Shoot the Piano Player |
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Author:
| Goodis, David |
Series title: | Vintage Crime/Black Lizard Ser. |
ISBN: | 978-0-679-73254-9 |
Publication Date: | Dec 1993 |
Publisher: | Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
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Book Format: | Paperback |
List Price: | AUD $36.99 |
Book Description:
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Once upon a time Eddie played concert piano to reverent audiences at Carnegie Hall. Now he bangs out honky-tonk for drunks in a dive in Philadelphia. But then two people walk into Eddie's life--the first promising Eddie a future, the other dragging him back into a treacherous past.
Shoot the Piano Player is a bittersweet and nerve-racking exploration of different kinds of loyalty- the kind a man owes his family, no matter how bad that family is; the kind a man owes...
More DescriptionOnce upon a time Eddie played concert piano to reverent audiences at Carnegie Hall. Now he bangs out honky-tonk for drunks in a dive in Philadelphia. But then two people walk into Eddie's life--the first promising Eddie a future, the other dragging him back into a treacherous past.
Shoot the Piano Player is a bittersweet and nerve-racking exploration of different kinds of loyalty- the kind a man owes his family, no matter how bad that family is; the kind a man owes a woman; and, ultimately, the loyalty he owes himself. The result is a moody thriller that, like the best hard-boiled fiction, carries a moral depth charge.