The Huntress: The True Saga of Dottie And Brandi Thorson, Modern-Day Bounty Hunters
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| Rating | : | 4.99 (816 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0812589882 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 288 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-05-05 |
| Language | : | English |
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Christopher Keane lives in Massachusetts, while The Thorsons live and work in and around Los Angeles.
Initially they meet with strong resistance among the mostly maledenizens of the bail-bond circuit, until they prove themselves more thancapable of capturing even the most dangerous of bail-jumpers.A gritty look at the underbelly of the justice system, as well as the truestory of two extraordinary women who have prevailed in a world of men, andwho have fought their way to the top of their profession.. When famed bounty hunter Ralph "Papa" Thorson is killed by a car bomb, hiswidow and daughter take over the family business, tracking down wantedfelons
The two women resolved to carry on Thorson's business, although they faced an enormous obstacle as women in a profession regarded as an all-male preserve and often had to work at cut rates. From Publishers Weekly In the late 1970s, Keane's biography of L.A. Also figuring in the drama is their wealthy friend Myrna, an alcoholic and drug addict whom Reese took as a mistress to get closer to his goal. Copyright 1996 Reed Business Information, Inc. Their story would make an exciting, suspenseful sequel to the film, as it does to the earlier book. Reese, who then set out to murder Thorson's wife, Dottie, and daughter, Brandi. This is less the saga of their adventures tracking down bail-jumpers than it is the story of how they themselves evaded Reese; they were aided by R
Story Brought to Justice According to the foreword, author Christopher Keane got a call from Dottie Thorson one day. She said she had a story and she wanted him to tell it. Keane was familiar with Thorson, for he had written a book about her husband, legendary bounty hunter Ralph Thorson, back in the 70's ("The Hunter" which was l