Description
In 1970s Detroit, struggling used-car salesman Frank Ryan joins forces with smooth, reckless car thief Ernest “Stick” Stickley, Jr. to pursue what they believe is the perfect criminal enterprise: simple armed robbery. Their carefully devised “Ten Golden Rules” bring quick profits and comic confidence, but success begins to erode their discipline when they set their sights on a far bigger department-store heist. As police pressure mounts and volatile partners enter the scheme, Frank and Stick discover that greed, betrayal, and bad judgment can undo even the best-laid plan. With razor-sharp dialogue, deadpan humor, and an unsentimental eye for the absurdity of criminal life, the novel is a classic Elmore Leonard crime caper.
Available Editions
paperback
Phoenix (an Imprint of The Orion Publishing Group Ltd )
Published Dec 2, 2004
240 pages
ISBN: 9780753819647
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Details
First Published
1976
Language
eng
Content Warnings
Content and trigger warnings for Swag by Elmore Leonard.