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Matchstick Men : A Novel about Grifters with Issues by Eric Garcia (2003, Trade Paperback)

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PublisherRandom House Publishing Group

ISBN-100812968212

ISBN-139780812968217

eBay Product ID (ePID)2311238

Product Key Features

Book TitleMatchstick Men : a Novel about Grifters with Issues

Number of Pages240 Pages

LanguageEnglish

TopicPsychological, Family Life, Crime, Media Tie-In

Publication Year2003

GenreFiction

AuthorEric Garcia

FormatTrade Paperback

Dimensions

Item Height0.5 in

Item Weight6.5 Oz

Item Length8 in

Item Width5.2 in

Additional Product Features

Intended AudienceTrade

Dewey Edition21

Reviews"Eric Garcia proves himself an expert at the art of the con." - The New York Times Book Review "A very entertaining book . . . It is Eric Garcia who is the master flimflam man. . . . [His novels] share a wild imagination translated in a wry, no-fat writing style. . . . Matchstick Men fires up the fun, but [this] con man novel is also complex." - USA Today "Eric Garcia pulls off a nifty con game of his own with a hall-of-mirrors story where what you see is rarely what you get. It's an elaborate shell game of mooks and motives, and when the pea is finally revealed, it's the most dexterous sleight-of-hand since Kevin Spacey strolled out of a police station in The Usual Suspects." - The Boston Globe "Matchstick men are con artists who practice the subtle art of separating the innocent and clueless from their money. Eric Garcia . . . writes so convincingly and yet somehow sympathetically about the namesakes of his new novel that you'd swear he's taken a few suckers himself."- GQ, "Eric Garcia proves himself an expert at the art of the con." -The New York Times Book Review "A very entertaining book . . . It is Eric Garcia who is the master flimflam man. . . . [His novels] share a wild imagination translated in a wry, no-fat writing style. . . . Matchstick Men fires up the fun, but [this] con man novel is also complex." -USA Today "Eric Garcia pulls off a nifty con game of his own with a hall-of-mirrors story where what you see is rarely what you get. It's an elaborate shell game of mooks and motives, and when the pea is finally revealed, it's the most dexterous sleight-of-hand since Kevin Spacey strolled out of a police station in The Usual Suspects." -The Boston Globe "Matchstick men are con artists who practice the subtle art of separating the innocent and clueless from their money. Eric Garcia . . . writes so convincingly and yet somehow sympathetically about the namesakes of his new novel that you'd swear he's taken a few suckers himself."-GQ

Dewey Decimal813/.54

Edition DescriptionMovie Tie-In

SynopsisNOW A MAJOR MOTION PICTURE * A novel about grifters with issues, by the acclaimed cult author of Anonymous Rex and Casual Rex Roy and Frankie are matchstick men--con artists. Partners in elegant crimes for years, they know each other like brothers and have perfected the rules of the game. Roy is the careful one, saves every penny. Frankie is the adventurous one, hungry for a big score. He wants Roy to join him in running a tricky game, but Roy is distracted by the discovery that he is the father of a punky teenage daughter from a brief marriage that ended years ago. The kid wants to get to know her father. She also wants to learn the family business. Novelist Eric Garcia takes readers into the fast and funny world of grifters with issues. Matchstick Men is a dazzling literary con game that will keep readers guessing until the last page., NOW A MAJOR MOTION PICTURE - A novel about grifters with issues, by the acclaimed cult author of Anonymous Rex and Casual Rex Roy and Frankie are matchstick men--con artists. Partners in elegant crimes for years, they know each other like brothers and have perfected the rules of the game. Roy is the careful one, saves every penny. Frankie is the adventurous one, hungry for a big score. He wants Roy to join him in running a tricky game, but Roy is distracted by the discovery that he is the father of a punky teenage daughter from a brief marriage that ended years ago. The kid wants to get to know her father. She also wants to learn the family business. Novelist Eric Garcia takes readers into the fast and funny world of grifters with issues. Matchstick Men is a dazzling literary con game that will keep readers guessing until the last page.

LC Classification NumberPS3557.A66