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Rucka, Greg

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0749904623 ISBN 13: 9780749904623

Publisher: Judy Piatkus Publishers, 1998

Synopsis

First UK edition hardcover with unclipped dust jacket, in very good condition. Jacket edges are creased, and page block is slightly tanned. Otherwise, as unread. LW

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Review

The subject is BGs--bodyguards--and Natalie Trent (bred and buttered in the personal security business, where her father, Elliot, is a top player) says to Atticus Kodiak, "You know what a bad reputation BGs have. Most people on the street think a BG is a muscle-bound heavy with mirror shades, undereducated and overarmed."

Atticus, of course--as readers of Greg Rucka's explosive and intelligent books about him (Finder and Keeper) already know--is none of the above. He does tend to get involved in running gun battles in heavily populated urban areas, however, and has lost a client or two in a shootout. No wonder the very slick Elliot Trent doesn't want him as an employee, let alone a son-in-law, in a case involving the protection of an eccentric scientist about to blow the whistle on a giant tobacco company. But Atticus worms his way in anyway--and the results are as exciting and packed with fascinating inside details of the BG trade as ever. Particularly entertaining is a scene where Atticus and Natalie are hired to test the security of a safe house, using everything from unordered pizzas to volleys of tennis balls to irritate the guards. And the presence of a very spooky world-class hired killer known only as John (or Jane) Doe keeps the tension wires at maximum tightness. Another fine performance from a writer ready to move up in weight and class. --Dick Adler

From the Publisher

Praise for Greg Rucka's Keeper:

"An impressive debut...Keeper is one to hang on to."
--People

"Keeper is no ordinary thriller. It pulls at the heartstrings and brings tears to the eyes....A remarkable first novel."
--The Orlando Sentinel

Finder:

"[A] top-notch thriller...a powerhouse of a story that will leave readers gasping."
--Booklist

"Rucka blends Spillane's 'tough-guy' private eye with Chandler's noir insights and Hemingway's spartan expression....Once you've picked up this book, chances are you'll just keep going."
--Statesman Journal

Edition details

• Publisher: Judy Piatkus Publishers
• Publication date: 1998
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0749904623
• ISBN 13: 9780749904623
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 288