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A carregar... Swag (1976)por Elmore Leonard
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The smallest of small-time criminals, Ernest Stickley Jr. figures his luck's about to change when Detroit used car salesman Frank Ryan catches him trying to boost a ride from Ryan's lot. Frank's got some surefire schemes for getting rich quick--all of them involving guns--and all Stickley has to do is follow "Ryan's Rules" to share the wealth. But sometimes rules need to be bent, maybe even broken, if one is to succeed in the world of crime, especially if the "brains" of the operation knows less than nothing. Não foram encontradas descrições de bibliotecas. |
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Swag was published in 1976 and would probably now be prefaced with warnings that it contains expressions and views that reflected that time. It is also heavily sprinkled with references to clothing atrocities that might trigger alarm among sensitive fashion-conscious current readers (and sparked the odd moment of embarrassment in me when I realised I had also been guilty of such crimes against common decency myself).
The plot concerns two minor criminals, ‘Stick’ and Frank Ryan (which allows for occasional puns about frank and earnest discussions) who come together in rather unusual circumstances, and agree to form a partnership to commit a series of armed robberies around Detroit. The story is very much plot driven, although while Leonard doesn’t enter into lengthy descriptions of the protagonists’ characters, it becomes clear that Stick and Frank have different approaches to their work, and also different ultimate objectives.
Leonard keeps up the fast pace, and he held my attention closely throughout. I felt that the book ended rather suddenly, but found reading it an enjoyable experience. ( )