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The Golden Gizmo

de Thompson, Jim

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ISBN 10
0375700323
ISBN 13
9780375700323
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New York: Black Lizard / Vintage Crime # 70032 1st Printing, 1998 ----------trade paperback. Modest edgewear, a near fine copy.. .. Trade Paperback. Near Fine. Illus. by Photo Cover. Note: our prices on Biblio are the LOWEST of any of the sites on which we list our books.

Sinopsis

One of Thompson's most outrageous works of fiction, the Golden Gizmo incorporates elements of the classic American tall tale with descriptions of the particularly hardboiled criminal underclass of 1950's L.A.. Toddy Kent is a hustler, seeking out sources of easy money in the most unlikely places thanks to a sixth-sense he has, known as a 'gizmo,' after the G.I. term for something unidentifiable. He does not know how it works; if he did than maybe he could prevent the inconvenient inconsistencies that often leave him high and dry at the worst times. A transient life leaves Toddy with an extensive rap sheet and a runaround wife, eventually landing him on the gray side of legal in LA county. Then, his gizmo strikes with a hunch he cannot ignore, leading him to an unknown source of gold. Of course it comes at a price to Toddy. His wife turns up dead--murdered--and he finds himself stalked by a chinless man with a talking doberman that sings hymns before it kills. Thomspon's portrayal of the incurable criminal who has no control over his situation goes from hilarious to horrifying. Through Toddy's attempts to understand his situation, the reader is lead through the strip joints, brothels and seedy bars of a different era, when L.A. was capital of the world of illusion.

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Librería
John McCormick CA (CA)
Inventario del vendedor #
013814
Título
The Golden Gizmo
Autor
Thompson, Jim
Ilustrador
Photo Cover
Formato/Encuadernación
Tapa blanda
Estado del libro
Usado - Near Fine
Cantidad disponible
1
Edición
.
ISBN 10
0375700323
ISBN 13
9780375700323
Editorial
New York: Black Lizard / Vintage Crime # 70032 1st Printing
Lugar de publicación
New York, New York, U.s.a.
Fecha de publicación
1998
Palabras clave
Jim Thompson
Catálogos del vendedor
Mysteries & Crime;

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