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001 ocn721362092
003 OCoLC
005 20220524134516.0
008 110509s1999 ctu e 000 1 eng d
040 $aCKE$beng$cCKE$dOCLCQ
020 $a9780615460437$q(pbk.)
020 $a0615460437
035 $a(OCoLC)721362092
100 1 $aMurphy, Kevin.
245 14 $aThe Gandy dancers /$cKevin Murphy.
260 $aRocky Hill, CT :$bShining Tramp Press,$c1999.
300 $a220 pages ;$c23 cm
336 $atext$btxt$2rdacontent
337 $aunmediated$bn$2rdamedia
338 $avolume$bnc$2rdacarrier
520 $aThe year is 1959. The Connecticut state prison at Wellesport has stood on the north side of the bucolic village for 132 years, but is on its last legs. The deputy warden, Benko Sadek, works feverishly to maintain order until a new penitentiary can be completed. As if the Dep isn't busy enough, he must prepare for the execution of the sexual thrill-killer Henry Cutler. To maintain order, Benko Sadek relies increasingly on brutality. The prison's chief medical officer, Dr. Rory Dunleavy, cannot abide the Dep's methods and the two men are at each other's throats. Against impossible odds, Henry Cutler escapes from death row. his getaway brings him face to face with a handful of Boy Scouts - including Dr. Rory's son Jack - camped on Hidden Island in Wellesport Cove. The boys are staging mock executions with an old armchair. Henry Cutler sees this and loses control, trying desperately to strangle Jack Dunleavy. Chasing Henry Cutler across Wellesport Cove in a small motorboat, the Dep has his driver kill the engine. The skiff settles into a stable drift. Raising his Winchester Model 94 to his shoulder, Benko Sadek takes a breath ... -- page 4 of cover.
994 $aZ0$bP4A
948 $hNO HOLDINGS IN P4A - 12 OTHER HOLDINGS