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The River Pirate
Hardcover
ISBN13: 9781025955346
Publisher: Tradd Street Press
Published: Feb 14 2026
Pages: 296
Weight: 1.30
Height: 0.69 Width: 6.14 Depth: 9.21
Language: English
Charles Francis Coe delivers a gritty and authentic portrayal of life on the docks, where the law of the river is often dictated by those with the most power and the least remorse. The work delves deep into the mechanics of organized crime, showing how the disillusioned and disenfranchised are recruited into lives of shadows and theft. As Sandy navigates the dangerous waters of his new profession, the story examines the internal conflicts of a man caught between his innate sense of morality and the survival instincts required by his surroundings.
Written with the suspense and rapid-fire pacing characteristic of early hardboiled fiction, The River Pirate offers a vivid historical window into the urban crime landscape of the 1920s. It stands as a significant work of genre fiction that balances action-packed sequences with a poignant look at the social forces that shape a criminal's life.
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