Love is a Racket, John Ridley
Love is a Racket, John Ridley
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Love is a Racket

Author: John Ridley

Narrator: Peter Jay Fernandez

Unabridged: 12 hr 2 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Recorded Books

Published: 07/08/2011

Categories: Fiction


Synopsis

Jeffty Kittredge is a small-time Hollywood con in deep debt to a shark with a need to collect. If he can just come up with a plan--or maybe even only a partner--Jefty is sure he'll be on his way to salvation. What he comes up with instead is Mona. The best-selling author of Everybody Smokes in Hell leads you to a place where desire has a body count, trust can take you down from point-blank range, and love is the biggest racket in town.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Alfonso on August 05, 2017

Ieri, 4 agosto 2017, mentre sul mare di fronte a Umago si stava alzando il sole, i turisti tedeschi si lanciavano ad occupare le sdraio in piscina come i progenitori nelle Ardenne e l’impianto di condizionamento dell’albergo dava i primi segni di cedimento, alle ore 8.25 circa l’urlo “è giunto il mo......more

Goodreads review by Chris on December 21, 2008

This story is about a small time con-man/losing gambler's adventures in trying to pay back his Haitian loan shark, Mr. Dumas. Our main character, Jeffty, always loses--even when one thinks he wins, he still loses. Jeffty's old best friend, Nellis, drops back into his life and makes him lose hope. Mr.......more

Goodreads review by Luca on October 04, 2019

Entrare in empatia con il protagonista di questo hard boiled è un casino. Un fallito, fatto e finito. Ho provato una vera e propria gamma di emozioni contrastanti durante lo svolgimento della storia; emozioni che viravano dalla compassione, all'odio fino alla speranza. Speranza che a un certo punto da......more

Goodreads review by Jacob Dzik on April 21, 2021

Man, this book is like an adrenaline shot to the heart. Lots of twists and turns and one of the sleaziest main characters I’ve come across. Written by the screenwriter of 12 years a slave and the creator of American crime, this is a well written crime novel and displays wonderfully the grittiness an......more

Goodreads review by Chris on August 21, 2022

The only issue I have with this book is that it feels too long. About 80% of the middle could have been edited out. But even with that complaint, the writing is tight and the story is all there, a grifting loser who can't seem to get ahead.......more