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"BITTERLY FUNNY . . . A] SLEEK FIRST NOVEL . . . NOIR CRIME . . . HAS FOUND A STERLING NEW CHAMPION IN PHILLIPS."
-The New York Times Book Review
"A FUTURE HARD-BOILED CLASSIC-TIGHT, COLD, AND CACKLING WITH IRONY. On Christmas Eve in Wichita], a mob lawyer is skipping town with the cash. But in this boozy, neo-noir world-James M. Cain meets George V. Higgins-the best-laid plans of bagmen turn brutal."
-The Dallas Morning News
"OMINOUS, ACTION-PACKED. . . This is a confident, wry debut . . . that] may remind readers of Fargo or Pulp Fiction."
-Detroit Free Press
"I SIMPLY CAN'T WAIT TO SEE WHAT SCOTT PHILLIPS WILL DO NEXT. This] funny, tough first novel felt like it was written by an old pro, an Elmore Leonard we've never heard about who's discovered a place where the criminals are really dumb, the low-lifes are oh-so-fun to watch and, if somebody just happens to get what he deserves, there's no one to blame."
-RICHARD RUSSO
Author of Straight Man "A DARKLY COMIC, SOMETIMES BRUTAL PIECE OF NOIR FICTION."
-The Denver Post
Finalist for the Hammett Prize
Author: Scott Phillips
Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: Random House Publishing Group
Published: 10/30/2001
Pages: 242
Weight: 0.43lbs
Size: 7.48h x 5.54w x 0.65d
ISBN: 9780345440198
Award: 2001 Anthony Awards Nominee - First Mystery
Review Citation(s):
Ingram Advance 09/01/2005 pg. 74
About the Author
Scott Phillips was born and raised in Wichita, Kansas, and lived for many years in France. He now lives with his wife and daughter in Southern California, where he is currently at work on his second novel.
-The New York Times Book Review
"A FUTURE HARD-BOILED CLASSIC-TIGHT, COLD, AND CACKLING WITH IRONY. On Christmas Eve in Wichita], a mob lawyer is skipping town with the cash. But in this boozy, neo-noir world-James M. Cain meets George V. Higgins-the best-laid plans of bagmen turn brutal."
-The Dallas Morning News
"OMINOUS, ACTION-PACKED. . . This is a confident, wry debut . . . that] may remind readers of Fargo or Pulp Fiction."
-Detroit Free Press
"I SIMPLY CAN'T WAIT TO SEE WHAT SCOTT PHILLIPS WILL DO NEXT. This] funny, tough first novel felt like it was written by an old pro, an Elmore Leonard we've never heard about who's discovered a place where the criminals are really dumb, the low-lifes are oh-so-fun to watch and, if somebody just happens to get what he deserves, there's no one to blame."
-RICHARD RUSSO
Author of Straight Man "A DARKLY COMIC, SOMETIMES BRUTAL PIECE OF NOIR FICTION."
-The Denver Post
Finalist for the Hammett Prize
Author: Scott Phillips
Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: Random House Publishing Group
Published: 10/30/2001
Pages: 242
Weight: 0.43lbs
Size: 7.48h x 5.54w x 0.65d
ISBN: 9780345440198
Award: 2001 Anthony Awards Nominee - First Mystery
Review Citation(s):
Ingram Advance 09/01/2005 pg. 74
About the Author
Scott Phillips was born and raised in Wichita, Kansas, and lived for many years in France. He now lives with his wife and daughter in Southern California, where he is currently at work on his second novel.
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