Savage Night

by Jim Thompson

Charlie Biggers comes to Pearsdale, Long Island, under the name Carl Bigelow, to stay at Jake Winroy's boarding house. Jake is recently out of jail, about to testify against some organized crime figures. In this story of shifting identity and organized crime, Jim Thompson takes the term "plot twist" to a new level.

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Which character stayed with you after you turned the last page, and why?
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What theme did this book keep circling back to — and did it earn its ending?
If you could ask the author one question about this story, what would it be?
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