King Suckerman Contributor(s): Pelecanos, George P. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0316695904 ISBN-13: 9780316695909 Publisher: Little Brown and Company OUR PRICE: $34.65 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: August 1997 Annotation: In the summer of 1976, the nation's capital is gearing up for the Bicentennial. Captain Beefheart's on the eight-track, and the hot new film "King Suckerman" has everyone talking. Two knockaround guys named Clay and Karras are out looking for trouble when they stumble onto a drug deal gone bad and end up with a pile of money that isn't theirs. When the well-armed dealer starts spilling blood to get to the cash, Clay and Karras must take a stand, go straight, and get justice--or maybe just sweet revenge. |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Fiction | Thrillers - General - Fiction | Thrillers - Espionage - Fiction | Mystery & Detective - Hard-boiled |
Dewey: FIC |
LCCN: 97000243 |
Series: Cancer Surveys: Advances and |
Physical Information: 0.9" H x 6.26" W x 9.38" (1.19 lbs) 288 pages |
Themes: - Chronological Period - 1950-1999 - Chronological Period - 1970's - Cultural Region - Mid-Atlantic - Cultural Region - South Atlantic - Geographic Orientation - District of Columbia - Locality - Washington, D.C. |
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Publisher Description: In the summer of 1976, the nation's capital is gearing up for the Bicentennial. Captain Beefheart's on the eight-track, and the hot new film King Suckerman has everyone talking. Two knockaround guys named Clay and Karras are out looking for trouble when they stumble onto a drug deal gone bad and end up with a pile of money that isn't theirs. When the well-armed dealer starts spilling blood to get to the cash, Clay and Karras must take a stand, go straight, and get justice--or maybe just sweet revenge. |