DOG EAT DOG

New York, NY, U.S.A.: St Martin's Press, 1996. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Carved from a lifetime of experience that runs the gamut from incarceration to liberation, Dog Eat Dog is the story of three men who are all out of prison and now have the task of adapting themselves to civilian life. The California three strikes law looms over them, but what the hell, they're going to do it, and they're going to do it their way. Troy, an aloof mastermind, seeks an uncomplicated, clean life but cannot get away from his hatred for the system. Diesel is on the mob's payroll and his interest in his suburban home and his nagging wife is waning. The loose cannon of the trio, Mad Dog, is possessed by true demons within that simply lead him from the situation to the next. One more hit, one more jackpot, and they'll all be satisfied. Troy constructs the perfect crime and they pull it off, but in the aftermath, they keep finding the law surrounding them wherever they go. Author of NO BEAST SO FIERCE, ANIMAL FACTORY, and LITTLE BOY BLUE, and coauthor of the screenplay for the movie 'Runaway Train.' DOG EAT DOG is one of the most realistic and involving pieces of American crime fiction, written by one who has been there and done that; he also played "Mr. Blue" in Quentin Tarantino's first film, 'Reservoir Dogs.' As new, unread, first edition, first printing, , in fine, mylar-protected dust jacket. [Not remainder-marked or price-clipped] MBS1/A47/A55/M46