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Hustons aggressive, bruising style is on full display in the final chapter of his henry thompson trilogy, a dangerous man. A dangerous man 3 by charlie huston 2006, paperback at the best online prices at ebay. Reviewed by anthony rainone this is how you lose your life. Unfortunately, it is not as good as the first two books very good caught stealing and almost outstanding six bad things. Charlie huston reluctant hitman henry thompsons life is disintegrating, and his boss, russian mobster david dolokhov, isnt happy about it. Hustons books are so tough, bloody and undeniably sad that you cant even call them. Praise for charlie huston rocks and rolls from the first page. A dangerous man henry hank thompson trilogy, book 3 author. Jul 05, 2005 praise for a dangerous man among the new voices in twentyfirstcentury crime fiction, charlie huston. But ive got a lot more room in the joe pitt books to go crazy and.
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