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One of the best Hard Case books. (

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dwosmith | Feb 16, 2007 |

Fun and quirky, but rather forgetable.

MarquesadeFlambe | Jan 18, 2007 |

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LastCall | Nov 27, 2006 |

Good old-fashioned pulp: nasty crimes, hardboiled language, a bunch of crooks trying to fool each other. Not a life-changing book, but a lot of fun. And the cover is a beauty. (

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Max and Angela (1)

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Bust

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New York, New York, USA

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Barry Award nominee (Paperback Original, 2007)

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For Reed Farrel Coleman, La Weinman (Sarah), and Jon, Ruth, and Jennifer Jordan, ro-bust friends

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In the back of Famiglia Pizza on Fiftieth and Broadway, Max Fisher was dabbing his plain slice with a napkin, trying to soak up as much grease as he could, when a man sat down diagonally across from him with a large cupful of ice.

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