

Bomber's Law
Author: George V. Higgins
Narrator: Mark Hammer
Unabridged: 14 hr 4 min
Format: Digital Audiobook Download
Publisher: Recorded Books
Published: 04/22/2011
Categories: Fiction, Crime, Mystery & Detective
Author: George V. Higgins
Narrator: Mark Hammer
Unabridged: 14 hr 4 min
Format: Digital Audiobook Download
Publisher: Recorded Books
Published: 04/22/2011
Categories: Fiction, Crime, Mystery & Detective
George V. Higgins (1939–1999) was a lawyer, journalist, teacher, and the author of twenty-nine books, most notably The Friends of Eddie Coyle.
Very interesting format. The book is essentially a series of conversations between Boston policemen that, if one were reading as opposed to listening to them, might seem boring and overlong. However, I listened to the audio version of this book and it was engaging. The actor who read for the audio v......more
Really great vintage Higgins - annoying bastard Boston cops complaining about subcontractors. Higgins abstracted away all the residual adventure story from the crime genre (it's still there in Eddie Coyle, Cogan, and Patriot Game) and what was left is just glorious idiotic banter. Guys who went to b......more
I found this on my shelf so I must have read it years ago, long enought that I didn't remember the plot. I'd give it five stars but it's a little dated -- phone booths, primative computers etc. Higgens can write dialog!......more
Tough guys talking tough, at length, on meandering topics, and in multi page soliloquies. Warning: Not for the beginning Higgins reader.......more