Snitch Jacket

Christopher Goffard

ISBN 10: 1585679542 / ISBN 13: 9781585679546

Published by Overlook, New York, 2007

About this Item

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Bibliographic Details

Title: Snitch Jacket

Publisher: Overlook, New York

Publication Date: 2007

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Fine

Dust Jacket Condition: Fine

Signed: Signed and Dated

Edition: First Edition/First Printing

About this title

Synopsis:

Combining elements of classic noir, dark comedy, and a misfits memoir reminiscent of Notes from the Underground, Goffard brings life to the darker side of West Coast counter-culture, in a literary crime novel that will delight readers.

Review:

"This smart and funny first novel had me by the second page... A classily written caper with an authentically touching streak of melancholy" (Sam Leith Telegraph)

"Consistently amusing and affecting... Very much in the vein of Elmore Leonard or Carl Hiaasen...funny and fast moving" (Jonathan Gibbs Independent on Sunday)

"This is a thriller packed full of rich situations and even richer characters, and the fact that it is also very funny does not detract from the life-and-death action. This is a remarkably assured debut from Los Angeles Times reporter Christopher Goffard, who writes like an angel and plots like a demon" (Matthew Lewin Guardian)

"Goffard certainly knows how to make us sympathise with Benny - an articulate crook is always an attractive character" (Zoe Jewell Time Out)

"If you've been missing your regular Hunter S Thompson doses, then Snitch Jacket could fill the void" (Big Issue)