| The Ice Harvest Contributor(s): Phillips, Scott (Author), Gardner, Grover (Read by) |
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ISBN: 0786185767 ISBN-13: 9780786185764 Publisher: Blackstone Audiobooks OUR PRICE: $22.46 Product Type: Compact Disc - Other Formats Published: March 2005 Annotation: 4 D- Movie Tie-In, Blackstone Exclusive "[A] funny, craftily malevolent first novel, an ice-pick-sharp crime story that sustains its film noir energy all the way to an outrageous whammy of an ending."?Janet Maslin, New York Times ?A New York Times Notable Book of the Year 2000 ?A New York Times Book Review Best Mystery & Thriller 2001 ?Winner of the California Book Award Silver Medal for Best First Novel ?Finalist, Hammett Prize ?Finalist, The Anthony Award ?Nominated for Edgar Award, Best First Novel ?Nominated for Barry Award, Best First Novel ?Nominated for John Creasey Memorial Dagger ?Nominated for Macallan Gold Dagger Award for Fiction |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Fiction | Mystery & Detective - Hard-boiled |
| Dewey: FIC |
| Physical Information: 0.98" H x 5.9" W x 5.06" (0.45 lbs) |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 1970's - Cultural Region - Heartland - Cultural Region - Upper Midwest - Geographic Orientation - Kansas - Holiday - Christmas |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: It's Christmas Eve, 1979, in Wichita, and Charlie Arglist, a crooked lawyer and strip-club owner, is drunkenly making the rounds before he blows town for good. Getting progressively drunker and deeper in trouble, Charlie needs to drop off a photograph of a local official in a compromising position and steal some drug money. Before it's all over, a lot of people are going to wind up dead. |
Contributor Bio(s): Phillips, Scott: - Scott Phillips was born and raised in Wichita, Kansas, and lived for many years in France. He now lives with his wife and daughter in Southern California. Gardner, Grover: -Grover Gardner is an award-winning narrator with over eight hundred titles to his credit. Named one of the "Best Voices of the Century" and a Golden Voice by AudioFile magazine, he has won three prestigious Audie Awards, was chosen Narrator of the Year for 2005 by Publishers Weekly, and has earned more than thirty Earphones Awards. |