Dog Eat Dog

Edward Bunker, (Introduction) William Styron

ISBN 10: 0312143141 / ISBN 13: 9780312143145

Published by St. Martin's Press, 1996

Seller Inventory # 1264965

Synopsis:

Carved from a lifetime of experience that runs the gamut from incarceration to liberation, Dog Eat Dog is the story of three men who are all out of prison and now have the task of adapting themselves to civilian life. The California three strikes law looms over them, but what the hell, they're going to do it, and they're going to do it their way.
Troy, an aloof mastermind, seeks an uncomplicated, clean life but cannot get away from his hatred for the system. Diesel is on the mob's payroll and his interest in his suburban home and his nagging wife is waning. The loose cannon of the trio, Mad Dog, is possessed by true demons within that simply lead him from the situation to the next.
One more hit, one more jackpot, and they'll all be satisfied. Troy constructs the perfect crime and they pull it off, but in the aftermath, they keep finding the law surrounding them wherever they go.

Review: "Mr. Bunker has written a raw, unromantic, naturalistic crime drama more lurid than anything the noiresque Chandlers or Hammetts ever dreamed up . . . "Dog Eat Dog" is an exciting, tightly constructed crime thriller with a fully realized cast of characters."-The New York Times

"It's easy to see why Bunker has acquired such diverse admirers as Quentin Tarantino and William Styron . . . What distinguishes Byron from other crime writers is his ability to convey the compassion dormant within his violent criminals without resorting to excess luridness, sympathy, or moralism."-Publishers Weekly

"Edward Bunker is among the tiny band of American prisoner writers whose work possesses integrity, craftsmanship, and moral passion . . . An artist with a unique and compelling voice"- William Styron

"The 'Angel Dust' of crime fiction - thrillingly violent and addictive" - Evening Standard

"The best armed robbery novel ever written" James Ellroy

"At 40 Eddie Bunker was a hardened criminal with a substantial prison record. Twenty-five years later, he was hailed by his peers as America''s greatest living crime writer" - --The Independent

"_Dog Eat Dog_ expands beyond its genre confines" ----Cinesthesia

Bibliographic Details

Title: Dog Eat Dog
Publisher: St. Martin's Press
Publication Date: 1996
Binding: Hardcover
Condition: Good