The Friends of Eddie Coyle - Brossura

Higgins, George V.

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ISBN 10: 031242969X ISBN 13: 9780312429690

Casa editrice: Picador USA, 2010

Riassunto

The classic novel from "America's best crime novelist" (Time), with a new introduction by Dennis Lehane

George V. Higgins's seminal crime novel is a down-and-dirty tale of thieves, mobsters, and cops on the mean streets of Boston. When small-time gunrunner Eddie Coyle is convicted on a felony, he's looking at three years in the pen--that is, unless he sells out one of his big-fish clients to the DA. But which of the many hoods, gunmen, and executioners whom he calls his friends should he send up the river? Told almost entirely in crackling dialogue by a vivid cast of lowlifes and detectives, The Friends of Eddie Coyle is one of the greatest crime novels ever written.

“The best crime novel ever written--makes The Maltese Falcon read like Nancy Drew.” -- Elmore Leonard

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Recensione:

the best crime novel ever written makes The Maltese Falcon read like Nancy Drew --Elmore Leonard

Simultaneously a brilliant thriller and a cold and convincing business prospectus of felony. --The New Yorker

Chilling...the most penetrating glimpse yet into what seems the real world of crime...Positively reeking with authenticity. --The New York Times Book Review

L'autore:

George V. Higgins (1939-1999) was a lawyer, journalist, teacher, and the author of 29 books, including Bomber's Law, Trust , and Kennedy for the Defense. His seminal crime novel The Friends of Eddie Coyle was the basis for the 1973 Robert Mitchum film of the same name.

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• Editore: Picador USA
• Data di pubblicazione: 2010
• ISBN 10: 031242969X
• ISBN 13: 9780312429690
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 182