Breaking Blue

by Timothy Egan
Breaking Blue  
published August 18th 2004 by Sasquatch Books
binding Paperback
isbn 1570614296   (isbn13: 9781570614293)
pages 272
description In 1935, the Spokane police regularly extorted sex, food, and money from the reluctant hobos (many of them displaced farmers who had fled the Midweste...more
date added
02-23-07



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Stephanie
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03/16/08

Read in March, 2008
This was an interesting book. Especially if your familiar with the Spokane area. It talks about how corrupt the Spokane Police Department was in 1935 and how they covered a murder that was committed by one of their detectives.
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Linda
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03/01/08

Read in January, 2008
Interesting story that takes place in Spokane, WA.
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Curtis
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True story but reads like a crime novel
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book data (includes all editions)

avg rating (all editions): 3.53 (17 ratings)
avg rating (this edition): 3.53 (17 ratings)
number of reviews: 3






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