{"product_id":"the-diggers-game-9781409137559","title":"The Diggers Game","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e''Flawless of its kind - never a false word, phrase, rhythm, gesture.''\u003ci\u003e  - The New Republic\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e''Every American crime writer of the past 30 years owes a debt to George V Higgins. Higgins is the daddy. Read him and rejoice'' Val McDermid\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eJerry ''Digger'' Doherty is an ex-con and proprietor of a workingman''s Boston bar, who supplements his income with the occasional ''odd job'', like stealing live checks or picking up hot goods. His brother''s a priest, his wife''s a nag, and he has a deadly appetite for martinis and gambling. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOn a trip to Vegas, the Digger finds himself in the sights of a loan shark known as ''The Greek''. Luckily - if you call it luck - the Digger has been let in on a little job that can turn his gambling debt into a profit, if only he can pull it off without getting himself killed.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHiggins deserves to stand in the company of Chandler and Hammett as one of the true innovators in crime fiction -- Scott Turow\u003cbr\u003eEvery American crime writer of the past 30 years owes a debt to George V Higgins. Higgins is the daddy. Read him and rejoice -- Val McDermid\u003cbr\u003eFlawless of its kind - never a false word, phrase, rhythm, gesture * NEW REPUBLIC *","brand":"Orion Publishing Co","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51769370116439,"sku":"9781409137559","price":18.57,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781409137559.jpg?v=1758720823","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-diggers-game-9781409137559","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}