This rich tale of drug dealing and union-busting, murder and mayhem on both sides of the law, begins when Victor Ribe, an ex-junkie and World War I veteran, is mysteriously released from prison after serving fifteen years for a murder he didn't commit. He returns to a city where Prohibition has been repealed and a dark underworld is developing a new source of profits--illegal heroin trafficking. Meanwhile, legitimate industries are launching an offensive against unionization and the specter of Communism--and they're not ...
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This rich tale of drug dealing and union-busting, murder and mayhem on both sides of the law, begins when Victor Ribe, an ex-junkie and World War I veteran, is mysteriously released from prison after serving fifteen years for a murder he didn't commit. He returns to a city where Prohibition has been repealed and a dark underworld is developing a new source of profits--illegal heroin trafficking. Meanwhile, legitimate industries are launching an offensive against unionization and the specter of Communism--and they're not above fighting dirty. When Victor's old Army buddy, Freddy Stillman, a munitions salesman, reports a murder but can't explain why the body has disappeared, he unwittingly pulls himself and Victor into the bewildering swirl of corruption and conspiracy that encompasses everyone in the book's vast, raging cityscape. Combining the atmospheric richness of Dashiell Hammett and the irresistible, subversive humor of Thomas Pynchon, "The Disappearing Body" weaves suspenseful mystery into a stunning, darkly hilarious portrait of urban America between the wars.
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Trade paperback, 1st edition, bound galley proof (ARC), Near Fine/wraps; trace of light wear to covers and edges, a mystery set in America in the time between the two world wars and involving unions and drugs, 8vo., 401 pages.,
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Fine in Fine dust jacket. 0385500343. Signed and dated by Grand. A former junkie and World War I veteran returns to a city where prohibition has been repealed and the streets are rife with heroin trafficking.; 401 pages; Signed by Author.
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Good in very good dust jacket. First Edition. First edition. Minor wear on the covers, corners, and the edges. Like shelf wear. May contain some writing and or highlighting within the pages and covers. Very Clean Copy-Over 500, 000 Internet Orders Filled.