Matchstick Men: A Novel About Grifters with Issues

Matchstick Men: A Novel About Grifters with Issues - Paperback

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Matchstick Men: A Novel About Grifters with Issues - Paperback

Matchstick Men: A Novel About Grifters with Issues - Paperback

by Eric Garcia
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by Eric Garcia (Author)

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.

Author Biography

Eric Garcia grew up in Miami, Florida, and attended Cornell University and the University of Southern California, where he majored in creative writing and film. He lives outside Los Angeles with his wife, daughter, and dachshund, and is currently at work on Hot and Sweaty Rex, the third novel in his acclaimed series about dinosaur detective Vincent Rubio. He is also developing a series for the Sci Fi channel based on the Rex novels. He can be reached via the Internet at www.ericgarcia.com.

Number of Pages: 240
Dimensions: 0.52 x 8.08 x 5.16 IN
Publication Date: July 08, 2003
ISBN9780812968217
Author Eric Garcia
PublisherRandom House Publishing Group
GenreLiterature
FormatPaperback
PublishedJuly 2003
LanguageENG- English
Pages240
Weight1.0 lb
Target AudienceAdults
Print SizeStandard Print

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