Nov 16, 2009
The Cyclists’ Raid | The Cyclists’ Raid
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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