The Friends of Eddie Coyle
by George V. Higgins
Taste attributes: crimedramathrillerfresh & originalunsavouryheavyrealisticintricatelinearenclosedinjustice/tragedy/vengeancetroubled leadsself destruction/implosion
Boxlist takeRealistic and original: a dark crime novel, heavy rather than light. Best if you like surprises over comfort.
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Pace: balanced · Originality: fresh · Tone: dark · Weight: heavy · Realism: true to life · Story: balanced · Structure: linear · Look: balanced · Scale: confined · Emotional punch: balancedHow we score
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3.8 / 5
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About This Book
"Eddie Coyle is a small-time punk with a big-time problem - who to sell out to avoid being sent up again. Eddie works for Jimmy Scalisi, supplying him with guns for a couple of bank jobs. But a cop named Foley is onto Eddie, and he's leaning on him to finger Scalisi, a gang leader with a lot to hide. And then there's Dillon, a full-time bartender and a part-time contract killer pretending to be Eddie's friend.
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- Author
- George V. Higgins
- Published
- 1970
- Pages
- 192
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- Open Library
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