Colin Potter has no idea what he's gotten himself into when he filches a chocolate bar from Herbert Muskie -- the Fat Man -- while Muskie bathes in a stream in the woods. Muskie forces Colin to help him break into a home and steal an old woman's fortune. Then, using threats of complicity and future harm, the Fat Man keeps Colin from ratting on him. Gradually, Muskie's influence spreads, encompassing Colin's parents and the rest of his family in an ever-tightening net, forcing them to go along with his criminal schemes.In Muskie, Gee has created a character who brings psychological terror to a new dimension.
- ISBN10 0613177959
- ISBN13 9780613177955
- Publish Date 1 March 1999 (first published 1 November 1997)
- Publish Status Out of Print
- Out of Print 6 April 2021
- Imprint Turtleback Books
- Edition Turtleback School & Library ed.
- Format Hardcover (Library Binding)
- Language English