"With a plot that winds up like a Swiss watch and then explodes like an RPG, Bradley Spinelli's The Painted Gun pays off in every way a reader of noir fiction wants it to, and provides a lovely bonus--some of the most sure-footed tough guy prose I've seen since Hammett and Chandler walked those mean streets. Spinelli's novel pays homage to the conventions of detective fiction while also spinning an /5(61). · "With a plot that winds up like a Swiss watch and then explodes like an RPG, Bradley Spinelli's The Painted Gun pays off in every way a reader of noir fiction wants it to, and provides a lovely bonus—some of the most sure-footed tough guy prose I've seen since Hammett and Chandler walked those mean streets. Spinelli's novel pays homage to the conventions of detective fiction while Brand: Akashic Books. Bradley Spinelli’s latest novel is the noir The Painted Gun (Akashic ). His debut novel Killing Williamsburg launched with a live set by DJ Questlove, won the Naked Girls Reading Literary Honors, and was excerpted in Sensitive Skin and Ampersand Review. He is the writer/director of the film #AnnieHall, which the Village Voice called “fascinating.”/5.
The Painted Gun (English, Paperback, Spinelli Bradley). Discovering Literary Gems. The Painted Gun - Bradley Spinelli. Though it's a dangerous leap mixing both genres, author Bradley Spinelli succeeds. Each of the many characters adds depth to the plot and uncovers a little more about our protagonist. Before Itchy can completely self-destruct, a crooked private investigator offers him fifty grand to find a missing girl named Ashley. Crane takes the job because the money's right and because the only clue to her disappearance is a dead-on oil portrait of Crane himself painted by the mysterious missing.
“With a plot that winds up like a Swiss watch and then explodes like an RPG, Bradley Spinelli’s The Painted Gun pays off in every way a reader of noir fiction wants it to, and provides a lovely bonus—some of the most sure-footed tough-guy prose I’ve seen since Hammett and Chandler walked those mean streets. Spinelli’s novel pays homage to the conventions of detective fiction while also spinning an original and terrifying web of violence, menace, and intrigue. "With a plot that winds up like a Swiss watch and then explodes like an RPG, Bradley Spinelli's The Painted Gun pays off in every way a reader of noir fiction wants it to, and provides a lovely bonus--some of the most sure-footed tough guy prose I've seen since Hammett and Chandler walked those mean streets. Spinelli's novel pays homage to the conventions of detective fiction while also spinning an original and terrifying web of violence, menace, and intrigue. A ‘Thank You’ to Akashic Books for this advance reading copy of THE PAINTED GUN by Bradley Spinelli. A noir mystery. Very gritty, crisp, classic-style narrative. Very atmospheric - exudes a great sense of place (in both California and Guatemala). Unpredictable, deranged, shady characters. An international plot line. San Fransisco. Disgraced, self-destructive, ex-journalist, David ‘Itchy’ Crane, receives a call from a LA investigator, McCaffrey.
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