num_pages: 192
description: An English horse race, the Golden Bowl at Aldington, provides the background for John Hawkes' exciting novel, The Lime Twig, which tells of an ingenious plot to steal and race a horse under a false name. But it would be unfair to the reader to reveal what happens when a gang of professional crooks gets wind of the scheme and moves to muscle in on this bettors' dream of a long-odds situation.
language: English
title: The Lime Twig
titlecomplete: The Lime Twig
genres: American, Classics, Mystery, The United States Of America, Novels, 20th Century, Literature, Fiction, Horror, Crime
ratings_count: 1190
publisher: New Directions