Jerry "Digger" Doherty is an ex-con and proprietor of a workingman's Boston bar, who supplements his income with the occasional "odd job," like stealing live checks and picking up hot goods. His brother’s a priest, his wife’s a nag, and he’s got a deadly appetite for martinis and gambling. But when the Digger looses eighteen grand in borrowed money on a trip to Vegas, he quickly finds himself in the sights of mob loneshark “the Greek,” who will have to make the Digger pay up one way or another. Luckily—if you call it luck—the Digger has been let in on a little job that can turn his gambling debt into a profit, as long as he can pull it off without getting killed.
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“Another bullseye for Higgins!” —The New York Times
“Digger is so real that the next time you order a drink from a bartender, you’ll look at him hard, wondering what he does on his days off.”—Los Angeles Times
"Higgins is one hell of a writer."--Newsday
"Aspiring writers of any genre, not just legal suspense, would be wise to read lots of George Higgins." --John Grisham
“Higgins deserves to stand in the company of the likes of Chandler and Hammett as one of the true innovators in crime fiction.” —Scott Turow
"Higgins can plot a whole book like one long chase scene. He can write dialogue so authentic it spits." —Life
"The Balzac of the Boston underworld. ... Higgins is almost uniquely blessed with a gift for voices, each of them ... as distinctive as a fingerprint."—The New Yorker
“One of the great crime writers of the twentieth century.” —Kansas City Star
“Higgins writes about the world of crime with an authenticity that is unmatched.” --The Washington Post
“A uniquely gifted writer . . . who does at least as well by the Hogarthian Boston he knows as Raymond Chandler once did for Southern California.” —The New York Times
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Another Higgins tour de force,
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Higgins here tells the story of "Digger" Dougherty, barkeep, gambler and part-time small-time criminal. In over his head from losing big money that he doesn't have gambling on a Vegas junket, owing money to the wrong people, the Digger uses his "holy" brother (a priest), his friends and even his enemies to stay one step ahead of the loansharks. Full of the quintessential Higgins dialogue, this followup to his 1st classic, "The Friends of Eddie Coyle", never disappoints.
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His Books Should Be Part Of The Library Of America Series,
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In my humble opinion, the late Mr. Higgins was the best when it comes to writing dialogue. "The Digger's Game" takes place in the less reputable social circles of Boston during the seventies. All of the characters are immensely flawed, morally questionable and utterly believable. The book isn't some complex whodunit or steeped in intrigue. People who need stories with plenty of action and that are neatly wrapped up at the end will be sorely disappointed. Mr. Higgins books are highly entertaining pieces held together by oodles of superb dialogue. If you are interested in reading a true master of his craft, Mr. Higgins is your man. It's a shame that he's dead.
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