Trust
by George V. Higgins
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Fiction. Literature. Mystery. Thriller. HTML:The characters truly speak for themselves in George V. Higgins’ chilling tour de force about deceit, blackmail and the importance of paying one’s dues.Ultimate recidivist Earl Beale has learnt little from his early release from jail and narrow escape from being drafted, seemingly nothing can cure him of his criminal ways. Obsessed by money, and with a keen eye for scheming, he’s the kind of car salesman no one can trust. When suddenly show more some unfinished business from his past catches up with him, it’s dubitable whether he’s going to successfully extricate himself from this one.
A witty yet stinging tale of the dangers of putting money and self-interest above everything else, Trust is about a man with no scruples. show less
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High-quality pulp noir. Smart, quick, dark, funny, and a little mean. Heavy on dialogue, which I enjoy when it leans toward the diatribal--which, with Higgins, is fairly often.
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George V. Higgins was a lawyer, journalist, teacher, & the author of 29 books, including "Bomber's Law," "Trust" & "Kennedy for the Defense." (Publisher Provided) Author George V. Higgins was born in Brockton, Massachusetts on November 13, 1939. He received a MA from Stanford in 1965 and a law degree from Boston College in 1967. Before becoming a show more full-time author, he was a lawyer who defended such clients as G. Gordon Liddy and Eldridge Cleaver, a newspaper columnist, and a professor at the State University of New York at Buffalo, Boston College, and Boston University. He is best known for his crime novels. He wrote his first novel at the age of fifteen, entitled Operation Cincinnatus, which he destroyed in the 1970s. Before his debut novel The Friends of Eddie Coyle was published, he wrote as many as ten books that he either discarded or were rejected by publishers. He also wrote non-fiction works such as The Friends of Richard Nixon which was an inside account of the Watergate trials and Wonderful Years, Wonderful Years, which examined his Catholic background. Higgins died in his home of a heart attack on November 6, 1999. (Bowker Author Biography) show less
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- Canonical title
- Trust
- Original title
- Trust
- Original publication date
- 1989
- People/Characters
- Earl Beale
- First words
- The third Saturday in July was the fourth day of a heat spell caused by a low-pressure warm front stalled over southern New England by a ridge of high pressure near the Canadian border.
- Last words
- (Click to show. Warning: May contain spoilers.)“Fuck Nietzsche,” Beale said. “He’s never around when you need him.”
- Blurbers
- Wolitzer, Hilma; Leonard, Elmore
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- Languages
- English, Norwegian
- Media
- Paper, Ebook
- ISBNs
- 7
- ASINs
- 1
