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2 Formats: Library CD
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2 Formats: MP3 CD
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ISBN: 9798200139415
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ISBN: 9798200139439
| Runtime: | 5.28 Hours |
| Category: | Fiction |
| Audience: | Adult |
| Language: | English |
Summary
Summary
Michael McGill is a burned-out private detective who suddenly becomes enlisted by an army of presidential goons to retrieve the Constitution of the United States, but not the one we all know about. This would be the real Constitution (the one with invisible amendments) created by some of the Founding Fathers as a fallback for their great experiment. Along the way, McGill gains a polyamorous sidekick named Trix, gets scared to death by what men do with warm salty water, and descends into a world where crime, sex, and madness all seem to be the same thing.Full of mind-bending style and packed with a wild cast of characters, Crooked Little Vein infuses Robert B. Parker with Kurt Vonnegut and the madness of the graphic novel world. A surprisingly surreal treat, it will appeal to hardcore comic fans, mystery aficionados, and anybody looking for a riotous adventure.
Editorial Reviews
Editorial Reviews
“[A] brilliantly nasty and weird detective novel.” —Entertainment Weekly
“A heart-shredding work of scatological brilliance that gleefully annihilates private-eye tropes and pole-vaults over taste lines.” —Los Angeles Times Book Review
“A book readers will not soon forget.” —Chicago Tribune
“Completely compulsive, impossible to put down.” —Globe and Mail (Toronto)
“If you’re looking for an antidote to the stifling formula of genre fiction, this could be your book.” —New York magazine
“Even the more exotic characters of the novel [are] provided a quality and realistic voice that adds a deeper level of insanity to the individuals and the novel.” —Publishers Weekly, (starred review)
Even the more exotic characters of the novel [are] provided a quality and realistic voice that adds a deeper level of insanity to the individuals and the novel. —Publishers Weekly Starred Audio Review
Author
Author Bio: Warren Ellis
Warren Ellis is the award-winning creator of graphic novels such as Fell, Ministry of Space, Planetary, and Transmetropolitan and the author of the novel Crooked Little Vein. His graphic novel RED was adapted into the #1 hit film of the same name starring Bruce Willis and Helen Mirren. He lives in southern England.
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Details
Details
| Available Formats : | Library CD, MP3 CD |
| Category: | Fiction |
| Runtime: | 5.28 |
| Audience: | Adult |
| Language: | English |
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