{"product_id":"9781846686436","title":"Pariah","description":"\u003cp\u003e“What a sick puppy of a writer \u003cb\u003eDave Zeltserman\u003c\/b\u003e is!...a doozy of a doom-laden crime story that not only makes merry with the justice system, but also satirizes those bottom feeders in the publishing industry who would sign Osama bin Laden to a six-figure contract for his memoirs, if only they could figure out which cave to send their lawyers into...I'd say Zeltserman can't top \u003cb\u003ePariah \u003c\/b\u003e for its sheer diabolical inventiveness, but he probably will. And given that the corrupting vision of his work is so powerful, I ought to know better than to read the next novel he writes. But I probably will anyway.”— \u003cb\u003eMaureen Corrigan\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Washington Post\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“This fusion of hardboiled and bitter satire is brand new territory for noir and I suspect that it will be one of the most talked about novels of 2009.”— \u003cb\u003eEd Gorman\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“ \u003cb\u003e \u003ci\u003ePariah\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e will keep you glued to its pages. There are no holds barred anywhere in this wonderful launch into evil. The meek beware . . . be-very-ware.”— \u003cb\u003eCharlie Stella\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“ \u003cb\u003e \u003ci\u003ePariah\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e is sure to catapult Zeltserman head and shoulders above other Boston authors. This is not only a great crime book, but a gripping read that will crossover to allow greater exposure for this rising talent.”— \u003ci\u003eBOOKGASM.com\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003cb\u003ePraise for Dave Zeltserman's \u003ci\u003eSmall Crimes\u003c\/i\u003e :\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"[ \u003ci\u003eSmall Crimes\u003c\/i\u003e ] deserves comparison with the best of James Ellroy.\"— \u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e , starred review\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"The plot of \u003ci\u003eSmall Crimes\u003c\/i\u003e is a thing of beauty\"— \u003ci\u003eThe Washington Post\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003ci\u003e\"A strong piece of work, lean and spare, but muscular where a noir novel should be.\"— \u003ci\u003eThe Boston Globe\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOnce part of the holy triumvirate ruling the South Boston Irish Mob, Kyle Nevin is set up with the Feds by head mobster Red Mahoney, who leads him to a court case and a stretch in the slammer. Now out of prison, Kyle wants revenge on his old boss and mentor and, just as importantly, to reclaim his former glory.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA kidnapping gone wrong leads, bizarrely, to a major book deal and a newfound celebrity status for Kyle. However, it also brings about bigger problems for both himself and anyone unlucky enough to cross his path.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith this dark riff and contemporary theme, Zeltserman shows why he is the heir of Jim Thompson and James M. Cain.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003cb\u003eDave Zeltserman\u003c\/b\u003e lives in the Boston area with his wife. His previous novel \u003ci\u003eSmall Crimes\u003c\/i\u003e was included in \u003ci\u003eThe Washington Post\u003c\/i\u003e 's best books of 2008 and was one of NPR's top five crime and mystery novels of 2008.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Serpent's Tail Publishing Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47043176464624,"sku":"9781846686436","price":14.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781846686436_p0.jpg?v=1763747160","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781846686436","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}