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The Man Who Tried to Get Away

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Copyright © 1990, 2004 by Stephen R. Donaldson
1990
Crime; Detective Fiction; Mystery
2011
1 time
25 chapters
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To
Real and Muff Musgrave
friends to treasure
Of course, I lost weight.
May contain spoilers
Together she and I went to the van to make our getaway.
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Extract (may contain spoilers)
Ginny came back for me without Mrs. Altar in attendance. I didn't know how she managed that, and I didn't ask. I was just glad Buffy wasn't there to see how thorough my incapacitation had become.

From somewhere, Ginny produced a glass of water and any number of pills. My antibiotics, she said, and one or two things to help manage the pain, but I knew her well enough to be suspicious. I was morally certain some of those pills were vitamins. She believes in vitamins, the more the merrier.

After the pills, she led me to the dining room, where Faith Jerrick put some soup on the table for us. Chicken noodle, of course. It tasted like she'd made it all by herself, fresh from a can. Compared to hospital suet, however, it didn't taste too bad.

Eventually I felt good or at least stable enough to ask about Mrs. Altar.

"Gone back to the city." Ginny watched me for indications I might someday recover my health. "I gather she wants a final rehearsal with her actors. She'll pick us up with the rest of her guests early tomorrow afternoon."

"What're we supposed to do in the meantime?"

Ginny shrugged. "Finish here. Get you as much rest as possible." She considered for a moment, then added, "I don't want to go back to the apartment. El Senor's goons might find us. We'll check into a motel." Nothing about the process seemed to interest her much. She lacked the mothering instincts to be a good nursemaid. On the other hand, she stuck by her own decisions. "I packed our suitcases this morning," she concluded. "They're in the Olds."

Without warning, I felt sorry for myself again. For the next week, at least, I wouldn't even be able to choose my own clothes.

Obviously a nap hadn't improved my mood. But I still had a job to do, so I did it. I told her about the gun I'd found.

I didn't mention emptying it. Probably too embarrassed.

She did her best to look involved. "So what does the famous Axbrewder intuition tell you about Art Reeson?"

 

Added: 27-Dec-2002
Last Updated: 06-Apr-2023

Quotes

There's no job so simple it can't get messy if you don't pay attention to it.
They gave me a terrible handicap with my peers.  At least when I was a teenager.  I don't mean the name.  They deprived me of the definitive adolescent experience - thinking my parents didn't love me.  Believing they didn't understand me.

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 01-Nov-2005
Tor Books
Kindle e-Book
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Date Issued:
01-Nov-2005
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Kindle e-Book
Cover Price:
$7.99
Pages*:
369
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Once
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1)   1 Jan 2011 - 1 Jan 2011
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Internal ID:
13154
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ISBN:
Unknown
Country:
United States
Language:
English
From amazon.com:

Running away from yourself never works. You'll always catch up.

"Donaldson, at his trademark best, fleshes out the characters to the max...and it's all wrapped around a well-paced, cleverly-plotted mystery that will leave readers wanting more."
- Charleston Post on The Man Who Killed His Brother

Mick "Brew" Axbrewder was once a great P.I. That was before he accidentally shot and killed a cop--worse, a cop who happened to be his own brother. Then Mick's partner, Ginny Fistoulari, blew off her own hand protecting him from a confrontation brought on by his alcoholism. Unsurprisingly, Mick and Ginny aren't on great terms any more.

Now, a week after an incident in which he was shot, barely back on his feet, Mick has agreed against his better judgement to join Ginny in providing security at a "murder mystery camp", where a dozen people stay in an isolated, snowbound lodge to play at being detectives. Then a real killer starts bumping people off, one by one...

As ever, Stephen Donaldson shows why he's regarded as one of America's greatest storytellers, with a tale of human pain and human triumph in The Man Who Tried to Get Away.
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