The Handle
Richard Stark
"Parker is enlisted by the mob to knock off an island casino guarded by speedboats and heavies, forty miles from the Texas coast." --Publisher.
Read Time: ~12.1 hr
The Runaway
by Martina Cole (2011)
About this book
Cathy Connor has been running away all her life. So when she is sent to a remand centre for hitting her drunken father, her only choice is to run away. Living rough in Soho, she turns to prostitution. But Cathy finds that her past is never far behind.
Setting / LocationGlobal
Story EraModern Era
Protagonist / CoreThe Runaway Lead Character
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