The edge of lost / Kristina McMorris.
"On a cold night in October 1937, searchlights cut through the darkness around Alcatraz. A prison guard's only daughter--one of the youngest civilians who lives on the island--has gone missing. Tending the warden's greenhouse, convicted bank robber Tommy Capello waits anxiously. Only he knows the truth about the little girl's whereabouts, and that both of their lives depend on the search's outcome. Almost two decades earlier and thousands of miles away, a young boy named Shanley Keagan ekes out a living as an aspiring vaudevillian in Dublin pubs. Talented and shrewd, Shan dreams of shedding his dingy existence and finding his father in America. The chance finally comes to cross the Atlantic, but when tragedy strikes, Shan must summon all his ingenuity to forge a new life in a volatile and foreign world." -- Cover flap.
Record details
- ISBN: 9780758281180
- ISBN: 0758281188
- ISBN: 9781496730251
- ISBN: 1496730259
- ISBN: 1496730259
- Physical Description: x, 340 pages ; 21 cm
- Publisher: New York, NY : Kensington Books, [2015]
- Copyright: ©2015.
Content descriptions
- General Note:
- Includes discussion questions and an author Q&A.
- Bibliography, etc. Note:
- Includes filmography and bibliographical references.
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- Subject:
- United States Penitentiary, Alcatraz Island, California > Fiction.
Families > Fiction.
Immigrants > Fiction.
Prisoners > Fiction.
Inmate guards > Fiction.
Missing children > Fiction.
Ireland > Social life and customs > 20th century > Fiction.
New York (State) > Social life and customs > 20th century > Fiction.
San Francisco Bay Area (Calif.) > Social life and customs > 20th century > Fiction.
California > Social life and customs > 20th century > Fiction.
Alcatraz Island (Calif.) > Fiction. - Genre:
- Detective and mystery fiction.
Historical fiction.
Fiction.
Available copies
- 24 of 24 copies available at NC Cardinal. (Show)
- 3 of 3 copies available at Onslow County Public Library.
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- 0 current holds with 24 total copies.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jacksonville Main Library | FIC MCMORRIS (Text) | 36015000316022 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
| Richlands Branch Library | FIC MCMORRIS (Text) | 36015001326152 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
| Sneads Ferry Branch Library | FIC MCMORRIS (Text) | 36015001220496 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
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Summary:
"On a cold night in October 1937, searchlights cut through the darkness around Alcatraz. A prison guard's only daughter--one of the youngest civilians who lives on the island--has gone missing. Tending the warden's greenhouse, convicted bank robber Tommy Capello waits anxiously. Only he knows the truth about the little girl's whereabouts, and that both of their lives depend on the search's outcome. Almost two decades earlier and thousands of miles away, a young boy named Shanley Keagan ekes out a living as an aspiring vaudevillian in Dublin pubs. Talented and shrewd, Shan dreams of shedding his dingy existence and finding his father in America. The chance finally comes to cross the Atlantic, but when tragedy strikes, Shan must summon all his ingenuity to forge a new life in a volatile and foreign world." --
