- Thriller, Fiction, Revenge, Vendetta
Several restaurant workers are murdered by a robber, whose brother is killed by police during the chaotic event. As everyone struggles to heal after the incident, the gunman is determined to kill everyone involved in his brother's death.
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Classical in form, contemporary, grave and earnest.
- classical in formformally daring
- contemporarynostalgic
- gravecomic
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- Author
- George P. Pelecanos
- First published
- 2000
- Pages
- 320
- Publisher
- Dell, Editions de l'Olivier, Little, Brown and Co.
- Editions
- 12
- Language
- French, English
- ISBN
- 9780575402584
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