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Beschreibung
A hard-edged crime novel centered on corruption, vice, and the mechanics of power beneath the surface of urban life. In The Big Fix, Ed Lacy constructs a tightly controlled narrative in which personal ambition, criminal enterprise, and institutional compromise intersect, revealing the pressures that shape both individuals and systems.
Lacy's work is marked by its direct prose and unembellished approach to character and setting, aligning it with mid-twentieth-century American crime fiction that emphasizes motive, consequence, and the ambiguities of justice. The novel moves through a landscape of deals, betrayals, and calculated risks, maintaining a steady focus on the human factors that drive criminal activity.
This edition presents the original text in a clear and readable format, preserving the tone and structure of Lacy's work while offering a stable modern typesetting.
A hard-edged crime novel centered on corruption, vice, and the mechanics of power beneath the surface of urban life. In The Big Fix, Ed Lacy constructs a tightly controlled narrative in which personal ambition, criminal enterprise, and institutional compromise intersect, revealing the pressures that shape both individuals and systems.
Lacy's work is marked by its direct prose and unembellished approach to character and setting, aligning it with mid-twentieth-century American crime fiction that emphasizes motive, consequence, and the ambiguities of justice. The novel moves through a landscape of deals, betrayals, and calculated risks, maintaining a steady focus on the human factors that drive criminal activity.
This edition presents the original text in a clear and readable format, preserving the tone and structure of Lacy's work while offering a stable modern typesetting.
Details
Erscheinungsjahr: 2013
Genre: Importe, Romane & Erzählungen
Rubrik: Belletristik
Medium: Taschenbuch
Inhalt: Kartoniert / Broschiert
ISBN-13: 9781627555500
ISBN-10: 1627555501
Sprache: Englisch
Einband: Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor: Lacy, Ed
Hersteller: Black Curtain Press
Verantwortliche Person für die EU: Libri GmbH, Europaallee 1, D-36244 Bad Hersfeld, gpsr@libri.de
Maße: 229 x 152 x 11 mm
Von/Mit: Ed Lacy
Erscheinungsdatum: 28.12.2013
Gewicht: 0,279 kg
Artikel-ID: 120853371