High Life |
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| Author:
| Stokoe, Matthew |
| Series title: | Little House on the Bowery Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-1-888451-32-0 |
| Publication Date: | Aug 2002 |
| Publisher: | Akashic Books
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $16.95 |
Book Description:
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Hollywood, the City of Dreams. Jack had come here,with one ambition: to become famous, a star -,in exactly what way, he didn't care. In his second,novel, Matthew Stokoe proves himself a worthy heir,to the great tradition of California noir. Brutal,and unflinching in its depiction of violence and,sex, his book is like an unholy hybrid of Raymond,Chandler's best work and Brett Ellis's American,Psycho.
Hollywood, the City of Dreams. Jack had come here,with one ambition: to become famous, a star -,in exactly what way, he didn't care. In his second,novel, Matthew Stokoe proves himself a worthy heir,to the great tradition of California noir. Brutal,and unflinching in its depiction of violence and,sex, his book is like an unholy hybrid of Raymond,Chandler's best work and Brett Ellis's American,Psycho.