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false <![CDATA[A Dangerous Man: A Novel]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1167321237m/21276.jpg 21276 3 “Among the new voices in twenty-first-century crime fiction, Charlie Huston . . . is where it’s at.” –The Washington Post “Huston writes dialogue so combustible it could fuel a bus and characters crazy enough to take it on the road.” –The New York Times Book Review Reluctant hitman Henry Thompson has fallen on hard times. His grip on life is disintegrating, his pistol hand shaking, his body pinned to his living room couch by painkillers–and his boss, Russian mobster David Dolokhov, isn’t happy about any of it. So Henry is surprised when he’s handed a new assignment: keep tabs on a minor league baseball star named Miguel Arenas. Henry has no pity for the slugger and the wicked gambling problem that got him in trouble, but he can’t help liking the guy. After all, Henry used to be just like him: a natural-born ball player with a bright future. But hell, that was long ago. Before Henry did some guy a favor and ended up running for his life. Before his girlfriend and buddies got gunned down by someone on his tail. Before he agreed to buy his parents’ safety with a life of violence. And when Miguel gets drafted by the Mets and is sent to the Brooklyn Cyclones, Henry must head back to New York, back to the place where all his problems began–and where Henry might find a real reason to keep living, a reason that may just cost him his life. “Huston reminds me of all my favorite writers–Pete Dexter, Robert Stone, Crumley. If there is such a thing as compassionate noir, Charlie has found it. He’s a true marvel.” –Ken Bruen, author of The Guards “Charlie Huston is the real deal.” –Peter Straub 22457 19 9 2006 A Dangerous Man: A Novel total:397|5:120|4:168|3:83|2:22|1:4| 397 1569 567 56 3 0 false false Wed Jan 10 00:00:00 -0800 2007 Tue Sep 15 13:06:40 -0700 2009 Tue Sep 15 13:06:40 -0700 2009 more...]]> 3 0 false false Tue Mar 04 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Mon Jul 27 19:31:04 -0700 2009 Mon Jul 27 19:31:04 -0700 2009 more...]]> 3 0 false false Wed Jul 15 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Wed Jul 15 07:43:04 -0700 2009 Wed Jul 15 17:23:52 -0700 2009 1
The first half of the book was a bit confusing and did not really hold my attention. I found myself having to reread se...more...]]> 3 0 false false Thu May 07 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Fri May 08 09:43:48 -0700 2009 Fri May 08 09:49:58 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Mon Apr 20 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Fri Apr 24 09:57:49 -0700 2009 Fri Apr 24 10:07:11 -0700 2009 more...]]> 1 0 false false Sun Jul 19 21:27:04 -0700 2009 Sun Jul 19 21:27:10 -0700 2009
In some ways, I felt like I was reading one of Thomas Hardy's works (e.g. The Mayor of Casterbridge or Tess of the d'Urbervilles) because Henry Thompson gets in too deep ...more...]]> 4 0 false false Fri Sep 01 00:00:00 -0700 2006 Sat Nov 21 09:48:05 -0800 2009 Sat Nov 21 09:48:31 -0800 2009 SETTING: New York City
SERIES: #3 of 3 (trilogy)
RATING: 4.25
WHY: Hank Thompson is in a downward spiral. Addicted to painkillers, serving at the beck and call of a Russian mobster, he's a hitman whose life is out of control. He has to follow order...more...]]> 3 0 false false Thu Mar 12 11:40:38 -0700 2009 Thu Mar 12 11:43:03 -0700 2009
On the other hand the fighting scenes have lost their freshness and the story line seems a...more...]]> 5 0 false false Thu Dec 25 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Wed Dec 24 00:33:31 -0800 2008 Sat Dec 27 23:26:17 -0800 2008 A Worthy Conclusion to a Worthy Trilogy

For those of you that have read Caught Stealing and Six Bad Things, it should be a no brainer to pick up this concluding volume. For those of you who have not read any of this series, I highly suggest you read the previously mentioned books immediat...more...]]> 5 0 false false Sat Sep 23 00:00:00 -0700 2006 Mon Aug 25 22:36:29 -0700 2008 Mon Aug 25 22:37:02 -0700 2008
I'm a huge Charlie Huston fan, and anxiously awaited this finale to the Henry Thompson trilogy. And I wasn't disappointed: Huston is back in all his quirky quotation mark-free dialogue and non-linear storyline glory.

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Huston keeps you turning pages as he keeps a constant air of menace and forboding--you feel like something terrible is about to just about to happen. His sharp dialogue and concise descriptions create real characters...we may not always like them but we can see them.

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You want a book that's a hard-boiled crime story - this is it. But please start with Caught Stealing & S...more...]]> 4 0 false false Mon Jun 22 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Wed Jun 03 21:15:45 -0700 2009 Mon Jun 22 23:23:00 -0700 2009 more...]]> 3 0 false false Mon Dec 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Thu Aug 20 12:00:15 -0700 2009 Thu Aug 20 12:07:10 -0700 2009 4 0 false false Tue Jan 13 12:19:23 -0800 2009 Thu Jan 22 05:32:14 -0800 2009 4 0 false false Sat Apr 18 21:09:38 -0700 2009 Sat Apr 18 21:09:38 -0700 2009 5 0 false false Thu Mar 26 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon Feb 02 08:23:32 -0800 2009 Fri Mar 27 13:53:33 -0700 2009
This book didn't disappoint at all. And came to what was really the only conclusion possible. I read it in under 3 hours, I couldn'...more...]]> 4 0 false false Fri Sep 04 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Fri Sep 04 17:24:12 -0700 2009 Fri Sep 04 17:27:14 -0700 2009 2 0 false false Mon Jan 19 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Mon Jan 19 20:08:37 -0800 2009 Mon Jan 19 20:10:01 -0800 2009 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=21276