Clark Howard, Author St. Martin's Press $7.99 (528p) ISBN 978-0-312-95301-0
Veteran true-crime writer Howard examines the case of Patti Columbo, convicted at the age of 19 for plannning the murder of her parents and brother. Photos. (Aug . )
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Clark Howard, Author O. Penzler Books $23 (330p) ISBN 978-1-883402-39-6
This unusual cop story set in Chicago ends with a whimper but offers moments that glitter with insight and gritty, urban realism. The brutal murder of a topless dancer sends Chicago cop Joe Kiley and his longtime partner on an unofficial hunt for...
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Clark Howard, Author St. Martin's Press $18.95 (521p) ISBN 978-0-312-21224-7
Just back from World War I, Sam Sheridan is a bit bewildered by his cool reception in the dusty town of Dane, Tex., when he arrives with his pregnant wife, Georgia, a beat-up car and a letter informing him that a man he never met has left him 100...
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Clark Howard, Author Dutton Books $19.95 (556p) ISBN 978-0-525-24603-9
Intense, deeply haunting and enlivened by charismatic fictitious and real-life characters, this saga about Nevada's silver mining and gambling industries covers the period from 1919 to 1953. Following World War I, a trio of ex-MarinesMike Donovan,...
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Clark Howard, Author Dutton Books $21.95 (513p) ISBN 978-0-525-24857-6
Richie, a 12-year-old runaway, cries himself to sleep every night in the bowling alley where he lives. His mother is a junkie, his dad, a bootlegging ex-con. His chaotic life, in Howard's ( Dirt Rich ) overwritten semi-autobiographical novel, is a...
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Clark Howard, Author Crown Publishers $22 (432p) ISBN 978-0-517-58494-1
Patricia Columbo, born in 1957 in Chicago, was unfortunate in many regards. Her father, a businessman who may have had Mafia ties, idealized her as his ``little princess,'' failing to see her as a real person. Her mother, focused on assuring that...
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