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The Rat on Fire

The Rat on Fire

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SKU 9781409137542 Categories Fiction / Crime Thrillers, Products

'Higgins...has arranged the conventions of the crime novel into something new: oblique, bleak and often graveyard funny' SUNDAY TIMES

''Higgins...has arranged the conventions of the crime novel into something new: oblique, bleak and often graveyard funny'' SUNDAY TIMES

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Product ID:	9781409137542
Product Form:	Paperback / softback
Country of Manufacture:	GB
Title:	The Rat on Fire
Authors:	Author: George V. Higgins
Page Count:	224
Subjects:	Crime and mystery fiction, Crime & mystery
Description:	'Higgins...has arranged the conventions of the crime novel into something new: oblique, bleak and often graveyard funny' SUNDAY TIMES ''Higgins...has arranged the conventions of the crime novel into something new: oblique, bleak and often graveyard funny'' SUNDAY TIMES ''Every American crime writer of the past 30 years owes a debt to George V Higgins. Higgins is the daddy. Read him and rejoice'' Val McDermid ''Higgins deserves to stand in the company of Chandler and Hammett as one of the true innovators in crime fiction'' Scott Turow When the tenants of Jerry Fein''s dilapidated buildings refuse to pay the rent on account of the rats, Jerry drafts in arsonist Leo Proctor to take care of the problem. After all, the place is insured and the fire marshall''s back is turned, so what could go wrong?
Imprint Name:	Orion (an Imprint of The Orion Publishing Group Lt
Publisher Name:	Orion Publishing Co
Country of Publication:	GB
Publishing Date:	2013-01-17

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Weight	214 g
Dimensions	199 × 131 × 16 mm

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