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Police And Thieves

Peter Plate

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English
Seven Stories Press,U.S.
06 August 2002
The narrator of Police and Thieves, Doojie, is a small-time dealer who lives in a garage behind a laundromat with his two partners in crime. They sell dope of questionable quality at reasonable prices. But when one night Doojie sees a renegade cop shoot an unarmed Mexican, he knows that things are about to change. Soon he and his buddies are running for their lives. Fast, ferocious, gritty, and bleak, Police and Thieves is contemporary noir at its best, and one of the most ambitious entries in the Peter Plate canon.
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Imprint:   Seven Stories Press,U.S.
Country of Publication:   United States
Edition:   New edition
Dimensions:   Height: 209mm,  Width: 141mm,  Spine: 12mm
Weight:   268g
ISBN:   9781583224823
ISBN 10:   1583224823
Pages:   208
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Audience:   General/trade ,  ELT Advanced
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active

Peter Plate taught himself to write fiction during eight years spent living in abandoned buildings. He is the author of five previous novels, including One Foot Off the Gutter, Snitch Factory and Angels of Catastrophe (all available from Turnaround).

Reviews for Police And Thieves

"""An exciting crime novel that doesn't skimp on introspection."" - Time Out New York ""...one of the most intriguing novelists writing now."" - Review of Contemporary Fiction ""Plate reveals a brutal barbarous society in which there is no honesty among thieves and law enforces... This is a powerful, deeply felt book."" - The Saturday Times ""Plate's sixth novel in the past decade and probably his best. His San Francisco is a fiery hell, where the Devil rides in a squad car, and God doesn't deign to put in an appearance."" - The San Francisco Chronicle"


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