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Hook Runyon Mystery #1
Minotaur Books
September 2009
On Sale: September 1, 2009
Featuring: Hook Runyon
304 pages
ISBN: 0312566700
EAN: 9780312566708
Hardcover
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Mystery Historical
THE YARD DOG takes place near the close of World War II,
when a large number of Nazi POWs were incarcerated in camps
scattered across the prairies of the United States. At Waynoka Divisional Point, near POW Camp Alva, the
disillusioned Hook Runyon is assigned by the railroad to
run off hobos and arrest pickpockets. Left behind in the
war because of the loss of his arm in a car accident, Hook
lives in a caboose, collects rare books and drinks busthead
liquor. When a coal-picker by the name of Spark Dugan is
found run over by a reefer car, Hook and his sidekick,
Runt, the local moonshiner, suspect foul play and are drawn
into a scheme far greater than either could have imagined.
This conspiracy reaches the highest echelons of the camp
and beyond and will push Hook and Runt to their physical
and mental limits. Hook is a complex character, equal parts rough and
vulnerable, an unlikely and unwilling hero. He is more than
matched by Dr. Reina Kaplan, a Jewish big-city transplant
to Camp Alva who is battling her own demons and has been
put in charge of educating the Nazi inmates in the basics
of democracy before their eventual return to Germany. Vivid descriptions of period detail, stark landscapes and
unique characters make this first book in the Hook Runyon
series a fascinating mystery full of tension and deep
insight.
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