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Category : American literature
Languages : en
Pages : 954
Book Description
American national trade bibliography.
Criminal Paradise
Author: Steven M. Thomas
Publisher: Ballantine Books
ISBN: 0345504909
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 258
Book Description
The literature of larceny welcomes a newcomer with some serious chops, as Steven M. Thomas muscles his way to a place at the table–elbow-to-elbow with Elmore Leonard and Carl Hiaasen–courtesy of a harrowing, hilarious, two-fisted, hard-boiled thriller that’s pure heaven for anyone who loves a hell of a crime novel. Robert Rivers is a crook. No excuses, no apologies. Breaking the law is his calling, crime is his rush, capers his reason for getting up in the morning and staying up late at night. But he’s a thief with honor, plotting and pulling off carefully choreographed heists where no shots are fired, no blood is spilled, and nobody gets hurt . . . except in the wallet. After a brief stint behind bars back in the day, he’s managed to carve out a comfortable existence, cheerfully plundering the sunny Southern California community whose streets he tools in the tweaked-out Cadillac DeVille that’s his pride and joy. But now Rob (whose name has become ironic) is pushing forty, and–like his trusty partner, Switch, who’s got a pregnant girlfriend and a hefty stash of loot–he’s thinking about quitting the game. But then he and Switch, pulling their latest Butch and Sundance, score a payday that could end up costing them plenty. Inside a strongbox packed with greenbacks rests a disturbing black-and-white photo of a beautiful young girl, eyes full of fear as naked as she is. It’s an image that Rob can’t shake, and a wake-up call: There are rules even he won’t break. It’s also his one-way ticket into the underbelly of the underworld–a lethal landscape of sex slaves, sadistic psychopaths, and sawed-off shotguns, where honor is for fools, and trust is for suckers, where very bad people do even worse things and nice guys don’t finish at all. They just get finished off. With its alluring setting, quirky characters, and restrained and subtle prose, Criminal Paradise has something for every thriller fan. And with sharp natural instincts and writing skills as serious as his humor is sly, Steven M. Thomas shows as much promise as any author on the suspense scene.
Publisher: Ballantine Books
ISBN: 0345504909
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 258
Book Description
The literature of larceny welcomes a newcomer with some serious chops, as Steven M. Thomas muscles his way to a place at the table–elbow-to-elbow with Elmore Leonard and Carl Hiaasen–courtesy of a harrowing, hilarious, two-fisted, hard-boiled thriller that’s pure heaven for anyone who loves a hell of a crime novel. Robert Rivers is a crook. No excuses, no apologies. Breaking the law is his calling, crime is his rush, capers his reason for getting up in the morning and staying up late at night. But he’s a thief with honor, plotting and pulling off carefully choreographed heists where no shots are fired, no blood is spilled, and nobody gets hurt . . . except in the wallet. After a brief stint behind bars back in the day, he’s managed to carve out a comfortable existence, cheerfully plundering the sunny Southern California community whose streets he tools in the tweaked-out Cadillac DeVille that’s his pride and joy. But now Rob (whose name has become ironic) is pushing forty, and–like his trusty partner, Switch, who’s got a pregnant girlfriend and a hefty stash of loot–he’s thinking about quitting the game. But then he and Switch, pulling their latest Butch and Sundance, score a payday that could end up costing them plenty. Inside a strongbox packed with greenbacks rests a disturbing black-and-white photo of a beautiful young girl, eyes full of fear as naked as she is. It’s an image that Rob can’t shake, and a wake-up call: There are rules even he won’t break. It’s also his one-way ticket into the underbelly of the underworld–a lethal landscape of sex slaves, sadistic psychopaths, and sawed-off shotguns, where honor is for fools, and trust is for suckers, where very bad people do even worse things and nice guys don’t finish at all. They just get finished off. With its alluring setting, quirky characters, and restrained and subtle prose, Criminal Paradise has something for every thriller fan. And with sharp natural instincts and writing skills as serious as his humor is sly, Steven M. Thomas shows as much promise as any author on the suspense scene.
The American Catalogue
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Category : American literature
Languages : en
Pages : 954
Book Description
American national trade bibliography.
Publisher:
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Category : American literature
Languages : en
Pages : 954
Book Description
American national trade bibliography.
Overland Monthly
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 690
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Languages : en
Pages : 690
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List of Novels and Tales in the English, French, German and Spanish Languages, March, 1894
Author: Los Angeles Public Library
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Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 156
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Publisher:
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Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 156
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The Literary World
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Category : Literature
Languages : en
Pages : 506
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Publisher:
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Category : Literature
Languages : en
Pages : 506
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Catalog of Copyright Entries
Author: Library of Congress. Copyright Office
Publisher:
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Category : American drama
Languages : en
Pages : 1686
Book Description
Publisher:
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Category : American drama
Languages : en
Pages : 1686
Book Description
Finding List of English Prose Fiction, Including Juvenile Fiction, in the Public Library of Detroit, Michigan. 1894
Author: Detroit Public Library
Publisher:
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Category : American fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 172
Book Description
Publisher:
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Category : American fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 172
Book Description
Catalogue of Copyright Entries
Author: Library of Congress. Copyright Office
Publisher:
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 1536
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Publisher:
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Languages : en
Pages : 1536
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Catalogue of the New York Free Circulating Library
Author: New York. Free Circulating Library. Jackson Square Branch
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Category : Library catalogs
Languages : en
Pages : 158
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Publisher:
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Category : Library catalogs
Languages : en
Pages : 158
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The Inlander
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 820
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Languages : en
Pages : 820
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