W35 2003 _d2010-10-10 _8FICTION _70 _cBIO-FIC-MOT _2lcc _yBOOK _aMAIN