Free (nook/Kindle) Red Baker by Robert Ward [Award-Win Literary Suspense/Crime Drama]

ATDrake · 07-08-2012, 03:42 AM

Red Baker by Robert Ward is a noir-ish literary fiction suspense drama about an unemployed steelworker who kind of stumbles into petty crime which naturally spirals out of control, free courtesy of publisher Adams Media's Tyrus Books imprint (or sibling imprint, whatever).

This was originally published in 1985 by Doubleday and the Library Journal and B&N editorial reviews both mention that it won the "prestigious PEN West prize for Best Novel".

Free @ B&N and Amazon (available to Canadians and in the UK).

Description
When Red Baker, a Larmel steel worker in Baltimore, Maryland, gets laid off from his job he goes crazy: boozing, attempted philandering, running away from his future. Filled with unforgettable characters from Red’s angry but loyal wife, Wanda; his basketball-star son, Ace; his lifelong friend Dog, a casualty of the layoff; and Crystal, the go-go dancer at Lily’s bar who embodies Red’s fantasies of escape. Red Baker is a classic American novel about a man with no identity who tries to replace the one he’s lost.

Set in the world of the hard-working men of the steel mills, this acclaimed work tells the story of an unemployed steelworker who drinks, nearly loses his wife, and decides to come back fighting.

caleb72 · 07-09-2012, 04:05 AM

Thanks for that. Picked it up.

BelleZora · 07-09-2012, 04:59 PM

Many thanks!

Marbles · 07-09-2012, 05:47 PM

Many Thanks picked this one up

piperclassique · 07-10-2012, 09:27 AM

Got it, thank you.

07-08-2012, 03:42 AM	#1
ATDrake Wizzard Posts: 11,517 Karma: 33048258 Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Roundworld Device: Kindle 2 International, Sony PRS-T1, BlackBerry PlayBook, Acer Iconia	Free (nook/Kindle) Red Baker by Robert Ward [Award-Win Literary Suspense/Crime Drama] Red Baker by Robert Ward is a noir-ish literary fiction suspense drama about an unemployed steelworker who kind of stumbles into petty crime which naturally spirals out of control, free courtesy of publisher Adams Media's Tyrus Books imprint (or sibling imprint, whatever). This was originally published in 1985 by Doubleday and the Library Journal and B&N editorial reviews both mention that it won the "prestigious PEN West prize for Best Novel". Free @ B&N and Amazon (available to Canadians and in the UK). Description When Red Baker, a Larmel steel worker in Baltimore, Maryland, gets laid off from his job he goes crazy: boozing, attempted philandering, running away from his future. Filled with unforgettable characters from Red’s angry but loyal wife, Wanda; his basketball-star son, Ace; his lifelong friend Dog, a casualty of the layoff; and Crystal, the go-go dancer at Lily’s bar who embodies Red’s fantasies of escape. Red Baker is a classic American novel about a man with no identity who tries to replace the one he’s lost. Set in the world of the hard-working men of the steel mills, this acclaimed work tells the story of an unemployed steelworker who drinks, nearly loses his wife, and decides to come back fighting.

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07-09-2012, 04:05 AM	#2
caleb72 Indie Advocate Posts: 2,863 Karma: 18794463 Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Melbourne, Australia Device: Kindle	Thanks for that. Picked it up.

07-09-2012, 04:59 PM	#3
BelleZora Wizard Posts: 1,432 Karma: 25151986 Join Date: May 2012 Location: Seattle, US Device: Kindle Oasis 3, Kobo Libra 2	Many thanks!

07-09-2012, 05:47 PM	#4
Marbles Zealot Posts: 114 Karma: 6296 Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Albert, Canada Device: KoboTouch & Kobo Vox iPad2	Many Thanks picked this one up

07-10-2012, 09:27 AM	#5
piperclassique A garbling groftpot Posts: 974 Karma: 9234667 Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: France Device: Oasis, Voyage, Kobo mini, Samsung tablet, phones, whatever.	Got it, thank you.

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