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Title details for The Friends of Eddie Coyle by George V. Higgins - Wait list

The Friends of Eddie Coyle

by George V. Higgins
Dennis Lehane
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The classic novel from "America's best crime novelist" (Time)
George V. Higgins's seminal crime novel is a down-and-dirty tale of thieves, mobsters, and cops on the mean streets of Boston. When small-time gunrunner Eddie Coyle is convicted on a felony, he's looking at three years in the pen—that is, unless he sells out one of his big-fish clients
to the DA. But which of the many hoods, gunmen, and executioners whom he calls his friends should he send up the river? Told almost entirely in crackling dialogue by a vivid cast of lowlifes and detectives, The Friends of Eddie Coyle is one of the greatest crime novels ever written.
"The best crime novel ever written—makes The Maltese Falcon read like Nancy Drew."—Elmore Leonard

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  • Release date

    November 29, 1996

  • Formats

    • OverDrive Listen audiobook

      • ISBN: 9781449874957
      • File size: 163211 KB
      • Duration: 05:40:01

  • Languages

    • English

  • Reviews

    • AudioFile Magazine
      In a realistic portrayal of cops and robbers Higgins details the conflict between loyalty and betrayal faced by criminals who find themselves entangled in the web of justice. Reader Mark Hammer's grizzled voice is too worldly, however, to fit the ages of the young characters in this particular selection. Since individual characters aren't represented by separate voices, the listener must pay close attention to determine the speaker as police or criminal. Hammer does bring a pragmatic style to the conversational tone of the book while also bringing to life the voice of the hardened criminal. J.L.R. (c) AudioFile 2002, Portland, Maine

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  • English

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