Hand Signed by Robert McCammon
Signed & Numbered Slipcase Limited Edition
1934. Businesses went under by the hundreds, debt and foreclosures
boomed, and breadlines grew in many American cities.
In the midst of
this misery, some folks explored unscrupulous ways to make money.
Angel-faced John Partlow and carnival huckster Ginger LaFrance are among
the worst of this lot. Joining together they leave their small time
confidence scams behind to attempt an elaborate kidnapping-for-ransom
scheme in New Orleans.
In a different part of town, Curtis Mayhew, a
young black man who works as a redcap for the Union Railroad Station,
has a reputation for mending quarrels and misunderstandings among his
friends. What those friends don't know is that Curtis has a special
talent for listening... and he can sometimes hear things that aren't
spoken aloud.
One day, Curtis Mayhew's special talent allows him to
overhear a child's cry for help (THIS MAN IN THE CAR HE'S GOT A GUN),
which draws him into the dangerous world of Partlow and LaFrance.
This gritty depression-era crime