A small town is doomed by jealousy, greed, and a shared love of hunting
In the backwoods town of
Carthage, there isn’t much for the leading citizens to do but drink,
sleep, and shoot. John Warren is preparing for an early morning duck
hunt when he hears two shotgun blasts— only later does he learn they
were the sound of Dan Roberts’s death. Although it appears the handsome
young man killed himself, Warren and the police are smart enough to
realize that suicide victims seldom shoot twice. That night, a drunk
woman calls Warren’s house, offering a motive for the crime he didn’t
commit. Roberts was sleeping with Warren’s wife—and he wasn’t her only
lover. Warren didn’t kill Roberts, but as the rumors begin to swirl, he
may wish that he had. In a town where every man is a crack shot,
shooting a rival isn’t murder. It’s target practice.
The voice on the phone was sultry, beguiling - and the words spoken sent terror through John Warren's heart. John
Warren really missed his luscious wife, Frances, when she was on
vacation. But her return marked the beginning of the longest, and most
terrifying, night of John's life. It started with the sound of
gunshots punctuating the night air and would not end until John had
fought his way through a poisonous maze of blackmail, adultery, and
murder.
Printing History
Written by Charles Williams (1909-1975)
Fawcet Gold Medal
#1200
1962
as Confidentially Yours
Penguin Books
1983
Mysterious Press
2012
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