The Easiest Thing In The World: The Uncollected Fiction Of George V. Higgins

by Higgins, George V.

• ISBN13: 9780786714742
• ISBN10: 0786714743
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2004-11-02
• Publisher: Perseus Books Group

Summary

George V. Higgins, the poet laureate of Boston's criminal underworld, has written such classics of the genre as Cogan's Trade, At the End of the Day, and The Friends of Eddie Coylethe inspiration for the classic Robert Mitchum film. His dystopic Boston is filled with low-down hoods, crooked fuzz, and ruthless crime bosses, all brought to life by Higgins's trademark dialogue: a pitch-perfect rendering of the criminal vernacular that hits as hard and cuts as deep as the brass knuckles and switchblades wielded by his creations. The Easiest Thing in the World is a riveting collection comprised of stories, film treatments, and two never-before-published novellas. It's the kind of stuff we've come to expect from Higgins: tales of corruption and revenge, wrapped in sizzling dialogue and a wicked sense of humor. The Easiest Thing in the World is an indispensable addition to not only the Higgins library but also the canon of American crime fiction.

Table of Contents

Introduction
Editor's note
The easiest thing in the world	p. 1
The first of the year	p. 33
Slowly now the dancer	p. 36
The habits of the animals : the progress of the seasons	p. 130
Old Earl died pulling traps	p. 138
Warm for September	p. 164
A place of comfort, light and hope	p. 173
The devil is real	p. 179
A principle of dominant transience	p. 193
An end to revels	p. 200
Life was absolutely swell	p. 212
Landmark theater may shut down	p. 225
The heroic cat in the bag	p. 245
The last wash of the teapot	p. 253
Jack Duggan's law	p. 279
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