Charlie Boy

*Charlie Boy by Peter Feibleman - This novel is the exciting story of a man who throws the city of New Orleans into a panic as a result of four brutal murders. Charlie Boy is not only a tale of suspense, it tells of a cruel and comic chase of mythic proportions - a compelling journey into the dark reaches of American consciousness. It is the work of a major American novelist at the height of his powers- Josiah Moment-- Boston doctor, comes to New Orleans for an AMA convention. He's alone; his wife's back home, maybe being unfaithful with an old friend. But Dr. Moment isn't bored for long. New Orleans, has had five of its citizens iced by a psychopath who signs his letters to the paper ""Charlie Boy"" Breux; Moment----makes low-life connections that somehow bring him to Charlie Boy, whose wounded during one of his murders. Looking at the poor klutz, Charlie, Moment is positive this can't be the man who has terrorized a whole city--too incompetent for that... Moment's existential outlaw-ism, so long kept under wraps, comes to the fore: he'll help get Charlie Boy out of town. He does--right into a hurricane -when the storm and everything else blow over, Moment is left with the realization that Charlie Boy did do all these awful things .......... Hard cover book in very good condition. Beige boards with red wrapped spine and silver metallic titling all in very good condition. Spine and hinges are very good. Pages are clean unmarked. Dust jacket is acceptable, it has a 2 inch tear at the spine and tearing and chipping at the edges. This is a very nice FIRST EDITION copy....... Charlie Boy, *Author Peter Feibleman, Published by Little, Brown and Company, Stated First Edition, Designed by Susan Windheim, Jacket designed by Paul Bacon Photograph by Ferenc Gorog, ISBN 0316277002, 362 pages, Book size about 6 x 8 1/2 x 1 1/4 in....... Ruth Reaser..LAX Vespa, Los Angeles Culver City- Fiction, Physicians, Psychopaths,maybe this will do it!-At least you know what you're getting into-City-Media Mail USPS-you get the copy you were viewing carefully Drop kick-packed to protect it - in - transit....... Charlie Boy 5176 HC Rose WB 2