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Sweet Sunday : A Novel by John Lawton is a work of fiction available to read on EtoBox.
What is Sweet Sunday : A Novel about?
A standalone from one of England's best-loved literary thriller writers, regularly compared to John Le Carré and Philip Kerr, Sweet Sunday takes the reader back to the hot, sweaty summer of 1969, the American summer in the American year in the American century.Turner Raines isn't a typical New York private eye. He's a has-been—among the things he has been are a broken Civil Rights worker, a second-rate lawyer, and a tenth-rate journalist. But in 1969, as the USA is about to land a man on the moon, and the Vietnam War is set to continue to rip the country to pieces, Raines is working as a private detective helping draft-dodgers make it to Canada. As Norman Mailer finalizes his campaign for Mayor of New York, Raines leaves for Toronto, and by the time Raines gets back, his oldest friend is dead, the city has changed forever, and with it, his life. As Raines follows the trail of his friend's death, he finds himself blasted back to the Texas of his childhood,...
Who reads Sweet Sunday : A Novel?
It is typically read by readers looking for immersive, entertainment-first reading.
Common subject areas: fiction, literature, genre fiction.
- Author
- John Lawton
- Publisher
- Grove/Atlantic, Incorporated
- Published
- 2014
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9780802124234
- Category
- work of fiction
- Subjects
- Historical Fiction, Thriller, True Crime
- Rating
- 3.54 / 5 (65 ratings)
- Updated
- 2026-03-14
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