City of Margins by William Boyle
In City of Margins, the lives of several lost souls intersect in Southern Brooklyn in the early 1990s. There's Donnie Parascandolo, a disgraced ex-cop with blood on his hands; Ava Bifulco, a widow whose daily work grind is her whole life; Nick, Ava's son, a grubby high school teacher who dreams of a shortcut to success; Mikey...
A cleverly constructed crime novel.. Boyle creates a lively and gripping atmosphere -- Katja Zimmerman * Netgalley *
The characters are all very different and so well-written they felt real. The book is quite dark and intense at times but there are some very funny moments -- Pamela Scott * Netgalley *
Moving, gritty and incredibly real, it's sure to stay with you long after you turn the final page -- The Publishing Post
Boyle's characters are vividly drawn and painfully real. Fans of literary crime novelists such as George Pelecanos and Richard Price will be highly rewarded * Publishers Weekly *
Boyle has quietly proven he can take on any number of kinds of crime fiction, from a screwball farce to a hardboiled noir to a heartfelt examination of lonely people whose lives cross. * Crime Reads *
The characters are all very different and so well-written they felt real. The book is quite dark and intense at times but there are some very funny moments -- Pamela Scott * Netgalley *
Moving, gritty and incredibly real, it's sure to stay with you long after you turn the final page -- The Publishing Post
Boyle's characters are vividly drawn and painfully real. Fans of literary crime novelists such as George Pelecanos and Richard Price will be highly rewarded * Publishers Weekly *
Boyle has quietly proven he can take on any number of kinds of crime fiction, from a screwball farce to a hardboiled noir to a heartfelt examination of lonely people whose lives cross. * Crime Reads *
William Boyle is from Brooklyn, New York. His debut novel, Gravesend, was published as #1,000 in the Rivages/Noir collection in France, shortlisted for the Prix Polar SNCF, nominated for the Grand Prix de Littérature Policière and shortlisted for the CWA John Creasey New Blood Dagger. Boyle is also the author of the Hammett Prize-nominated The Lonely Witness (No Exit Press), a book of short stories, Death Don't Have No Mercy and another novel, Tout est Brisè, released in France by Gallmeister. A Friend is a Gift You Give Yourself was published to enormous praise, it was an Amazon Best Book in 2019. He lives in Oxford, Mississippi.
| SKU | Unavailable |
| ISBN 13 | 9780857304056 |
| ISBN 10 | 0857304054 |
| Title | City of Margins |
| Author | William Boyle |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Bedford Square Publishers |
| Year published | 2020-09-23 |
| Number of pages | 352 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
| Note | Unavailable |