Acceptable Losses

Acceptable Losses

Irwin Shaw

Language: English

Pages: 198

ISBN: 0877954372

Format: PDF / Kindle (mobi) / ePub


Irwin Shaw's gripping final novel about a mysterious phone call that threatens to derail a man's lifeRoger Damon is a literary agent at the top of his field, but with one anonymous phone call, his life begins to unravel. The caller demands a meeting and threatens Roger with outing past transgressions. To identify the mysterious harasser, Roger reexamines his life and searches for clues in past successes and failures. But each new lead brings greater danger—for him and his family and friends. Soon, Damon realizes that if he doesn't find his tormentor, his tormentor will most certainly find him. This ebook features an illustrated biography of Irwin Shaw including rare images and never-before-seen documents from the author's estate.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

it was too soon to explain why he preferred his own home to what might be waiting for him at the corner of the block on their way to the restaurant. “Oh, come on now, Roger,” Sheila said. “Sunday night.” He hesitated, almost asked her to sit down so that he could tell her the whole story. But he didn’t want to spoil her homecoming. If he could avoid it, he didn’t ever want to tell her the whole story. “A restaurant it is,” he said. “I’ll have your drink ready.” She peered at him intently. He

she had been talking. “Well,” he said, looking around the hotel lounge to see if there was anybody there who knew him who would spread the word that old Roger Damon was now robbing cradles. There was no one he recognized and he relaxed a little. “Well,” he said, “the casting is a long way in the future. And there’s no director yet. And the author has to rewrite the whole first act.” “I know all that,” she said impatiently. “But if you put the bug in Mr. Proctor’s ear, I’d wait.” “I’d advise

saloon where there was a telephone booth. He looked up her number in the Manhattan directory, remembering that she lived on Twenty-third Street and also remembering the soft touch of her lips on his in the taxi and her saying, “I have a father fixation and I love it.” He dialed the number, but a mechanical voice came over the phone, saying “The number you have called is no longer in service.” He retrieved his dime, thought for a moment. He knew he could call Proctor’s office and find out how to

beginning of your two lists—personal enemies and professional enemies. He could only make out one name. Machendorf. I can guess why you started that list, but …” “I’ll explain when I see you, dearest,” Damon said gently. “What I want to tell you, what I must tell you, is that Oliver and I started a possible list of our own. I hate to do this over the phone, but who knows, one day later may be too late …” “I think I covered the ground pretty completely,” Damon said, sorry he hadn’t hung up

for the first time and later on had allowed him to make love to her. As was Damon, she had been a virgin and their affair had been clumsy and brief. It had been brief because after the second time they made love, hastily, because they were in his room and he didn’t know when his parents would return, Damon, inexperienced and shy as he was, with only the haziest notions of what precautions Elsie was taking, had asked what she would do if she found she was pregnant. “I’ll kill myself,” she had

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