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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.

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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