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The phantom father
a memoir
By Gifford, Barry
- ISBN
- 978-0-15100-250-4
- Publisher
- New York : Harcourt Brace, c1997.
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Library Journal
Reviewed on January 1, 1998
Gifford returns to familiar territory with this novel of lust and revenge set along the Mexican border and in New Orleans. The episodic narrative revolves around the beguiling Ava Varazo, with her "coal-lustrous mane" and "reptilian green eyes." Working in a brothel in La Paz, Arizona, Ava entices lovestruck DelRay Mudo to help her kill the wealthy owner of a "chain of whorehouses across Texa...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
