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'He looked like the kind of guy your mother would like to marry your sister. If you had a mother. If you had a sister.'
So begins the story of Eddie Ginley - a Liverpool bingo caller, who dreams of being Sam Spade in The Maltese Falcon and recording 'Blue Suede Shoes'. And when Eddie sets himself up as a private eye, those dreams start coming true - only they're not dreams, they're nightmares.
So begins the story of Eddie Ginley - a Liverpool bingo caller, who dreams of being Sam Spade in The Maltese Falcon and recording 'Blue Suede Shoes'. And when Eddie sets himself up as a private eye, those dreams start coming true - only they're not dreams, they're nightmares.
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Eddie Ginley is a Liverpool bingo caller who dreams of being an actor. When he celebrates his birthday b y placing an ad in the local paper someone sends him a prese nt - a gun, some cash and a picture of a girl. Now his dream s have turned into nightmares. '
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- PublisherSlow Dancer Press
- Publication date1998
- ISBN 10 1871033446
- ISBN 13 9781871033441
- BindingPaperback
- Number of pages144
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Book Description Pictorial Cover. Condition: As New. No Jacket. First Thus. 1st prtg. Smith's funny and affectionate take on the private eye genre has been unavailable for many years (orig. 1971). Now re-published with a new introduction by Stephen Frears, who directed "Gumshoe", readers can enjoy this period classic about Eddie, made famous by Albert Finney in the film. Eddie Ginley is a Liverpool bingo caller who dreams of being Sam Spade in The Maltese Falcon and recording "Blue Suede Shoes." When Eddie celebrates his birthday by placing an ad in the local paper, someone sends him a present -- a gun, some cash, and a picture of a girl. Now his dreams start coming true, only they're not dreams, they're nightmares. Trade Paperback. Seller Inventory # 017527
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