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A History of Violence

Published in 2011

Tom McKenna is forced to fight for his life after he defends his diner from two killers, which attracts the attention of the media and consequently reveals his whereabouts to the mobsters who hunted him twenty years ago.

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An average family is thrust into the spotlight after the father commits a seemingly self-defense murder at his diner.

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Author
John Wagner
Year
2011
Genre
Criminals
Language
en

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