by Adam Sternbergh
Reseña en español: Click Aquí4.5 stars: Shovel ready tells the story of Spademan, a mysterious garbage man turned into a ruthless hit-man that kills anyone without questioning, his only limits are children. The book is setted in a destroyed New York city where rich people prefer to be connected to c...
I'm not in the least surprised that the film rights for this have been optioned by Warner Bros, it's such a great story and will make a brilliant movie. I can't wait to see it (I'm led to believe that Denzel Washington in is line for the lead). I can't really pin down the genre, it's a not quite Dys...
Interesting concept, 3.5 stars really but near the end I found myself not caring who lived or died.
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People call him with a very specific problem. He doesn't want to know why. Spademan only wants a name. Then, like the garbageman he used to be, he will take care of your problem by making someone disappear. He only has one rule. He won't kill kids. When his latest target turns out to be a pregnant g...
This isn't like books I usually read, but I read it in one sitting. A little bloody, but definitely entertaining. Serious page turner.
Lovely, lovely noir book. Unexpectedly likable protagonist . Could not put it down. Great city building, premise and plot. Highly recommended .
Things have gone bad in the New York of Adam Sternbergh's novel, really bad and at the bottom of it all is one man, and his devotion to his job.Set decades (we're never given an actual timeline) after 9/11, NYC falls victim to another spate of attacks, culminating in a dirty bomb in the middle of Ti...
Coming January 14th From Crown Publishing Thank you to the author and publisher for the review copy via Netgalley. Spademan used to be a garbage man. That was before the dirty bomb hit Times Square, before his wife was killed, and before the city became a bombed-out shell of its former self. Now...
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