Matchstick Men (2008)

Fiction / Media Tie-In, - Fiction / Crime, - Fiction / Family Life / General -

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Eric Garcia

12/18/2008
Overview
<b>NOW A MAJOR MOTION PICTURE • A novel about grifters with issues, by the acclaimed cult author of <i>Anonymous Rex </i>and <i>Casual Rex</i></b><br><br> 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. <i>Matchstick Men</i> is a dazzling literary con game that will keep readers guessing until the last page.
Original Language

English

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