{"product_id":"the-friends-of-eddie-coyle-paperback","title":"The Friends of Eddie Coyle - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eGeorge V. Higgins\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eDennis Lehane\u003c\/b\u003e (Introduction by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe classic novel from \"America's best crime novelist\" (\u003ci\u003eTime\u003c\/i\u003e), with a new introduction by Dennis Lehane \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eGeorge V. Higgins's seminal crime novel is a down-and-dirty tale of thieves, mobsters, and cops on the mean streets of Boston. When small-time gunrunner Eddie Coyle is convicted on a felony, he's looking at three years in the pen--that is, unless he sells out one of his big-fish clients to the DA. But which of the many hoods, gunmen, and executioners whom he calls his friends should he send up the river? Told almost entirely in crackling dialogue by a vivid cast of lowlifes and detectives, \u003ci\u003eThe Friends of Eddie Coyle\u003c\/i\u003e is one of the greatest crime novels ever written. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"The best crime novel ever written--makes \u003ci\u003eThe Maltese Falcon\u003c\/i\u003e read like Nancy Drew.\" -- \u003ci\u003eElmore Leonard\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eGeorge V. Higgins\u003c\/b\u003e (1939-1999) was a lawyer, journalist, teacher, and the author of 29 books, including \u003ci\u003eBomber's Law\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eTrust \u003c\/i\u003e, and\u003ci\u003e Kennedy for the Defense\u003c\/i\u003e. His seminal crime novel \u003ci\u003eThe Friends of Eddie Coyle\u003c\/i\u003e was the basis for the 1973 Robert Mitchum film of the same name.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 192\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.51 x 8.26 x 6.54 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 27, 2010\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51754273046816,"sku":"9780312429690","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/95385c4392723c2f683c5793f2180f1d.webp?v=1780036866","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/the-friends-of-eddie-coyle-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}