A Dangerous Man
$32.92
- Paperback
284 pages
- Release Date
15 December 2006
Summary
“Among the new voices in twenty-first-century crime fiction, Charlie Huston … is where it’s at.” -The Washington Post
“Huston writes dialogue so combustible it could fuel a bus and characters crazy enough to take it on the road.” -The New York Times Book Review
Reluctant hitman Henry Thompson has fallen on hard times. His grip on life is disintegrating, his pistol hand shaking, his body pinned to his living room couch by painkillers—and his boss, Russian mobster David Dolokhov…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780345481337 |
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| ISBN-10: | 034548133X |
| Author: | Charlie Huston |
| Publisher: | Ballantine Books |
| Imprint: | Ballantine Mss |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 284 |
| Release Date: | 15 December 2006 |
| Weight: | 227g |
| Dimensions: | 18mm x 135mm x 218mm |
| Series: | Henry Thompson |
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Critics Review
“Huston writes dialogue so combustible it could fuel a bus and characters crazy enough to take it on the road.”–The New York Times Book Review “Among the new voices in twenty-first-century crime fiction, Charlie Huston … is where it’s at.”–The Washington Post
“Huston reminds me of all my favorite writers-Pete Dexter, Robert Stone, Crumley. If there is such a thing as compassionate noir, Charlie has found it. He’s a true marvel.”–Ken Bruen, author of The Guards
“Charlie Huston is the real deal.”–Peter Straub
About The Author
Charlie Huston
Charles Huston is a novelist and screenwriter. He currently lives in Manhattan with his wife, the actress Virginia Louise Smith.
“From the Hardcover edition.”
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