The Ice Harvest: A Novel

ISBN: 0345440196

Author: Phillips, Scott

Condition: New

BITTERLY FUNNY . . . [A] SLEEK FIRST NOVEL . . . NOIR CRIME . . . HAS FOUND A STERLING NEW CHAMPION IN PHILLIPS.-The New York Times Book ReviewA 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 NewsOMINOUS, ACTION-PACKED. . . This is a confident, wry debut . . . [that] may remind readers of Fargo or Pulp Fiction.-Detroit Free PressI SIMPLY CANT 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 weve never heard about whos 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, theres no one to blame.-RICHARD RUSSOAuthor of Straight ManA DARKLY COMIC, SOMETIMES BRUTAL PIECE OF NOIR FICTION.-The Denver PostFinalist for the Hammett Prize