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The Fugitive Pigeon is a gentle crime novel of the sort where you never worry that anything seriously bad will happen to the protagonist, in this case a young man who is in danger of being killed (in theory, at least) because the mob mistakenly believes that he has informed against them/5.

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Westlake at Barnes & Noble. FREE Shipping on $35 or more. Due to COVID, orders may be delayed. Thank you for your patience. Book Annex Membership Educators Gift Cards Stores & Events Help Auto Suggestions are available once you type at least 3 letters. Brand: Road. The Fugitive Pigeon by Donald Westlake (Random House, ) is one of the MWA Grand Master’s comic mysteries.

I’ve read Westlake’s Parker books, written under the name Richard Stark, fugitive pigeon book loved them, but fugitive pigeon book got around to his capers, of which there are many.

This story is one of the early ones. Charlie Poole is a bum and knows it. Buy a cheap copy of Fugitive Pigeon book by Donald E.

Westlake. When two hitmen come calling on Canarsie bartender Charlie Poole, he is forced to stand up for himself, and leave Brooklyn, for the first time in his life. Reprint. Free shipping over $ THE FUGITIVE PIGEON. BUY NOW FROM. AMAZON BARNES & NOBLE GET WEEKLY BOOK RECOMMENDATIONS: Email Address Subscribe Tweet.

KIRKUS REVIEW. I was born a bum and I've been a bum twenty-four years, and if it wasn't for my Uncle Al and this job running this bar I would have starved to death in a minute,"" says narrator Charlie Poole at the start. E-Book, Audio Book, Portugal: The Fugitive Pigeon () Portugal () Third Print (Paper) () Third Print (Paper) () Fourth Print (Paper) () Fourth Print (Paper) () Fifth Print () Fifth Print () Finland: Don’t Shoot the.

A newer addition to my small collection is ‘The Fugitive Pigeon; by Donald E. Westlake first published in This was a charity shop find, the book itself is in great condition, hardback and still in its original sleeve; it smells incredible too.

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Westlake. Read this book using Google Play Books app on your PC, android, iOS devices. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read The Fugitive Pigeon.5/5(1). The Fugitive Pigeon by Donald E. Westlake – A Book Review Dec 2, ~ Curious-Amy I have a fascination for fairly old books that smell like books, but more importantly with quirky titles.

I will buy a book purely for fulfilling these criteria even if it isn’t a book I would normally enjoy. The Fugitive Pigeon by Westlake, Donald E. and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at The Fugitive Pigeon by Donald Westlake - AbeBooks Passion for books.

Sign On My Account Basket Help. Charlie Poole was content being a no account drifter. His Uncle Al got him the best job in the world, tending bar as a joint that served double duty as a drop off/pick up point for syndicate packages. No one checked the books to see if. - Buy The Fugitive Pigeon book online at best prices in India on Read The Fugitive Pigeon book reviews & author details and more at Free delivery on qualified orders/5(15).

THE FUGITIVE PIGEON. first edition Hardcover Second Story Books. P St., N.W. Washington, DC (JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) () () Specializing in Rare, Out-of-Print Books, Graphics, Appraisals, Search Service. Donald Edwin Westlake (J – Decem ) was an American writer, with more than a hundred novels and non-fiction books to his credit.

He specialized in crime fiction, especially comic capers, with an occasional foray into science fiction and other genres. Westlake is perhaps best-remembered for creating two professional criminal characters who each Genre: crime fiction. This "high comedy of errors [and] murder" with a cat-and-mouse plot is "real fun on the run" from the Edgar Award–winning Grand Master of Mystery (Kirkus Reviews).

Charlie Poole is a bum. His friends know it. His gangster uncle Al knows it. And C. The Fugitive Pigeon is a comic crime caper. Written in a very assured, confident manner, it trots along a nice, quick pace, with a gentle humour. The plotting is well worked, although relatively predictable, the characters are quite thin and stereotypical, and the story lacks any depth.

Other than the Parker books, Fugitive Pigeon was Westlake's best yet, an excellent and page-turning whirl through a couple days of near-death experiences for Charlie Poole, a ne'er-do-well young layabout who has a sinecure with the mob running a money-losing bar that serves as a tax shelter and drop off location/5.

THE FUGITIVE PIGEON Charlie Poole, a self described, no ambition bum, did not appeal to me as I began the book. However, as the story progressed, he discovered hitherto unsuspected depths of character, ability and courage.

Desperation can do that and all's well that ends well/5(13). Donald E. Westlake — the gift that keeps on giving — wrote The Fugitive Pigeon instill fairly early on in his career as a writer but it should be ranked up near the top of the list.

Anthony Boucher of the New York Times Book Review described The Fugitive Pigeon as a “comedy of peril.” An excellent description. Open Library is an open, editable library catalog, building towards a web page for every book ever published. The Fugitive Pigeon by Donald E. Westlake; 7 editions; First published in The Fugitive Pigeon | Open Library.