Last of the Independents: Vancouver Noir
Sam Wiebe
(Author)
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Description
A crooked detective is playing the justice system to protect a kidnapper, and the only viable lead takes private investigator Michael Drayton to a car-thieving junkie.
Product Details
Price
$17.99
$16.73
Publisher
Dundurn Press
Publish Date
September 23, 2014
Pages
336
Dimensions
4.9 X 7.9 X 0.9 inches | 0.75 pounds
Language
English
Type
Paperback
EAN/UPC
9781459709485
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About the Author
Sam Wiebe's Last of the Independents won the 2012 Unhanged Arthur Award for Best Unpublished First Novel. His crime fiction has been published internationally. Recent projects include audio adaptations of Hamlet and Frankenstein, an independent film script, and a follow-up novel. He lives in Vancouver.
Reviews
Smart, sharp writing that kicks into gear on the first page. Wiebe is a 21st century Raymond Chandler, and his Vancouver is like Chandler's LA -- its darkest corners are supporting characters. PI Mike Drayton is cynical, funny, and warm-hearted, with a strict moral code and a terrifying temper. What a debut! (E.R. Brown)
. . . a literary achievement. (starred review)-- "Booklist"
The unanimous winner of an Arthur Ellis Award in 2012, Wiebe's debut novel is something quite special. It promises more from a young writer who looks sure to turn Vancouver into one of the great cities of noir.-- "The Peak, Simon Fraser University"
Drayton's sardonic voice in counterpoint to his assistants and supporting players, along with an ending that delivers a knockout punch, make Last of the Independents a debut well worth spending time with.-- "National Post"
Opening paragraphs don't get much more bang-on enticing than the one with which Vancouver writer Sam Wiebe kicks off Last of the Independents. It would be nice to quote the paragraph to prove the point, but in a general-interest newspaper, that can't be done -- which is a clue to the opener's perfect rambunctiousness.-- "The Tribune"
. . . a literary achievement. (starred review)-- "Booklist"
The unanimous winner of an Arthur Ellis Award in 2012, Wiebe's debut novel is something quite special. It promises more from a young writer who looks sure to turn Vancouver into one of the great cities of noir.-- "The Peak, Simon Fraser University"
Drayton's sardonic voice in counterpoint to his assistants and supporting players, along with an ending that delivers a knockout punch, make Last of the Independents a debut well worth spending time with.-- "National Post"
Opening paragraphs don't get much more bang-on enticing than the one with which Vancouver writer Sam Wiebe kicks off Last of the Independents. It would be nice to quote the paragraph to prove the point, but in a general-interest newspaper, that can't be done -- which is a clue to the opener's perfect rambunctiousness.-- "The Tribune"
