The Rat on Fire
Overview
A riveting, blistering hot novel about the shady side of the law and the business side of the Boston underworld by the one and only George V. Higgins. Jerry Fein is a small-time lawyer, occasional booking agent, and full-time slumlord. But he's nobody's fool. So when the tenants of his dilapidated buildings refuse to pay rent because of rats, Jerry knows just the man to help him--Leo Proctor, a professional arsonist, who can make a fire marshal look the other way for a little cash. But the heat is on over at the police station as well, and a couple of cops are suddenly feeling pressure from their superiors to produce, and something has got to give. Full of hardnosed cops and lawyers a little too familiar with both sides of the law, The Rat on Fire is another Higgins masterpiece and an unflinching portrait of the Boston crime world.
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Details
- ISBN-13: 9780307947246
- ISBN-10: 0307947246
- Publisher: Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
- Publish Date: March 2012
- Dimensions: 8.02 x 5.23 x 0.58 inches
- Shipping Weight: 0.43 pounds
- Page Count: 192
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