Tricky

Tricky
Josh Stallings
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Trade Paperback
h216 x 140mm
4 Feb 2021
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9781951709198
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ONE OF THE "MOST ANTICIPATED CRIME BOOKS OF 2021. "-CRIMEREADSPICK OF THE MONTH-MysteryPeopleDoes your past define you forever? That' s the question LAPD homicide detective Niels Madsen must answer after he gets in the middle of a standoff between two uniformed officers and Cisco, an intellectually disabled man. Cisco is found armed and standing over the body of a man with Down syndrome. Cisco swears the dead man was his good friend, and he didn' t hurt him, but in his earlier life, Cisco had been gang member, a brilliant and brutal killer. After he was badly beaten, brain injuries left him him-if he is to be believed-with the intellectual intelligence of a child. Madsen' s search for the truth leads him through the special needs community, East LA gang life, and pits him up against the corrupt LA Sheriff' s Department. More than a police procedural, Tricky explores questions of human nature: Whether a man can change, for better or worse, and whether redemption is possible.
"This is a finely crafted novel. Noirishly hard-boiled, the book is much more than a police procedural; it' s an exploration of some serious themes, such as personal redemption and the societal prejudices against the disabled. "-Booklist "Stallings makes Madsen a well-rounded lead, even as he keeps the reader guessing. Those looking for an alternative to standard police procedural whodunits will be rewarded. "-Publishers Weekly"Punk-rock poet Josh Stallings has written an intense new crime novel about the power of people to change. A moral tour-de-force that explores essential questions of reform and justice, Tricky is not to be missed. "-CrimeReads (One of the "10 Novels You Should Read This January")"In just the the first four pages, he tell us everything we need to know about the lead character by putting him in an intense situation. He then gives us a suspect who may be innocent of the crime, an intellectually challenged former gang banger who is fully rounded and possessing much wit, and has us pondering the question of what actually is innocence. We also get a great working level look of L. A. and wonderful laugh out loud humor. TRICKY is a great cop thriller and so much more. It straddles the works of Michael Conelly and Craig Johnson with a style and voice all its own. "-Scott Montgomery, MysteryPeople"TRICKY blew me away. Josh Stallings has written a gritty, vibrant, riotously entertaining crime novel filled with unforgettable and deeply human characters. "-Lou Berney, Edgar Award-winning author of NOVEMBER ROAD
Josh Stallings' Moses McGuire trilogy found itself on over fourteen best of the year lists, and YOUNG AMERICANS, a standalone, was nominated for the Lefty and Anthony awards. His short fiction has appeared in Beat To A Pulp, Protectors Anthology 1 and 2, Blood and Tacos, Crime Factory, and Muder-A-Go-Go. Born in Los Angeles, and raised by counter-culture activists (and sometime Quakers) in Northern California, he grew up undiagnosed dyslexic and spent some time as a petty criminal and failed actor before becoming a movie trailer editor. He, his wife, and various four legged fiends now live in the San Jacinto mountains. His latest novel, TRICKY, was written in honor of his son, Dylan, who is intellectually disabled. Website: http://joshstallings. com/ Twitter @Josh_Stallings
Status: No local stock, title imported to order
ISBN-13: 9781951709198
Published: 4 Feb 2021
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Imprint: Agora Books
Publisher: Agora Books
Format: Trade Paperback
Height: 216mm
Width: 140mm
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