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| | Richard Price (Bold Type Magazine) |
 | | In his latest work, Samaritan, Price returns to the fictitious town of Dempsey, New Jersey, a mid-sized metropolis whose inhabitants dwell among housing projects and abandoned dreams. |
 | | Samaritan follows its two protagonists, Ray Mitchell and Nerese "Tweetie" Ammons, old childhood friends reunited through a bizarre set of circumstances. |
 | | A successful TV writer with a once-recurring drug problem and a deep-rooted need to be altruistic, Ray has returned to Dempsey to revisit his roots and to reconnect with his 13-year-old daughter, Ruby. |
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