Citizen Vince - Softcover

Walter, Jess

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4,548 ratings by Goodreads

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ISBN 10: 0060989297 ISBN 13: 9780060989293

Publisher: Regan Books, 2006

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Beginning his witness-protection job at a doughnut restaurant in the week before the 1980 presidential election, small-time thief Vince Camden finds himself unwittingly embroiled in a local politician's troubles, involved in a credit-card scam, and torn between relationships with a beautiful law clerk and a neurotic prostitute. Reprint. 20,000 first printing.

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"It's been a long time since l've read a book as compulsively, indeed greedily, as I read Citizen Vince."

1st Place, General Trade-Jacket, New York Book Show--No Source

"(An) immensely entertaining crime thriller and wry social commentary."--Chicago Tribune

"Rich in robust characters ad wry dialogue, with agile prose, a big heart and a finely tuned plot."--Seattle Times

"What makes Walter's third novel so enjoyable is Vince, a flawed but sympathetic character trying to find redemption."--Library Journal

"A splendidly entertaining, thoughtful book ... Jess Walter continues to impress."--Sunday Telegraph

(An) immensely entertaining crime thriller and wry social commentary. --Chicago Tribune"

Rich in robust characters ad wry dialogue, with agile prose, a big heart and a finely tuned plot. --Seattle Times"

A splendidly entertaining, thoughtful book ... Jess Walter continues to impress. --Sunday Telegraph"

What makes Walter s third novel so enjoyable is Vince, a flawed but sympathetic character trying to find redemption. --Library Journal"

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