George 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?
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In the grimy underbelly of Boston, small-time gunrunner Eddie Coyle faces a tough choice. Convicted and staring down three years in prison, he must decide which of his dangerous friends to betray.
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“the best crime novel ever written―makes The Maltese Falcon read like Nancy Drew. - Elmore Leonard”
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