Plot :
The story concerns Clayton Blaisdell, Jr. (known as "Blaze" for short, thus the title), a mentally handicapped small-time con artist who kidnaps a wealthy gentleman's baby son, in the hopes of fulfilling the dreams of George Thomas Rackley, Blaze's deceased best friend and partner in crime. The chapters alternate between Blaze's past which covers his childhood (including how he came to be brain damaged) and his entry into a life of crime despite an otherwise sweet demeanor and his current caper, in which he imagines that he is still constantly advised by his friend George. Despite the helpfulness of (the imaginary) George's advice, Blaze's world begins to crumble during his kidnapping venture, especially as he bonds with baby Joey. In the end, Blaze runs from his inevitable destiny back to the horrors of his old orphanage, the Hetton H.ouse. After the cops storm it, he rushes to a cave, where Joey is nearly killed, and Blaze ends up killing a state policeman and an FBI agent. He is killed by an FBI agent, and is buried only a few miles away from Hetton House and where his father lived.
DESCRIPTION
Publication Date: 14 August 2018
PRODUCT DETAILS
ISBN-10: 1501195913
ISBN-13: 9781501195914
Publisher: Gallery Books
Language: English
Age Range: NA - NA years
Grade Level: NA - NA
Paperback: 320 Pages
Product Dimension (L x W x H): 20.83 x 13.46 x 2.29 CM
Shipping Weight: 0.25 Kg