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Description for The Big Thaw
Paperback. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear
What initally looks like a small time midwinter break-in, leads to something much bigger -- a million dollar siege of a floating casino on the frozen Mississippi River. But the temperature is rising and the heat is on Deputy Sheriff Carl Houseman...It is 30 below zero in the heartland of Iowa. the Mississippi river is frozen solid and with it, the Colonel Beauregard - a floating casino. Carl Houseman comes upon Fred, a petty crook, one night. A few break-ins have been reported and Fred confesses that he's involved. But now he's worried: he dropped his cousins off to rob ... Read more
What initally looks like a small time midwinter break-in, leads to something much bigger -- a million dollar siege of a floating casino on the frozen Mississippi River. But the temperature is rising and the heat is on Deputy Sheriff Carl Houseman...It is 30 below zero in the heartland of Iowa. the Mississippi river is frozen solid and with it, the Colonel Beauregard - a floating casino. Carl Houseman comes upon Fred, a petty crook, one night. A few break-ins have been reported and Fred confesses that he's involved. But now he's worried: he dropped his cousins off to rob ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Fourth Estate
Condition
Used, Very Good
Number of Pages
368
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781841153957
SKU
KKD0004920
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 2 to 4 working days
Ref
99-1
About Donald Harstad
Donald Harstad is a twenty-seven year veteran of the Clayton County Sherrif's Department in northeastern Iowa where he was a former Deputy Sherrif. He lives in Elkader, Iowa.
Reviews for The Big Thaw
'Harstad's books are terrific and really capture the atmosphere of small-town America, where the twentieth century almost seems to have slipped by unnoticed.' Independent on Sunday 'Harstad's first-hand experience ensures his storytelling always rings true.' Arena 'The Big Thaw, set in the dead of winter in a Fargo-like mid-west, is American procedural writing at its best.' Guardian