SAMARITAN

Ray Mitchell is lying in a hospital bed, drifting in and out ofconsciousness, his head a bloody mess of swabs and bandages. He knows whodid it, but he's not saying. He had been a successful and wealthy TVscriptwriter, but returned to the mean streets of Dempsey, New Jersey, inorder to give something back to the community where he grew up. But beingcharitable isn't always easy, and parachuting back into his childhood lifewas never going to be without its difficulties. His attempt to be a 'goodman' leads him down many dark avenues, where his ostentatious displays ofwealth can only incite trouble. In true Richard Price tradition,"Samaritan" has all the elements of a thriller and all the depth andbeauty and characterisation of a literary masterpiece.