Cogans Trade, a novel

Hardcover, Stated First Edition 1974 Knopf 216 pages. Near Fine, in a VG+ DJ. Just a touch of shelf/edge wear to red cloth boards with grey titles - corners sharp. Faded black topstain. Just a hint of shelf/edge wear and a touch of edge-toning to original unclipped DJ - now in mylar. Jacket design by Hal Siegel. No previous owner markings - all pages are clean and unmarked. Deckled edges. George V. Higgins (November 13, 1939 November 6, 1999) was an American author, lawyer, newspaper columnist, raconteur and college professor. He is best known for his bestselling crime novels, including The Friends of Eddie Coyle, which established the Boston noir genre of gangster tales that spawned several popular films by followers in the late 20th and early 21st centuries. This was Higgins's third novel centered on crime in Boston neighborhoods, following The Friends of Eddie Coyle and The Digger's Game. In Cogan's Trade, Cogan is a hitman who targets the person responsible for a card-game heist. The person is identified through a second heist and pursued by Cogan, who works for an anonymous benefactor who also has a non-criminal role in society. Cogan's Trade was the basis for the 2012 film Killing Them Softly, directed by Andrew Dominik and starring Brad Pitt. A very handsome and clean vintage First Edition in DJ.LOC SSS-15

Product Info

ISBN: 0394490576

ISBN-13: 9780394490571

Publisher: Knopf

Year: 1974-01-01

Type: Used

Binding: Hardcover

First Edition

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