The Cyclists’ Raid (Masterplots II: Short Story Series, Revised Edition)
At a glance:
- Author: Frank Rooney
- First Published: 1951
- Type of Plot: Realism
- Time of Work: The late 1940's
- Setting: Central California
- Principal Characters: Joel Bleeker, Cathy Bleeker, Bret Timmons, Francis LaSalle, Gar Simpson, An unnamed Angeleno
- Genres: Realism, Short fiction
- Subjects: North America or North Americans, United States or Americans, Crime or criminals, 1940’s, World War II, Rural or country life, Guilt, California, West, U.S., Violence, Death or dying, Hotels, motels, or inns, Pacific Northwest, Motorcycles or motorbikes
- Locales: California
The Story
The tranquillity of a small town in California's San Joaquin Valley is shattered toward sunset one day when the Angelenos, a band of motorcyclists from Los Angeles, arrive unannounced, planning to spend the night and part of the next day.
Joel Bleeker, a lieutenant colonel during World War II, has returned from overseas to this peaceful haven, where he operates one of the town's two hotels. Bleeker's wife died two years earlier, her neck broken when she was thrown from a horse. Bleeker now lives a quiet and methodical existence, managing a small hotel with the...
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