- Extortion, Journalists, Fiction
"Times are tough for David Miller, a journalist for a second-rate financial magazine who hates his boss, is tired of supporting his girlfriend's partying lifestyle, and recently lost his sister to cancer. But things are about to get much worse. After he loses his wallet in a midtown bar, he finds himself being blackmailed by junkies, lying to his friends and family, and stumbling into a crime that may cost him his life."--BOOK JACKET.
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Classical in form, contemporary, unpretentious and grave.
- classical in formformally daring
- contemporarynostalgic
- unpretentiousprestige
- gravecomic
- earnestironic
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About the book
- Author
- Jason Starr
- First published
- 2004
- Pages
- 243
- Publisher
- Vintage Books
- Editions
- 1
- Language
- English
- ISBN
- 9781400075065
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