Jane Tennison has been been promoted to the role of Detective Constable in London's Bow Street CID but she is struggling with some of the decisions her colleagues are making. The more experienced detectives move swiftly from one criminal case to the next,
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Bruce Gold, a literature professor and Jewish man from Brooklyn, is offered a chance to become a high-ranking official in Washington. While trying to write a book about the Jewish experience, he becomes entangled in the absurd world of politics, confronti
A short, suspenseful crime novel full of witty dialogue and characters who speak like real people, not Hollywood gangsters. It's also the first major appearance of Raylan Givens (later the main character of the series Justified).
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"A book to be devoured in big, greedy bites."
The novel is a typical Leonard crime novel: fast-paced, eccentric characters, unexpected twists, a mix of violence and comedy. The book is an entertaining, cynical critique of the American South and human greed, with a touch of the blues in its soul.