The Rat on Fire - Hardcover

"Mr. Higgins at his best."--"Atlantic Monthly"
"If you are a Higgins fan, you should jump at this one."--"Houston Chronicle"
"Aspiring writers of any genre, not just legal suspense, would be wise to read lots of George Higgins." --John Grisham
"George V. Higgins was a brilliant writer." --Robert P. Parker
"Higgins deserves to stand in the company of the likes of Chandler and Hammett as one of the true innovators in crime fiction." --Scott Turow
"Higgins can plot a whole book like one long chase scene. He can write dialogue so authentic it spits." --"Life"
"The Balzac of the Boston underworld. ... Higgins is almost uniquely blessed with a gift for voices, each of them ... as distinctive as a fingerprint."--"The New Yorker"
"One of the great crime writers of the twentieth century." --"Kansas City Star"
Mr. Higgins at his best. "Atlantic Monthly"
If you are a Higgins fan, you should jump at this one. "Houston Chronicle"
"Aspiring writers of any genre, not just legal suspense, would be wise to read lots of George Higgins." --John Grisham
"George V. Higgins was a brilliant writer." --Robert P. Parker
Higgins deserves to stand in the company of the likes of Chandler and Hammett as one of the true innovators in crime fiction. Scott Turow
"Higgins can plot a whole book like one long chase scene. He can write dialogue so authentic it spits." "Life"
"The Balzac of the Boston underworld. ... Higgins is almost uniquely blessed with a gift for voices, each of them ... as distinctive as a fingerprint." "The New Yorker"
One of the great crime writers of the twentieth century. "Kansas City Star""
Mr. Higgins at his best. Atlantic Monthly
If you are a Higgins fan, you should jump at this one. Houston Chronicle
"Aspiring writers of any genre, not just legal suspense, would be wise to read lots of George Higgins." --John Grisham
"George V. Higgins was a brilliant writer." --Robert P. Parker
Higgins deserves to stand in the company of the likes of Chandler and Hammett as one of the true innovators in crime fiction. Scott Turow
"Higgins can plot a whole book like one long chase scene. He can write dialogue so authentic it spits." Life
"The Balzac of the Boston underworld. ... Higgins is almost uniquely blessed with a gift for voices, each of them ... as distinctive as a fingerprint." The New Yorker
One of the great crime writers of the twentieth century. Kansas City Star"

It sometimes seems like a good idea to put a match to the problem you'd most like to be without. When it's a slum full of blacks who don't pay the rent and your building is insured, it's the best idea of all. But if you pay Jimmy and Leo to do it, you may find you've got another problem.