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A review of what is possibly the most autobiographical of the late great Les Edgerton’s crime novels. “The b***h” is a term cons use for the designation “habitual criminal,” a designation likely to result in a life sentence—which is what Jake Bishop, this novel’s protagonist, is faced with when he’s forced to help an old friend.
By Gallows Humor MagazineA review of what is possibly the most autobiographical of the late great Les Edgerton’s crime novels. “The b***h” is a term cons use for the designation “habitual criminal,” a designation likely to result in a life sentence—which is what Jake Bishop, this novel’s protagonist, is faced with when he’s forced to help an old friend.