| The Ice Harvest Contributor(s): Phillips, Scott (Author) |
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ISBN: 0345440196 ISBN-13: 9780345440198 Publisher: Random House Publishing Group OUR PRICE: $17.10 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: October 2001 Annotation: "BITTERLY FUNNY . . . [A] SLEEK FIRST NOVEL . . . NOIR CRIME . . . HAS FOUND A STERLING NEW CHAMPION IN PHILLIPS." "-The New York Times Book Review "A FUTURE HARD-BOILED CLASSIC-TIGHT, COLD, AND CACKLING WITH IRONY. On Christmas Eve [in Wichita], a mob lawyer is skipping town with the cash. But in this boozy, neo-noir world-James M. Cain meets George V. Higgins-the best-laid plans of bagmen turn brutal." "-The Dallas Morning News "OMINOUS, ACTION-PACKED. . . This is a confident, wry debut . . . [that] may remind readers of "Fargo or "Pulp Fiction." " -Detroit Free Press "I SIMPLY CAN'T WAIT TO SEE WHAT SCOTT PHILLIPS WILL DO NEXT. [This] funny, tough first novel felt like it was written by an old pro, an Elmore Leonard we've never heard about who's discovered a place where the criminals are really dumb, the low-lifes are oh-so-fun to watch and, if somebody just happens to get what he deserves, there's no one to blame." -RICHARD RUSSO Author of "Straight Man "A DARKLY COMIC, SOMETIMES BRUTAL PIECE OF NOIR FICTION." "-The Denver Post Finalist for the Hammett Prize |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Fiction | Mystery & Detective - General - Fiction | Noir - Fiction | Crime |
| Dewey: FIC |
| Physical Information: 0.65" H x 5.54" W x 7.48" (0.43 lbs) 242 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 1950-1999 - Chronological Period - 1970's - Cultural Region - Heartland - Cultural Region - Plains - Geographic Orientation - Kansas - Holiday - Christmas - Cultural Region - Upper Midwest |
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| Publisher Description: "BITTERLY FUNNY . . . A] SLEEK FIRST NOVEL . . . NOIR CRIME . . . HAS FOUND A STERLING NEW CHAMPION IN PHILLIPS." -The New York Times Book Review "A FUTURE HARD-BOILED CLASSIC-TIGHT, COLD, AND CACKLING WITH IRONY. On Christmas Eve in Wichita], a mob lawyer is skipping town with the cash. But in this boozy, neo-noir world-James M. Cain meets George V. Higgins-the best-laid plans of bagmen turn brutal." -The Dallas Morning News "OMINOUS, ACTION-PACKED. . . This is a confident, wry debut . . . that] may remind readers of Fargo or Pulp Fiction." -Detroit Free Press "I SIMPLY CAN'T WAIT TO SEE WHAT SCOTT PHILLIPS WILL DO NEXT. This] funny, tough first novel felt like it was written by an old pro, an Elmore Leonard we've never heard about who's discovered a place where the criminals are really dumb, the low-lifes are oh-so-fun to watch and, if somebody just happens to get what he deserves, there's no one to blame." -RICHARD RUSSO Author of Straight Man "A DARKLY COMIC, SOMETIMES BRUTAL PIECE OF NOIR FICTION." -The Denver Post Finalist for the Hammett Prize |