Pete Dexter
1) Spooner
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
Author Pete Dexter excels at writing eccentric characters and comical, yet touching, prose. In Spooner, Dexter weaves the tale of Warren Spooner, a troubled boy whose father dies shortly after he's born. When his mother marries Calmer Ottosson, a decorated Navy officer fallen from grace, Warren is saved by Calmer's inexhaustible patience. As Warren grows up, the two men forge a bond that will carry them both through the hard times ahead.
4) God's pocket
Publisher
IFC Films
Pub. Date
[2014]
Language
English
Formats
Description
"After Mickey Scarpato's stepson Leon, is killed in a construction accident, Mickey quickly tries to bury the bad news along with the body. But even in the gritty, blue-collar neighborhood of God's Pocket, PA, no secret can stay hidden forever. When a local columnist comes sniffing around for the truth, Mickey quickly finds himself stuck in a life-and-death struggle compounded by a body he can't bury, a wife he can't please, and a debt he can't pay."...
Publisher
MVD Visual
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
"Set in New York's literary world, Shortcut to Happiness is a contemporary re-telling of the classic short story 'The Devil and Daniel Webster'. Jabez Stone, a down on his luck writer, sells his soul to the Devil in exchange for fame and fortune. But, when things don't turn out as planned, Stone ultimately decides that he wants his old life again and enlists the help of Daniel Webster in order to win his soul back from Satan, herself!" --
6) Rush
Publisher
MGM Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2002]
Language
English
Description
Undercover narcotics officers Jim Raynor and Kristen Cates are partners who become lovers and addicts as they infiltrate the local drug scene in order to bring down a suspected drug lord.
