The_Paperboy_(novel)
1997 Nominated

The Paperboy

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ABOUT
THE BOOK

The paperboy is both a murder mystery and an indictment of the business of journalism as practised in present-day America. The story centres on four characters whose fates become intertwined with that of a murderer on Death Row.

ABOUT
THE AUTHOR Pete
Dexter

Pete Dexter lives on an island in the Puget Sound, USA, with his wife and daughter. He has worked as a reporter and columnist and still writes a weekly syndicated column.

He still writes a weekly syndicated column. He still writes a weekly syndicated column. He has published a number of previous books.

Pete Dexter lives on an island in the Puget Sound, USA, with his wife and daughter. He has worked as a reporter and columnist and still writes a weekly syndicated column.

He still writes a weekly syndicated column. He still writes a weekly syndicated column. He has published a number of previous books.

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ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

Country
Australia
Author
Publisher
Michael Joseph

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