The Big Night

Lion Books, USA, 1950. Reprint. Paperback. Fair. Paperback. 128 pages. *** PUBLISHING DETAILS: Lion Books, USA, 1950. Reprint. *** CONDITION: This book is in fair condition. More specifically: Covers have light creasing and mild soiling. Edges of covers have moderate wear. Spine has moderate lean and minimal reading creases. . Edges of pages are slightly foxed. Pages are considerably tanned. Surface tear on front cover. *** ABOUT THIS BOOK: Originally published as "The Dreadful Summit". SYNOPSIS: Every sports fan in New York knows Al Judge, the hard-bitten reporter whose column is the scourge of gamblers, gangsters, and corrupt players across the city. Sixteen-year-old George LaMain is Judge's biggest fan – right up until the night he decides the writer has to die. George is in his father's saloon, waiting for his dad to give him his birthday present: a trip to the fights at Madison Square Garden. They are about to leave when Judge demands George's father strip and lie down on the barroom floor. George doesn't know why, but his old man does it – and Judge beats him senseless in front of the whole bar. When he's finished crying, George takes his father's gun and sets out into the night. To avenge his disgraced father, he plans to gun Al Judge down. But before he can become a killer, this birthday boy will have to grow into a man. *** Quantity Available: 1. Category: Fiction; Crime; Inventory No: 24010048..