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Richard Lange

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Richard Lange is an American writer born in Oakland, CA. After receiving a degree in film from the University of Southern California, he traveled to Europe and taught English for Berlitz in Barcelona, Spain. Returning to Los Angeles, he was hired as a copy editor at Larry Flynt Publications and toon meer eventually became managing editor of RIP, a heavy-metal music magazine. He later edited textbooks before becoming managing editor of Radio & Records, a radio-industry trade magazine. Lange is the author of the novels Angel Baby, which is a finalist for the 2014 Hammett Prize and made Hachette's List of Summer Titles for 2014. He also wroteThis Wicked World and the short story collection Dead Boys. A new collection, Sweet Nothing, will be out in February 2015. He has published short stories in various literary journals. "Bank of America" was selected for Best American Mystery Stories of 2004 and "Baby Killer" for Best American Mystery Stories of 2011. Lange was the 2008 recipient of the Rosenthal Family Foundation Award for Fiction from the American Academy of Arts and Letters and a finalist for the 2008 William Saroyan International Prize for Writing. He was awarded a Guggenheim Fellowship in 2009. (Bowker Author Biography) toon minder

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fun book by a good writer
 
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Mcdede | 21 andere besprekingen | Jul 19, 2023 |
"Sweet Nothing" by Richard Lange is a collection of short stories centred around folks in lower socio-economic/quasi-criminal circles, mostly set in California. The stories are powerful, relatable and brilliantly written. This was a joy to read and I hope that I can develop my writing skills to this level. Brilliant.
 
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SarahEBear | 2 andere besprekingen | Oct 13, 2020 |
Boone is keeping his nose clean. He's got a not-great job as a bartender, but he has a job. He has an apartment where he's also the handyman and he's intent on not going back to prison. Then a friend asks him to come along with him as he looks into the death of an undocumented immigrant for the man's uncle. The search leads him into some bad places, gets him saddled with a dog and puts his tentative relationship with an ex-cop in jeopardy.

This is just about everything I want in a crime novel. The setting is gritty, the characters are all well-developed and feel like people, the plot is well paced and holds together right through the final moments. Boone is an easy man to like, even as he tries hard not to make connections or care about the people around him. I'm eager to read more by this author.… (meer)
 
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RidgewayGirl | 2 andere besprekingen | Jun 15, 2020 |
Como timador profesional, Rowan Petty sabe que la suerte va por rachas. Ahora está viviendo una de las peores: le queda poco dinero y ocupa uno de los escalafones más bajos en una estafa telefónica. Su desastrosa vida personal tampoco ayuda, después de un lejano divorcio que nunca digirió bien y una hija que se niega a verlo tras sentirse abandonada durante años.

A pesar de todo, el destino parece reservarle una buena mano. Acaba de conocer a una prostituta con la que se iría al fin del mundo y también le llega un jugoso soplo sobre un grupo de soldados que han robado al ejército dos millones de dólares y los esconden en algún lugar de Los Ángeles. Es algo arriesgado, pero vale la pena viajar a California para saber si la historia es cierta. Además, Rowan podría ver a su hija, que está estudiando en esa ciudad y quizá acceda a quedar con él. Lo que no puede imaginar es lo altas que son las apuestas en esta partida.

Novela heredera de la dureza de Los timadores, de Jim Thompson, Richard Lange ofrece una poderosa historia repleta de trucos y de emociones profundas. Un autor llamado a convertirse en uno de los narradores más hábiles de la novela negra actual.
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