After The Last Race

After The Last Race
Authors
Koontz, Dean R.
Publisher
Atheneum
Tags
fiction - suspense , horror , 20th century , criminology , thriller , california
ISBN
9780689106217
Date
1974-11-01T00:00:00+00:00
Size
0.29 MB
Lang
en
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Edgar and Annie are tired of living by the rules. Hard work has earned them only debt and loneliness. They want wealth - no matter what the risk. Fearful but determined, they plan a clever, hideously dangerous robbery. The target: a thoroughbred race track on Sweepstakes Day. The goal: steal every dollar from the cash room and the mutual windows - plus one million dollars that is on display as a promotional gimmick. The attempt draws into their lives many unexpected, sharply delineated characters, including an arsonist, a psychopathic killer, a cancer-stricken gambler on his last fling, and a wise young track detective.