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Bibliographic Detail
Publisher M Evans & Co
Publication date July 1, 1974
Binding Hardcover
Book category Adult Fiction
ISBN-13 9780871311498
ISBN-10 0871311496
Availability§ Out of Print
Original list price $6.95
§As reported by publisher
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Summary
Seven inmates at a state penitentiary plan to use the tunnel they have constructed to rob a bank in the nearby town
Amazon.com description: Product Description: Near Fine in a Very Good jacket. See scans and description. Signed and inscribed by Westlake. New York: M. Evans & Co., Inc., 1974. First Edition/First Printing. Signed and inscribed by Westlake to noted collector Jeffrey Hansen on the title page. Octavo, 275 pp. Red cloth-backed brown paper boards, gilt and red spine lettering, pictorial jacket. Near Fine; light shelfwear, no salient flaws. Unclipped jacket shows one crease, rubbing, a little roughening at spine ends and wear line at hinge. Near Fine book in a solid Very Good jacket. See scans. Another tongue-in-cheek endeavor by Westlake, this time the story of a con - in prison for accidentally injuring two congressmen - who hooks up with seven other jailbirds who have a tunnel through which they leave prison when they want to, always returning because they'll need their prisoner status for an alibi when they rob a nearby bank. Blurb scene: Harry, the protagonist, checks the time, jumps out of the bed he's been sharing with his lady love and says, " Holy Christ ! I've got to get back to prison !" L48n

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Hardcover
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from M Evans & Co (July 1, 1974)
9780871311498 | details & prices | List price $6.95
About: Seven inmates at a state penitentiary plan to use the tunnel they have constructed to rob a bank in the nearby town
Paperback
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Reprint edition from Popular Library (September 1, 1989); titled "Help I Am Being Held Prisoner"
9780445403444 | details & prices | List price $4.50
About: Harry Kunt, an incurable practical joker, has the opportunity to practice his craft in a new setting when he is sentenced to five-to-fifteen years in the state pen

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