Old and Cold - Softcover

Jim Nisbet

Softcover

ISBN 10: 159020915X ISBN 13: 9781590209158

Publisher: THE OVERLOOK PRESS, 2013

Synopsis

What's a guy to do when he lives under a bridge and has an unquenchable thirst for martinis? Kill for cash. So goes the logic at the heart of Old and Cold, leading to a spree of hits that are sometimes perfectly executed, sometimes messy, always set against the backdrop of San Francisco's beaches, bars and murky darkened streets. Told at breakneck speed in a bravura voice, this novel is Jim Nisbet's finest work yet. A tough and tender love letter to a city's underbelly, this is a shockingly funny tale of suspense that won't let readers go until the very last page.

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Review:

"Truly, hellishly gritty."

"Truly, hellishly gritty."---"Los Angeles Times"
"Nobody has Nisbet''s distinctive style, humor, and sheer craft ... one of the finest masters of noir."----Ken Bruen
"Nobody has Nisbet's distinctive style, humor, and sheer craft ... one of the finest masters of noir."----Ken Bruen
"Readers should be prepared for a flashy intellectual entry in the new geezer noir subgenre, in which a sinister barkeep almost traps our antihero with an open tab."---"Publishers Weekly"

"A grim, fiercely written entry whose best feature is one baleful voice, one step from the grave."---"Kirkus"

"An unheralded masterpiece of the noir genre. Everyone who loves Noir should read this brilliant book." James Ellroy

"Nobody has Nisbet's distinctive style, humor, and sheer craft one of the finest masters of noir." Ken Bruen

"Truly, hellishly gritty." "Los Angeles Times"

"Readers should be prepared for a flashy intellectual entry in the new geezer noir subgenre, in which a sinister barkeep almost traps our antihero with an open tab." "Publishers Weekly"
"A grim, fiercely written entry whose best feature is one baleful voice, one step from the grave." "Kirkus""

About the Author:

Jim Nisbet is the author of twelve novels and five books of poetry. He has been nominated for the Pushcart Prize three times, shortlisted for the Hammett Prize, and published in ten languages. He lives in San Francisco, California.

About this edition

• Publisher: THE OVERLOOK PRESS
• Publication date: 2013
• ISBN 10: 159020915X
• ISBN 13: 9781590209158
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 160