An edition of The ax (1997)

The Ax

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An edition of The ax (1997)

The Ax

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Burke Devore is a paper company manager, a man who can tell you everything you ever wanted to know about bleaching processes and the edible wood pulp they put in ice cream. For twenty-five years Burke has provided for his family and played by the rules. Until now. Now Devore is slipping away: from his wife, his family, and from all norms of civilized behavior. Burke Devore wants his life back. And he will do anything to get it. From his attempts to land a new job, to the growing rift between him and his loved ones, Devore knows that he is running out of time. Believing that there is just one way to earn the only job he has a chance of getting, he sets off on a path from which there can be no turning back--no matter how bizarre and violent, no matter who gets in the way; no matter how evil Burke Devore becomes. Burke Devore is gunning for his competition, and it's getting easier every time. . . . In this relentlessly fascinating novel, the masterful Donald Westlake takes us on a journey of obsession and outrage inside a quiet man's desperate world. And as we follow in Devore's blood-soaked footsteps, the question begins to echo darkly:

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Language
English
Pages
352

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Edition Availability
Cover of: Le Couperet
Le Couperet
November 1, 2000, Rivages
Mass Market Paperback in French
Cover of: Ax
Ax
1999, The Crowood Press
in English
Cover of: The Ax
The Ax
May 1, 1998, Grand Central Publishing
in English
Cover of: Le couperet
Le couperet
November 4, 1998, Rivages
Mass Market Paperback in French
Cover of: The ax
The ax
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First Sentence

"I've never actually killed anybody before, murdered another person, snuffed out another human being."

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Library of Congress
PS3568.O243

ID Numbers

Open Library
OL7537536M
Internet Archive
ax000dona
ISBN 10
0446606081
ISBN 13
9780446606080
Library Thing
177297
Goodreads
176811

First Sentence

"I've never actually killed anybody before, murdered another person, snuffed out another human being."

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