Death Row Breakout
And Other Stories
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3.8 • 6 Ratings
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- $7.99
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Publisher Description
Six stories from the papers of one of America’s finest crime authors
Roger doesn’t mean for the preacher and his wife to die. Released less than a year earlier from San Quentin, he’s trying to make a living the only way he knows how: theft. His latest heist goes perfectly until his car breaks down. Sirens are closing in when an old black preacher stops to give him a lift. The police at the roadblock kill the elderly couple, but in the eyes of the law it’s Roger’s fault. And he will die in the gas chamber at San Quentin—unless he can break out first. Roger’s incredible story anchors this collection of short fiction by Edward Bunker, who knew better than anyone what it means to be a criminal, inside and outside of prison. In these stories, which were unpublished at the time of his death in 2005, he shows again the talent that made him such a remarkable writer.
Customer Reviews
I knew this author personally.
First off, my relationship with Mr. Bunker, is a result of me being an RN. That said, I must not violate the nurse patient relationship, even after his death.
Mr. Bunker was a unique individual who through the life of hard knocks, never blamed anyone but himself in both books and in person. I found inspiration, dedication, and genuine repentance in his heart. He continually told me what a great person I was but when I tried to express that he was a great person as well, he said, "no, I'm a man who finally realized that crime and prison was not a path for me, so I found a better way." He found that better way and made those he met, know that it is possible to change.
One day as I walked into the cubicle he was waiting in, he reached down and took out his first book and signed it for me. He said "here is a little something to entertain you, and it did". Thereafter he gave me three other signed books and i read them all! Maybe not as quick as I should, but he taught me a great deal.
I am a better person for knowing him and HIGHLY recommend reading ALL of his books. Maybe if Mr. Bunker's books were more available to juveniles and beginners in the life of crime, we'd have less incarcerated folks and more criminals ending their life of crime before it becomes a three strike prison sentence.
I only wish I'd had more time to get to know this magnificent man longer, I'm sorry he's gone. However his life will live on in his children, wife, and his books.
Leah, BSN,RN