by George V. Higgins · Edicions 62 · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788429737271
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«Els amics de l'Eddie Coyle» is the crime novel by George V. Higgins, published by Edicions 62 in paperback (160 pages, in Catalan).
The novel follows Eddie Coyle, a small-time crook who survives in the underworld while collaborating as an informer with the justice system. His deals and betrayals, always marked by failure, trace a skeptical and melancholic portrait of crime and of a decaying society.
Catalan translation by Esther Roig Giménez; original work in English: The Friends of Eddie Coyle. Number 144 of the Seleccions de la Cua de Palla collection.
A work for fans of crime fiction and hard-boiled fiction, with a protagonist far removed from the conventional hero.
George V. Higgins was an American author, lawyer, newspaper columnist, raconteur and college professor. He authored more than thirty books, including Bomber's Law, Trust, and Kennedy for the Defense, and 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.
