'As sweetly profane a poet as American noir could have asked for' Ian Rankin 'A friggin' masterpiece' Dennis Lehane 'The stunner that reinvigorated the genre and jacked up a generation of future crime novelists' George Pelecanos Meet Private Detective C. W. Sughrue. Private detectives are supposed to find missing persons and solve crimes. But more often than not Sughrue is the one committing the crimes - everything from grand theft auto to criminal stupidity. All washed down with a hearty dose of whiskey and regret. At the ...
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'As sweetly profane a poet as American noir could have asked for' Ian Rankin 'A friggin' masterpiece' Dennis Lehane 'The stunner that reinvigorated the genre and jacked up a generation of future crime novelists' George Pelecanos Meet Private Detective C. W. Sughrue. Private detectives are supposed to find missing persons and solve crimes. But more often than not Sughrue is the one committing the crimes - everything from grand theft auto to criminal stupidity. All washed down with a hearty dose of whiskey and regret. At the end of a three-week hunt for a runaway bestselling author, Sughrue winds up in a ramshackle bar, with an alcoholic bulldog. The landlady's daughter vanished a decade ago and now she wants Sughrue to find her. His search will take him to the deepest, darkest depths of San Francisco's underbelly, a place as fascinating, frightening and flawed as he is. Welcome to James Crumley's America.
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Seller's Description:
Fine in As New jacket. Book 1st edition Remainder mark (the Random House) at bottom of pages. First issue with "found" rather than "fond" on p. 234. Quarter burgundy cloth over rust colored boards. Fine in dust jacket, not price clipped, $8.95 price intact, in protective mylar cover. Author's third book. P. I. Sughrue and Trahearne (whose wife hired Sughrue to find him) set out to find Betty Sue Flowers, a barmaid's daughter who disappeared somewhere into San Francisco 10 years before.
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Near Fine in Near Fine jacket. First edition. Random House remainder stamp on the lower edge, Spine ends and corners gently bumped, near fine in a near fine dust jacket with a bit of toning and a couple of gently bumps.
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Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 0394419464. Near fine in near fine dust jacket. (Nearly indiscernible trace of creasing at bottom edge. Couple tiny nicks in jacket. No remainder marks. ) Author's SECOND mystery. (B)
The story is very good and the writing is excellent. One of the best authors I have read regardless of the the type of book and exceptional in a mystery.
Ksunset
Jan 31, 2009
Great Book
I thoroughly enjoyed reading this book and would recommend it to anyone who likes mysteries.
