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Check for Availabilityout of stock. Click on the button below to search for this title in other formats.  Citizen Vince: A Novelby Jess Walter
Awards2006 Edgar Award for Best Novel
Synopses & ReviewsPublisher Comments:From the highly acclaimed crime novelist and author of Over Tumbled Graves and Land of the Blind comes a story of witness protection, petty thievery, local politics, and murder — set against the turbulent backdrop of the 1980 presidential election. Jess Walter is swiftly making a name for himself as a writer of extraordinarily literate thrillers, combining an uncanny eye for character and action with a keen feel for the moody atmosphere of Spokane, Washington — a once-thriving small city long on the wane. Now, in Citizen Vince, he steps back in time to 1980, to trace the fortunes of a former East Coast criminal relocated to Spokane — and to rediscover police detective Alan Dupree, the cynical antihero of Over Tumbled Graves, as a fresh young investigator not yet disillusioned by the job. Review:"Dispassionate and compassionate by turns, and always engrossing. Walter's best by far." Kirkus Reviews (Starred review) Review:"[A] gritty love letter to Spokane...and with its Capra-like spirit, it serves as a surprisingly satisfying antidote to the avalanche of cynical chatter emanating from this year's political campaigns and commentators." Booklist Review:"It's been a long time since I've read a book as compulsively, indeed greedily, as I read Citizen Vince." Richard Russo, Pulitzer Prize-winning author of Empire Falls and Nobody's Fool Review:"Jess Walter's Citizen Vince is a wonderfully written, noirish thriller, but ultimately it is so compelling because Vince Camden is hard to forget.... Review:"With a multitude of scruffy, likable characters and a hopping plot, the story moves along, at turns gritty, funny, poignant and, despite some bloody crimes, surprisingly charming." Portland Oregonian Review:"Citizen Vince is an affecting testament to American faith in the common man as well as to the resilient possibilities of the crime novel." Washington Post Review:"For readers who appreciate wry precision and expert timing, it may be enough to know that Citizen Vince arrives with sky-high praise from both Ken Bruen and Richard Russo, with whom Mr. Walters shares these qualities. For others, the book's fusion of humor, crime and politics may be recommendation enough." Janet Maslin, The New York Times Synopsis:From a highly acclaimed young novelist comes a story of witness protection, petty thievery, local politics, and murder set against the turbulent backdrop of the 1980 presidential election. About the AuthorJess Walter is the author of The Zero, a finalist for the 2006 National Book Award for Fiction. His previous novel, Citizen Vince, won the Edgar Award for best novel. His other novels include Land of the Blind and Over Tumbled Graves, a New York Times Notable Book. Also an acclaimed investigative reporter, he is the author of Ruby Ridge: The Truth and Tragedy of the Randy Weaver Family, which was made into a CBS miniseries. Walter lives in Spokane with his family. What Our Readers Are SayingAdd a comment for a chance to win!
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