How to Rob an Armored Car - Softcover

Levison, Iain

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1569475997 ISBN 13: 9781569475997

Publisher: Soho Press, 2009

Synopsis

In a dying Pennsylvania coal town, three friends are looking for a way out. Mitch is a rebellious malcontent whose bad attitude gets him fired from a chain big box store. Doug can identify any pill by sight and any ‘80s rock song by the first three notes but doesn’t understand credit scores. Kevin got married and had a kid too soon and is now on parole after serving jail time for growing marijuana. The three of them dabble in petty crime and believe they have a talent for it. They start by stealing a high-definition TV, then set their sights on bigger scores. Soon things begin to get out of hand.

About this title

About the Author:

Iain Levison is the author of A Working Stiff’s Manifesto, an account of his post-collegiate work experience, consisting of forty-two jobs in ten years, and of two previous novels, Since the Layoffs and Dog Eats Dog. He lives in Raleigh, North Carolina.

From Publishers Weekly:

Levison, author of the memoir A Working Stiff's Manifesto, delivers a ticklish novel about three hapless friends who turn to crime as a last desperate crack at prosperity in their rundown Pennsylvania coal town. Stoner roommates Mitch and Doug are trapped in dead-end jobs. They decide, along with dog-walker friend Kevin, to take something back from the world that's been ripping them off for years, but as their hilariously inept bungling reveals, the trio is far from criminal masterminds. Levison plays the threesome's antics for serious laughs as they argue and fall all over each other trying to pull off a caper that will land them enough money to buy a new car. Needless to say, things don't look good for the three Dillinger-lites. With a nose for half-baked dreams and a keen ear for how man-children talk and think, Levison offers an honest and humorous romp through lower-middle class frustration. (Oct.)
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About this edition

• Publisher: Soho Press
• Publication date: 2009
• ISBN 10: 1569475997
• ISBN 13: 9781569475997
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 304