Bird Dog - Hardcover

Reed, Philip

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0340684860 ISBN 13: 9780340684863

Publisher: Hodder & Stoughton, 1997

Synopsis

Ex-used car salesman Harold Dodge can't resist helping his beautiful co-worker Marianna to retrieve her car from a low-life dealer - a con-man not unlike the 'bird dog' Harold used to be. But what should have been a straightforward exchange begins to get out of hand. When Marianna unwittingly takes a document which could incriminate some of the local mob the misunderstandings and dirty dealings escalate, and Harold finds himself embroiled in a far more dangerous set-up than he ever could have bargained for. Bird Dog is a sharply observed, witty and affectionate look at the absurd criminal underworld of LA from a talent with a real future.

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About the Author

Born in the Midwest and raised in New England, Philip Reed began his writing career as a night police reporter for the City News Bureau of Chicago and later for the Rocky Mountain News in Denver. In 1982 he continued west to Los Angeles, where he directed his first play, True Blues. His plays have been staged in Los Angeles, San Francisco, Chicago, and New York. He has also written several non-fiction books, including the recently released Free Throw. He now lives in Long Beach, California, with his wife, Vivian Blackwell, a poet, and their two sons Andrew and Tony. Bird Dog is his first novel.

Edition details

• Publisher: Hodder & Stoughton
• Publication date: 1997
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0340684860
• ISBN 13: 9780340684863
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 245