Keeplock: A Novel of Crime - Hardcover

Cray, David

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1883402972 ISBN 13: 9781883402976

Publisher: Otto Penzler Books, 1995

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After a life of crime that progressed from juvenile detention to maximum security prison, Peter Frangello is ready for retirement--but two detectives need an ex-con they can use and betray, and Peter is their first choice. 12,500 first printing.

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Keeplock refers to the practice of keeping a troublemaking prisoner locked in his cell all day, not allowing him out for chores, recreation, or meals. Here, the word becomes a symbol for the locked cell all criminals inhabit, whether they are in prison at the moment or not. Peter Frangello, a career criminal paroled after completing 10 years of his 15-year sentence in New York's toughest prison, wants to stay out of jail this time. Frangello hasn't had a sudden rush of remorse; he has been targeted for death by another inmate and narrowly missed one murderous attack. But the parole system, the other ex-cons in his halfway house, and two rogue cops conspire to make sure Frangello remains a prisoner, one way or another. With the support of his girlfriend and a sympathetic parole officer, he attempts to double-cross both his former prison buddy, who has involved him in an armored-car heist, and the cops, who are strong-arming him into betraying the plot. The last page of the novel evokes the classic finale of the 1930s movie I Was a Fugitive from a Chain Gang. Highly recommended. George Needham

About this edition

• Publisher: Otto Penzler Books
• Publication date: 1995
• ISBN 10: 1883402972
• ISBN 13: 9781883402976
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 272