Citizen Vince - Hardcover

Jess Walter

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0340819944 ISBN 13: 9780340819944

Publisher: Hodder & Stoughton Ltd, 2005

Synopsis

Vince's real name is Marty Hagen. A career criminal from New Jersey, he has been given a new identity in a sleepy Northwest city by the Witness Protection Program. Since he testified against the hoods he used to run with, his rights have been restored - including his right to vote, something he's never done. For Vince, voting in the Presidential election becomes the most important thing in his life - proof that even a guy like him can change. But while Vince is busy remaking himself, his past arrives in town in the form of a contract killer that he recognises from his old life. Has he come to kill Vince? With three days left until the election, Vince must duck crooks, cops and an implacable killer, as he tries to figure out a way to save himself, and his dreams. A suspenseful crime story, a moving love story and a superb evocation of time and place, "Citizen Vince" is a truly memorable novel from an acclaimed author.

About this title

About the Author:

Jess Walter is the author of the highly acclaimed novels LAND OF THE BLIND and OVER TUMBLED GRAVES, which was a New York Times notable book for 2001. He is also the co-author on Christopher Darden's number one bestseller IN CONTEMPT and wrote the non-fiction book EVERY KNEE SHALL BOW. Walter lives in Spokane with his family.

Review:

'Splendidly entertaining, thoughtful' -- Sunday Telegraph 20050501 'A tasty novel. Funny, sad, mad, scary ... I liked it a lot.' -- Independent on Sunday 20050417 'Refreshing ... entertaining ... [with] wry precision and expert timing' -- New York Times 20050418 'It's been a long time since I've read a book as compulsively, indeed greedily, as I read CITIZEN VINCE. Here are characters who seem to live of their own volition, who talk out of a terrible inner need to make themselves known and understood, who reveal not just themselves but the yearning heart of our great flawed democracy.' -- Richard Russo, Pulitzer-Prize winning author of EM 20050418 'A nerve-tingling narrative' -- Manchester City Life 20050421 'Dazzling ... wry dialogue ... agile prose ... and a finely tuned plot.' -- Seattle Times 20050424 'Utterly inventive ... excruciatingly breathless' -- Washington Post Book World 20050410 'Admirably unpredictable ... always engrossing. Walter's best by far.' -- Kirkus Reviews 20040901 'Citizen Vince is fresh and different - a gritty story of betrayal, and an extended riff on life, death and politics. Walter is a literary talent writ large.' -- Boston Globe 20040901 'This tale of unlikely redemption works because of Walter's virtuoso command of character and dialogue - along with a wicked second-act twist' -- Booklist 20040901 'Intelligently written, bittersweet and thoroughly absorbing.' -- Seattle Times, on OVER TUMBLED GRAVES 20040901 'Jess Walter has just about lapped the field with his superior first novel OVER TUMBLED GRAVES. The suspense and surprises are terrific, but best of all are the characters he has managed to create.' -- James Patterson on OVER TUMBLED GRAVES 20040901 'Walter renders his blind land with a clear-eyed, compassionate vision.' -- Kirkus Reviews, on LAND OF THE BLIND 20040901 'A most accomplished debut.' -- Sunday Telegraph, on OVER TUMBLED GRAVES 20040901

About this edition

• Publisher: Hodder & Stoughton Ltd
• Publication date: 2005
• ISBN 10: 0340819944
• ISBN 13: 9780340819944
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 304