Murder in Mount Holly
By: Paul Theroux
Publisher: Mysterious Press
Published: 2011
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 148
ISBN-13: 9780802126047; 9780802155108
Subjects: Homicide; Mothers and sons; Working class; Bank robberies; Fiction
Description: During the time of Lyndon Johnson's presidency, Herbie Gneiss is forced to leave college to get a job. His income from the Kant-Brake toy factory, which manufactures military toys for children, keeps his chocolate-loving mother from starvation. Mr. Gibbon, a patriotic veteran of three wars, also works at Kant-Brake. When Herbie is drafted, Mr. Gibbon falls in love with Herbie's mother and they move in together at Miss Ball's rooming house. Since Herbie is fighting for his country, Mr. Gibbon feels that he, too, should do something for his country and convinces Miss Ball and Mrs. Gneiss to join him in the venture. In the name of patriotism, they decide to rob the Mount Holly Trust Company because it is managed by a small dark man who is probably a communist.
Notes: "Originally published in 1969 in Great Britain by Alan Ross"--Title page verso.