A Change of Gravity, George V. Higgins
A Change of Gravity, George V. Higgins
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A Change of Gravity

Author: George V. Higgins

Narrator: Adams Morgan

Unabridged: 17 hr 47 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 12/01/1998


Synopsis

For court clerk Ambrose Merrion, life was about people taking care of one another. For Danny Hilliard, politics was a matter of acquiring the power to make sure that society did just that. With Merrion shrewdly managing Hilliard’s campaigns as a rising politician, the two friends made an excellent team.But trouble starts brewing when Merrion unexpectedly inherits ill-gotten gains from a corrupt predecessor, enabling him to indulge with Danny in the finer luxuries. To Merrion’s dismay, Hilliard begins to show a streak of mischief that quickly flares into a scandal. And a federal prosecutor on a mission believes he has found an the perfect way to put Hilliard in jail—forcing Merrion to incriminate him. For the rules have changed while the friends weren't looking, and what was once just common wickedness has become a felony.

About George V. Higgins

George V. Higgins (1939–1999) was a lawyer, journalist, teacher, and the author of twenty-nine books, most notably The Friends of Eddie Coyle.

About Adams Morgan

Adams Morgan is a theater-trained actor who has appeared in venues around the United States. He has also narrated for National Public Radio and performed radio dramas and historical reenactments. He lives in New York City.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Tom on June 18, 2020

Not a typical Higgins novel as it is more about politics and public corruption than it is about crime and criminals exactly. As other reviews have noted, it takes a while to get into, but is quite rewarding once you get further in. Lots of interesting conversations and characters and overlapping sto......more

Goodreads review by Philip on May 09, 2019

Higgins does a masterful job of spinning a story that ends almost exactly where it began. The richness of the characters, and the breadth of the storytelling make the book an incredible read.......more

Goodreads review by Schuyler on April 06, 2024

wow. absolute travesty that there are only 29 ratings of this novel and EIGHT reviews... one of the great noir novelists......more

Goodreads review by Madhatter on November 29, 2015

Not one of his best, but slowly pulls you in.......more


Quotes

“The story unfolds…through superb dialogue that reveals character in a far more complex and interesting way than does an omniscient narrator…As always, his characters are so real they spare us the task of willingly suspending disbelief.” New York Times Book Review

“For twenty-five years, Higgins’ novels have been built on this one simple principle—that you learn the most about people by listening to what they say and how they say it. His books move in sweeping, slowly inclining curves, like a highway gradually winding its way up a mountain, moving in one direction without ever seeming to be pointing there.” Booklist

“With the sociological grasp of Trollope and Thackeray, but with a distinctly postmodern sense of architecture…[Higgins] has produced his most ambitious, and infuriating, book in years.” Kirkus Reviews