Damaged Goods - Hardcover

Jefferson, Roland S.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0743268865 ISBN 13: 9780743268868

Publisher: Atria Books, 2005

Synopsis

Released from prison by a corrupt warden in exchange for his promise to carry out a final, lucrative heist, notorious bank robber Alonzo Crane gathers a band of old accomplices to help in the plot, which is complicated by his unexpected feelings for a fellow conspirator. By the author of The School on 103rd Street. 30,000 first printing.

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Review

"Roland Jefferson has fashioned a great American heist novel as thrilling as it is entertaining."

--Valerie Wilson Wesley, author of "Dying in the Dark" and "A Tamara Hayle Mystery"

"Roland Jefferson's Damaged Goods is delivered in crisp, snappy dialogue, an exciting pace, and a plot loaded with surprises. Reading it is like enjoying a suspense-filled movie."

--Herb Boyd, author of "We Shall Overcome" and "Pound for Pound"

"Fast paced...Roland Jefferson has crafted an L.A. mean streets winner."

--Robert Greer, author of "Heat Shock"

"Step from the straight-and-narrow onto the crooked path laid down by Roland Jefferson in "Damaged Goods" where everybody has an angle to play; where the biggest thieves have name plaques on their desks; and roll with a cast of desperate characters caught up in a caper that might net them some phat bank or a guest appearance at the morgue."

--Gary Phillips, co-editor of the "Cocaine Chronicles"

Synopsis

A gripping, clever and pacey novel brimming with elaborate schemes and eccentric characters. Written by a real-life professional forensic psychologist, this thrilling novel has a pedigree and quality that puts it leagues ahead of the competition. Alonzo Crane, a notorious and long-imprisoned bank robber, secretly has been given the chance to walk free and start a new life. The catch - and there's always a catch - is that the man dubbed the 'Motion Picture Bank Robber', because of his spectacularly cinematic heists, must pull off the greatest job of his career for a corrupt prison warden...or die trying. Once released from prison, Crane sets to work, gathering a gang of old accomplices and seasoned crinimals to help execute his complicated plans. However, he hadn't planned on falling for one of his co-conspirators along the way. And now, haunted by his past and embroilled in what's rapidly becoming a kamikaze mission, Crane is playing for the highest stakes - his honour, his love and his life.

Edition details

• Publisher: Atria Books
• Publication date: 2005
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0743268865
• ISBN 13: 9780743268868
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 212