Reviews for Border Town Girl
Review - Border Town Girl
Gritty and blunt, like all of MacDonald's books. Both plots are unbelievable, but Linda less laughably so.
Reviewed by Roger on 2014-06-13 21:01:09
Border Town Girlby John D. MacDonald | |
| Category: |
"Fiction - Mystery" |
|---|---|
| Pages: | 159 |
| Year of Publication: | 1956 |
| Date Added: | 07/20/2008 |
| Date Read: | 06/13/2014 |
| Notes: | Two short novels: Border Town Girl — Lane Sanson, an out-of-work reporter is strong-armed into taking heroine across the border from Mexico to the United States. His contact, Diana, wants out of the life she was trapped into. Lane helps her escape with a small prison sentence, and she helps him get back together with his ex-wife. Linda — Paul and Linda go on a vacation with their friends, Jeff and Stella. Linda and Jeff have an affair. Linda shoots Stella, and she and Jeff attempt to frame Paul, but a lawyer who's willing to listen to his story manages to find the truth and Linda and Jeff are executed. |
| My Rating: | 6 |