'Flawless of its kind - never a false word, phrase, rhythm, gesture.' - The New Republic 'Every American crime writer of the past 30 years owes a debt to George V Higgins. Higgins is the daddy. Read him and rejoice' Val McDermid Jerry 'Digger' Doherty is an ex-con and proprietor of a workingman's Boston bar, who supplements his income with the occasional 'odd job', like stealing live checks or picking up hot goods. His brother's a priest, his wife's a nag, and he has a deadly appetite for martinis and gambling. On a trip ...
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'Flawless of its kind - never a false word, phrase, rhythm, gesture.' - The New Republic 'Every American crime writer of the past 30 years owes a debt to George V Higgins. Higgins is the daddy. Read him and rejoice' Val McDermid Jerry 'Digger' Doherty is an ex-con and proprietor of a workingman's Boston bar, who supplements his income with the occasional 'odd job', like stealing live checks or picking up hot goods. His brother's a priest, his wife's a nag, and he has a deadly appetite for martinis and gambling. On a trip to Vegas, the Digger finds himself in the sights of a loan shark known as 'The Greek'. Luckily - if you call it luck - the Digger has been let in on a little job that can turn his gambling debt into a profit, if only he can pull it off without getting himself killed.
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First Edition. Hardback. Dust Jacket. 8vo. pp 214. Original publisher's green cloth, lettered gilt at spine with top edge red. Signed by the author on the title page. ISBN: 0394483162 Fine in fine dust jacket.
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Good in Good jacket. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall. Jacket rubbed with edgewear. Green cloth boards are rubbed at corners and tips. Pages are clean, text has no markings, binding is sound.
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Good in Good jacket. Ex Libris. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall. Jacket has light edgewear. Green cloth boards are sunned on edges. Prior owner name on fep. Pages are clean, text has no markings, binding is sound.
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Very Good in Very Good jacket. First printing of the author's seccond novel, set in Boston, of course. Very good in a very good dustjacket. Not priceclipped and no markings. (box 68)
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Very Good+ in Very Good-dust jacket. 0394483162. Mild wear to book and dustjacket including repaired tears. Now protected in a clear mylar cover.; Original price of $5.95 intact on front DJ flap. Red cloth boards.; 214 pages.