"The Taking of Cloudy McGee" by W. C. Tuttle is a funny crime story set in Lost Hills; it weaves together greed, desperation, and cases of mistaken identity. The tale follows Ferdinand P. Putney, the town lawyer, and Amos K. Weed, a worried bank cashier, as they attempt to steal money by tricking the infamous criminal, Cloudy McGee, into helping them. Amos got into trouble when he used bank money for a bad oil investment. Knowing a bank examiner is about to arrive, he and Putney ask Cloudy McGee, famous for robbing banks and gambling, to pretend to rob the place. But when a clumsy U.S. marshal mistakes someone else for McGee, things get really mixed up, and the story turns into a hilarious mess with characters driven by their intense desperation. Tuttle writes the story using funny talk and surprises, which keeps the reader interested and engaged.
The taking of Cloudy McGee
By W. C. (Wilbur C.) Tuttle
A small town’s desperate plot to fake a robbery spirals into utter chaos when the wrong man is mistaken for a notorious criminal, turning their scheme into a comical disaster.
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2024-03-04
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About the AuthorW. C. Tuttle was an American writer who sold more than 1000 magazine stories and dozens of novels, almost all of which were westerns.
W. C. Tuttle was an American writer who sold more than 1000 magazine stories and dozens of novels, almost all of which were westerns.
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