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The Devil and the Detective
~EN NWISBN: 9781552452691 bzw. 1552452697, vermutlich in Englisch, Coach House Books, Kanada, neu.
Lieferung aus: Kanada, Lagernd, zzgl. Versandkosten.
Robert James, a private detective more interested in chronicling his cases than solving them, gets a midnight call from a young woman whose older husband has been found with a knife in his chest. Murder, corruption, and betrayal ensue as he''s drawn into the dark underworld of his client, but hapless Robert and his sidekick, a flower-delivery guy, can''t stop drinking, smoking, and philosophizing long enough to keep up. Imagine The Big Sleep via Fernando Pessoa, with a side of Buster Keaton.''Goldbach''s touch is light and his narrative momentum is fierce.''- Globe and Mail''Told in a sort of punchßdrunk, slapstick stream that melds dreams, misperception and dialogue, the story has undeniable momentum, even as it veers persistently and amusingly off course. [Four stars]''- Timeout Chicago.
Robert James, a private detective more interested in chronicling his cases than solving them, gets a midnight call from a young woman whose older husband has been found with a knife in his chest. Murder, corruption, and betrayal ensue as he''s drawn into the dark underworld of his client, but hapless Robert and his sidekick, a flower-delivery guy, can''t stop drinking, smoking, and philosophizing long enough to keep up. Imagine The Big Sleep via Fernando Pessoa, with a side of Buster Keaton.''Goldbach''s touch is light and his narrative momentum is fierce.''- Globe and Mail''Told in a sort of punchßdrunk, slapstick stream that melds dreams, misperception and dialogue, the story has undeniable momentum, even as it veers persistently and amusingly off course. [Four stars]''- Timeout Chicago.
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The Devil and the Detective
EN USISBN: 1552452697 bzw. 9781552452691, in Englisch, Coach House, gebraucht.
Lieferung aus: Vereinigte Staaten von Amerika, Lagernd.
canadian detectives,fiction,hard-boiled,humor,literary,literature and fiction,mystery,mystery thriller and suspense,psychological thrillers,thrillers, Goldbach's touch is light and his narrative momentum is fierce."-The Globe and MailRobert James, a private detective more interested in chronicling his cases than solving them, gets a midnight call from a young woman whose older husband has been found with a knife in his chest. Murder, corruption, and betrayal ensue as he's drawn into the dark underworld of his client, but hapless Robert and his sidekick, a flower-delivery guy, can't stop drinking, smoking, and philosophizing long enough to keep up. Imagine The Big Sleep via Fernando Pessoa, with a side of Buster Keaton.John Goldbach is the author of Selected Blackouts, a collection of stories.
canadian detectives,fiction,hard-boiled,humor,literary,literature and fiction,mystery,mystery thriller and suspense,psychological thrillers,thrillers, Goldbach's touch is light and his narrative momentum is fierce."-The Globe and MailRobert James, a private detective more interested in chronicling his cases than solving them, gets a midnight call from a young woman whose older husband has been found with a knife in his chest. Murder, corruption, and betrayal ensue as he's drawn into the dark underworld of his client, but hapless Robert and his sidekick, a flower-delivery guy, can't stop drinking, smoking, and philosophizing long enough to keep up. Imagine The Big Sleep via Fernando Pessoa, with a side of Buster Keaton.John Goldbach is the author of Selected Blackouts, a collection of stories.
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Devil and the Detective
EN NW EBISBN: 9781552452691 bzw. 1552452697, in Englisch, Coach House Books, neu, E-Book.
Lieferung aus: Vereinigte Staaten von Amerika, E-Book zum download.
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