- Hardcover: 336 pages
- Publisher: Delacorte Press Books for Young Readers; First Printing edition (28 Feb 1999)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0385333102
- ISBN-13: 978-0385333108
- Product Dimensions: 23.6 x 15.5 x 3 cm
- Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars See all reviews (12 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 2,987,948 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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Jack Marconi is known as "the Keeper." But in this powerful debut novel, a literary thriller that lays bare the notions of trust and hope, Jack is going to find that everything he's been holding on to can be swept away in the matter of a moment.
It's been a year since Jack's wife was killed in a bizarre, unresolved auto accident. Ever since, he's been slipping up in his job as the warden of Green Haven, a concrete prison in upstate New York, and it makes him the perfect patsy when an infamous cop-killer escapes with the help of someone on the inside. Throwing himself into the hunt for the fleeing convict, Jack doesn't see what's coming.
Suddenly, he's through the looking glass, and in the next twenty-four hours, Jack will defy direct orders, tamper with evidence, kidnap the con's girlfriend, and run from the law with a .45 hidden beneath his sports coat. Because Jack Marconi, keeper of laws, men, secrets, and memories, has been set up by a conspiracy that has turned everyone he ever trusted into an enemy. And everything he ever believed in into the worst kind of lie.
With tough, lurid prose, Vincent Zandri has crafted a haunting, broodingly paranoid thriller that moves relentlessly to its final, unforgettable twist.
It's been a year since Jack's wife was killed in a bizarre, unresolved auto accident. Ever since, he's been slipping up in his job as the warden of Green Haven, a concrete prison in upstate New York, and it makes him the perfect patsy when an infamous cop-killer escapes with the help of someone on the inside. Throwing himself into the hunt for the fleeing convict, Jack doesn't see what's coming.
Suddenly, he's through the looking glass, and in the next twenty-four hours, Jack will defy direct orders, tamper with evidence, kidnap the con's girlfriend, and run from the law with a .45 hidden beneath his sports coat. Because Jack Marconi, keeper of laws, men, secrets, and memories, has been set up by a conspiracy that has turned everyone he ever trusted into an enemy. And everything he ever believed in into the worst kind of lie.
With tough, lurid prose, Vincent Zandri has crafted a haunting, broodingly paranoid thriller that moves relentlessly to its final, unforgettable twist.
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Format:Hardcover
This review is in response to slamming reviews I've recently read,please expand yor brutal attack on Zandri's work.This is a first novel for what seems to be a budding young author I was extremely pleased with his knowledge of the prison system,and graphic account of the Attica riots.Zandri proves that there are still stories left to be told w/ Micky Spillane attitude.
Format:Hardcover
I read about a third of this book and couldn't wade throught the rest. The plot isn't credible. The main character is a whiner.
Usually 5 stars on amazon means a book is a winner. Not this time.
Zandri goes in the same junk pile as Lehane.
Format:Hardcover
I could have easily spent many intense hours reading this book straight through from beginning to end. But after the first few pages, I knew I wanted to savor it. I held myself to two chapters per day, a tremendous exercise in self-discipline because this book is the ultimate page turner! This is a well crafted, fascinating read and I can't wait for the sequel.
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wonderful!
this is the first time that i have taken the time to write a review. i found out about the book from amazon.com, but i'll admit i went to my local book store to buy it. Read more
Published on 4 April 1999
Robert Ludlum meets Shawshank Redemption.
Vincent Zandri has crafted an almost surreal account of the depravity surrounding the state prison system of the late twentieth century. Read more
Published on 18 Mar 1999
Excellent and unforgetable!
I wish all mysteries were this good! As Catch Can was the first mystery I read that actually made me think. It is destined to be a classic! Read more
Published on 15 Mar 1999
Eerie, enthralling, exciting--exactly what the genre needs!
This debut novel from a very talented young writer skillfully dovetails between its current-day tale of prison corruption and murder, and the horrific, unforgettable memories of... Read more
Published on 19 Feb 1999
A good, quick read. It pulled me in.
Very well done. This book sucked me in and before I knew it "...like a bullet shot out of the twilight",I was finished. Read more
Published on 17 Feb 1999
Zandri is a superstar writer.
Vincent Zandri is one of the best writers in recent history. I picked this book up by accident and read it on the train back home. I could not put it down. It was amazing. Read more
Published on 12 Feb 1999
A non-stop fast-paced thriller about prison corruption.
I Just finished reading Vincent Zandri's powerful first novel, "As Catch Can". It's a non-stop thriller with all too vivid characters who come to life in the reader's... Read more
Published on 9 Feb 1999
Extremely creative who-done-it, starring a prison warden
About a year has passed since Jack Marconi's spouse died in a hit and run accident. A despondent Jack has never recovered from the shocker as he depends on alcohol to help him... Read more
Published on 1 Jan 1999
Captures the criminal mind
A gripping drama! I was privileged to read this before it was published and can only give it my highest recommendation. Read more
Published on 30 Dec 1998
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