Project Gutenberg 2015-09-10 Public domain in the USA. 181 MacDonald, John D. (John Dann) 1916 1986 Farrell, John Wade Reed, Peter O'Hara, Scott MacDonald, John Dann A Bullet for Cinderella Produced by Greg Weeks, Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "A Bullet for Cinderella" by John D. MacDonald is a suspenseful novel written in the mid-20th century. The story intricately unfolds through the experiences of Tal Howard, a man recently returned from a brutal prison camp in Korea, who is compelled to seek out the hidden fortune of his deceased comrade Timmy Warden. As Tal navigates the small town of Hillston, he grapples with not only the search for the money but also his own sense of purpose and connection to the past. The opening portion introduces readers to Tal's troubled psyche as he recounts his painful return to civilian life from the war, reflecting on memories of Timmy and the buried cash that Timmy had hidden. Tal’s journey to Hillston is filled with encounters that unveil the tangled lives of Timmy’s family and associates, revealing a mysterious figure named Fitzmartin, who complicates his search for the money. The narrative beautifully intertwines themes of loss, redemption, and the impact of war while establishing a tense atmosphere where secrets lurk in every corner of the seemingly quiet town. This gripping start prepares the reader for a deep exploration of human complexity, betrayal, and the consequences of past actions. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Detective and mystery stories American fiction -- 20th century PS Text Browsing: Crime/Mystery Browsing: Fiction 339537 339546 2024-09-20T16:48:25.409922 2023-09-21T13:04:26.500915 text/html text/html 338910 2023-04-12T00:35:17 text/html 359050 2024-09-20T16:48:30.281929 application/epub+zip 363606 2024-09-20T16:48:26.192956 application/epub+zip 191957 2024-09-20T16:48:25.861928 application/epub+zip 473632 2024-09-20T16:48:33.635362 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 454940 2024-09-20T16:48:29.946905 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 283742 2022-09-22T15:06:21.687448 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 322804 322709 2024-09-20T16:48:24.638947 2023-09-21T13:04:25.731919 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 322940 2023-04-12T00:34:38 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 18361 2024-09-20T16:48:33.761423 application/rdf+xml 29990 2024-09-20T16:48:25.941918 image/jpeg 5174 2024-09-20T16:48:25.901935 image/jpeg 121540 2023-04-12T00:36:14 application/octet-stream application/zip 338319 2023-04-12T00:36:41 application/octet-stream application/zip 338462 2024-09-20T16:48:25.447952 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia