Ed Edwards is in the used car business. A business that is built on adjusted odometers, strategic exaggerations and the belief that the buyers better beware; and he wants out. Little does Ed know that when Dave, his lazy, grease-stained boss, and the namesake of Smiling Dave’s, sends him to repossess a car, he is about to get his chance. The Cadillac in question was bought by Frank Craig and his beautiful wife Nancy – the owners of a local drive-in and pet cemetery. But when Frank stops making payments and hits the road to sell encyclopedias door to door, its Nancy who is left on the hook. She’s fed up with her deadbeat husband, his drinking, and his violence and suggests to Ed, in the throws of their own salacious affair, that they kill Frank to claim the insurance policy. Ed could say goodbye to Smiling Dave’s, to the TV dinners and maybe even get some help for his aging, alcoholic mother.
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Description
Ed Edwards works in the dirty, tough world of used car sales,but feels sure he is destined for more in life.Dreaming of a brighter future for himself and his plucky little sister, Ed wants to get out of the game.
And when Dave, his lazy, grease-stained boss, sends him to repossess a Cadillac, the better deal Ed has been searching for suddenly seems in reach.
The Cadillac in question belongs to Frank Craig and his beautiful wife Nancy, owners of a local drive-in and pet cemetery. Ed knows Nancy well – too well. In the throes of their salacious affair, Nancy has suggested they kill Frank and claim his insurance policy. It is a tantalizing offer: Ed could finally say goodbye to cars and maybe even send his sister to college. But does he have what it takes to seal the deal?
Full of grit, wit and dark humour, More, Better Deals showcases Edgar award-winning author Joe Lansdale’s brilliant writing and delivers another unputdownable thriller.
Additional information
| Weight | 0.198 kg |
|---|---|
| Dimensions | 19.6 × 13 × 2.2 cm |
| Book_author | R., Lansdale, Joe |
| Publisher | Mulholland Books |
| Imprint | Mulholland Books |
| Cover | Paperback |
| Pages | 256 |
| Language | English |
| Edition | 1st paperback ed |
| Dewey | 813.6 (edition:23) |
| Readership | General – Trade / Code: K |
