The Friends of Eddie Coyle
$25.18
- Paperback
192 pages
- Release Date
11 September 2012
Summary
George V. Higgins’ 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…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781409127628 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 1409127621 |
| Author: | George V. Higgins |
| Publisher: | Orion Publishing Co |
| Imprint: | Orion |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 192 |
| Release Date: | 11 September 2012 |
| Weight: | 173g |
| Dimensions: | 196mm x 129mm x 15mm |
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Critics Review
Higgins deserves to stand in the company of Chandler and Hammett as one of the true innovators in crime fiction
The best crime novel ever written – Elmore LeonardA portrait of life on the street as realistic as any ever written – Dennis LehaneHiggins deserves to stand in the company of Chandler and Hammett as one of the true innovators in crime fiction – Scott TurowHiggins writes about the world of crime with an authenticity that is unmatched * WASHINGTON POST *If you haven’t read George V. Higgins you can’t call yourself a fan of crime fiction – Val McDermidNo one ever did it better * NEW YORK TIMES *
About The Author
George V. Higgins
George V. Higgins was the author of more than twenty novels, including the bestsellers The Friends of Eddie Coyle, Cogan’s Trade, The Rat on Fire, and The Digger’s Game. He was a reporter for the Providence Journal and the Associated Press before obtaining a law degree from Boston College Law School in 1967. He was an assistant attorney general and then an assistant United States attorney in Boston from 1969 to 1973. He later taught Creative Writing at Boston University. He died in 1999.
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