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Cogan's Trade (Filmed as Killing Them Softly):
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Higgins deserves to stand in the company of the likes of Chandler and Hammett as one of the true innovators in crime fiction. Scott Turow
"Higgins can plot a whole book like one long chase scene. He can write dialogue so authentic it spits." Life
"The Balzac of the Boston underworld. ... Higgins is almost uniquely blessed with a gift for voices, each of them ... as distinctive as a fingerprint." The New Yorker
One of the great crime writers of the twentieth century. Kansas City Star
Higgins writes about the world of crime with an authenticity that is unmatched. --The Washington Post
A uniquely gifted writer . . . who does at least as well by the Hogarthian Boston he knows as Raymond Chandler once did for Southern California. The New York Times
"Superb. . . Higgins is a complete novelist. His work will be read when the work of competing writers has been forgotten." Chicago Daily News
"Brilliant. . . Higgins is a master stylist."--New York Post
George V. Higgins s mastery of the patois of the Boston criminal class is legendary. San Jose Mercury News"
"Higgins deserves to stand in the company of the likes of Chandler and Hammett as one of the true innovators in crime fiction." --Scott Turow
Book Description
A crime masterpiece brought back into print - and now transformed into the major film, Killing Them Softly, starring Brad Pitt
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Cogan's Trade
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NYC Alfred A. Knopf 1974., 1974
ISBN 10: 0394490576
ISBN 13: 9780394490571
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Seller: Library House Internet Sales, Grand Rapids, OH, U.S.A.
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Hardcover. Condition: Poor. No Jacket. ".Cogan is an enforcer; and when the Mob%u2019s rules get broken, he gets hired to ply his trade%u2014murder. . Cogan is called in when a high-stake card game under the protection of the Mob is heisted. Expertly, with a ruthless businessman%u2019s efficiency, a shrewd sense of other people%u2019s weaknesses, and a style as cold as his stare, Cogan moves with reliable precision to restore the status quo as ill-conceived capers and double-dealing shenanigans erupt into high-voltage violence." -- Publisher's description. Due to age and/or environmental conditions, the pages of this book have darkened. Solid binding. Boards are moderately bowed, but not severely. Boards are moderate to severely edgeworn. Shows more than the usual amount of shelf wear. Please note the image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item. Book. Seller Inventory # 123794597
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COGAN'S TRADE
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NYC Alfred A. Knopf 1974., 1974
ISBN 10: 0394490576
ISBN 13: 9780394490571
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Hardcover. Condition: Fair. No Jacket. Missing dust jacket; Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less. Seller Inventory # G0394490576I5N01
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COGAN'S TRADE
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NYC Alfred A. Knopf 1974., 1974
ISBN 10: 0394490576
ISBN 13: 9780394490571
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Hardcover. Condition: Fair. No Jacket. Former library book; Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less. Seller Inventory # G0394490576I5N10
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COGAN'S TRADE
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ISBN 10: 0394490576
ISBN 13: 9780394490571
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Hardcover. Condition: Fair. No Jacket. Missing dust jacket; Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less. Seller Inventory # G0394490576I5N01
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Cogan's Trade
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ISBN 10: 0394490576
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Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Price Clipped Dust Jacket with very light edge wear, second printing is stated on the copyright page. Seller Inventory # 003680
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Cogan's Trade
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Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. 1st Edition. First edition, first printing. Good+ in good+ DJ. Book has some fading at top and bottom of the red cloth boards; some bumping on head and tail of spine; faint remainder stamp on bottom of text block; some erasure of penciled price info on ffep. DJ is not price clipped; somewhat rubbed and smudged; has a tear with 1/4 in. triangle chip at bottom front foldover; now in protective mylar cover. Seller Inventory # 000493
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COGAN'S TRADE
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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. First Edition. First Edition, First Printing. Not price-clipped. Published by Alfred A. Knopf, 1974. Octavo. Hardcover. Book is very good. Dust jacket is very good with sticker on front cover.100% positive feedback. 30 day money back guarantee. NEXT DAY SHIPPING! Excellent customer service. Please email with any questions. All books packed carefully and ship with free delivery confirmation/tracking. All books come with free bookmarks. Ships from Sag Harbor, New York. Seller Inventory # 373746
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Cogan's Trade
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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Hardcover and dust jacket. Jacket differs from pictured. Good binding and cover. Shelf wear. Owner's name on fep, else unmarked. Seller Inventory # 2309140047
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Gogan's Trade
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Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. First Edition. 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 216 pages; Stated First Edition. Mylar Cover on dust jacket. Dust Jacket shows minor wear of usage. Book Tight. Text is clean, no markings seen. Seller Inventory # 2235
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COGAN'S TRADE
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ISBN 10: 0394490576
ISBN 13: 9780394490571
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hardcover. Condition: As New. Seller Inventory # 0394490576-VB