The Stolen Coast von Dwyer Murphy
A Novel

Kategorie: Bücher
Seiten / Format: 288 S
Erscheinungsjahr: 2024
Verlag: Penguin Random HousePenguin Books
Sprache: Englisch
ISBN: 9780593653692

A twisty, enthralling heist yarn . . . [Murphy] deftly conjures a universe of hucksters and operators that s sodden with atmosphere, crisscrossed with shadows (literal and moral) and loaded with the threat of a double cross any time . . . Through it all, Murphy s language is precise and evocative, with nary a word set wrong. . . . smart and satisfying.<br>The New York Times Book Review, Editors'Choice<br><br>A perfect summer escape . . . Dwyer Murphy's novelThe Stolen Coastwould make a perfect noir, especially if Golden Age idols Robert Mitchum and Jane Greer could be resurrected to play the leads. There's a realOut of the Pastvibe to this moody tale of a femme fatale who returns to trouble the life of the guy she left behind and perhaps set him up for a final fall. . . . Murphy has the lonely saxophone notes of noir down cold in his writing.<br>Maureen Corrigan, NPR sFresh Air<br><br>Fabulous characters and dialogue so sharp, you re going to be cutting your fingers whipping through the pages.<br>Brad Thor,The TODAY Show, Best Beach Read of 2023<br><br>A shifty, sleepy Massachusetts harbor town becomes the front for an epic and unpredictable jewelry heist in this noir page-turner.Oceans,who?<br>Harper's Bazaar<br><br>Atmospheric and transportive, fans of classic hard-boiled noir will want to putThe Stolen Coaston the top of their to-be-read list.<br>Parade<br><br>[A] stylish New England noirish thriller.<br>The Washington Post<br><br>[A] thriller of a crime novel . . . <br>Time.com, 10 Best Books You Should Read in July<br><br>Murphy seamlessly movesThe Stolen Coastinto a solid plot about con games, heists and disappearances . . . His breezy style keepsThe Stolen Coastchurning, adding levity when the plot turns dark while serving the labyrinth story. Murphy s elegant plotting, established in his 2022 debutAn Honest Living, shows he is an author to watch.<br>Oline Cogdill,South Florida Sun-Sentinel<br><br>"Dwyer Murphy sThe Stolen Coastreads like coming upon a favorite Robert Mitchum movie late at night and getting swept up in its aura of creeping danger and looming, romantic regret. With rich, complicated characters, a serpentine plot, and atmosphere to burn, this is neo-noir at its elegiac best."<br>Megan Abbott,New York Timesbestsellingauthor ofThe Turnout<br><br>I loved the dark, twisty world that Dwyer Murphy conjures inThe Stolen Coast, which is as smart and stylish a crime novel as any fan of noir and basketball (or mussels and jewelry heists, for that matter) could ever want.<br>Jess Walter, #1New York Timesbestselling author ofBeautiful Ruins<br><br>The morally ambiguous rogues, con artists, and thieves ofThe Stolen Coastwould ve most surely brought a smile to the late, great George V. Higgins. There is so much to love here, including a setting that reminded me of the broken coastal towns with dark, dirty secrets that Robert B. Parker often wrote about. This is a terrific, atmospheric crime novel by a writer with a deep love and appreciation of the form.<br>Ace Atkins,New York Timesbestselling author ofRobert B. Parker's Bye Bye BabyandThe Heathens<br><br>"Set in the grimy seaside milieu of Massachusetts'south coast,The Stolen Coastis a riveting heist thriller, witty and lyrical and tough."<br>Peter Swanson,New York Timesbestsellingauthor ofEight Perfect Murders<br> <br>"The Stolen Coastis a wonderful heist novel, unique and compelling, set in a town full of shifty operators and fugitives. Murphy's rich, fluid prose infuses every page with salty sea air and a rueful sort of romance. I loved my sojourn in Onset, Massachusetts."<br>Steph Cha, author of Your House Will Pay<br><br>This atmospheric heist thriller fromCrimeReadseditor Murphy proves that genre readers really can have it all: terrific characterization, an intricate plot, and stylish writing to boot . . . Murphy s spare, polished prose carries a touch of Elmore Leonard and a whisper of Ernest Hemingway, but in balancing those influences he locates a style all his own. Strong characters, sharp wit, breathless action, and real emotional depth make this exceptional neo-noir sing.<br>Publishers Weekly(starred review)<br><br>[The Stolen Coast] niftily evades crime-fiction formulas . . . A shrewd, offbeat original.<br>Kirkus Reviews(starred review)<br><br>[A] terrific heist novel. The author nails all aspects of the genre, from the intriguing characters to the complicated plan, the twists and turns and reversals, and a lean, mean writing style. . . . Murphy obviously loves what he s writing about, which means we love reading him. For fans of heist and caper stories, this one s a must-read.<br>Booklist<br><br>Dwyer s prose is direct and straightforward, but with an air of the fanciful. He is a watercolorist when it comes to genre and style the allusions and frameworks are all visible, but he doesn t lay them on thick. . . . I can t think of a better combination for Dwyer s stylings than a heist novel set along the misty, craggy seaside.<br>LitHub, The 28 Novels You Need to Read This SummerAdrift in a sleepy coastal Massachusetts town, a man who ferries fugitives by day gets twisted up in a plot to pilfer diamonds in thisCasablanca-infused heist novel.<br><br>Jack might be a polished, Harvard-educated lawyer on paper, but everyone in the down-at-the-heels, if picturesque, village of Onset, Massachusetts, knows his real job: moving people on the run from powerful enemies. The family business co-managed with his father, a retired spy is smooth sailing, as they fill up Onset s holiday homes during the town s long, drowsy off-season and help clients shed their identities in preparation for fresh starts.<br><br>But when Elena, Jack s former flame a dedicated hustler who's no stranger to the fugitive life makes an unexpected return to town, her arrival upends Jack s routine existence. Elena, after all, doesn t go anywhere without a scheme in mind, and it isn t long before Jack finds himself enmeshed in her latest project: intercepting millions of dollars worth of raw diamonds before they re shipped overseas.<br><br>Infusing a fast-paced plot with sharp wit and stylish prose,CrimeReadseditor-in-chief Dwyer Murphy serves up an irresistible page-turner as full of heart as it is of drama.1USDwyer Murphyis the author ofAn Honest Living, aNew York TimesEditors'Choice selection, and the editor-in-chief ofCrimeReads,Literary Hub's crime fiction vertical and the world s most popular destination for thriller readers. He practiced law at Debevoise&Plimpton in New York City, where he was a litigator, and served as editor of the Columbia Law Review. He was previously an Emerging Writer Fellow at the Center for Fiction.

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