El propietario de un lúgubre edificio de apartamentos de Boston cuyos inquilinos llevan tiempo sin pagar el alquiler en protesta por el penoso estado de la finca cree que prenderle fuego sería la manera...

Jackie Cogan, sicario de la mafia de Nueva Inglaterra, es el encargado de «resolver» el atraco a una partida de póquer clandestina. Cogan, un profesional despiadado con la eficacia de un hombre de negocios...

'No one ever did it better' NEW YORK TIMES'If you haven't read George V. Higgins you can't call yourself a fan of crime fiction' Val McDermidArthur McKeach and Nick Cistero have been behind most of the...

'Every American crime writer of the past 30 years owes a debt to George V Higgins. Higgins is the daddy. Read him and rejoice' Val McDermid'This author has the talent to make every word count, ratcheting...

'Higgins...has arranged the conventions of the crime novel into something new: oblique, bleak and often graveyard funny' SUNDAY TIMES'Every American crime writer of the past 30 years owes a debt to George...

'Flawless of its kind - never a false word, phrase, rhythm, gesture.' - The New Republic'Every American crime writer of the past 30 years owes a debt to George V Higgins. Higgins is the daddy. Read him...

Jackie Cogan, homme de main de la Mafia, est chargé d'enquêter sur un vol qui s'est déroulé lors d'un tournoi de poker clandestin. Dans un monde sans foi ni loi régi par les gangsters, il ne reculera...

A crime masterpiece brought back into print - and transformed into the major film, Killing Them Softly, starring Brad Pitt.'Brilliant' WASHINGTON POST 'Gripping' TIMES 'Masterly' WALL STREET JOURNALJackie...

'A hell of a story from a hell of a storyteller' Daily Mail'Higgins writes about the world of crime with an authenticity that is unmatched' Washington Post1970, Boston, and a daring attack on an armoured...

'The best crime novel ever written' - Elmore Leonard'If you haven't read George V. Higgins you can't call yourself a fan of crime fiction' Val McDermid'Higgins deserves to stand in the company of Chandler...