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Book SynopsisA New York bar bouncer with dreams of being more, Tommy Russo jumps at the chance to join a horse-owning syndicate. But to do so he'll have to pony up $10,000 - and that's money he hasn't got. So what's an ambitious young man to do?
Anything he has to...
In the tradition of The Killer Inside Me and The Talented Mr. Ripley, Jason Starr has created a horrifying, memorable protagonist who will go to any extent to achieve his "deserved" portion of the American dream. A chilling narrative of lies, mind games, and the forces that guide pure evil, Fake I.D. is destined to become a roman noir classic.
Trade ReviewBang up-to-date, but reminiscent of David Goodis and Jim Thompson, Fake 'I.D.' is a powerful novel of the American Dream turning into the American Nightmare that marks Starr out as a writer to follow * Time Out *
Starr expertly combines elements of hard-boiled crime novels with a dark view of human nature to create a one-of-a-kind, mesmerizing read * Publishers Weekly *
A fine example of of the tough stuff... I loved it -- Ken Tucker * Entertainment Weekly *
Fake I.D. is a welcome oddity. A chilling account of the disintegration of a loser, it assumes the voice of a killer with an icy conviction * The Herald, Glasgow *
Starr's best book yet. Echoing the neo-noir feel of Cold Caller and Nothing Personal... up there with the best of Jim Thompson, Charles Willeford and David Goodis * Waterstones Online *
