Crime Always Pays
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- $6.99
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- $6.99
Publisher Description
Who says crime doesn't pay? The perpetrators of a botched kidnap make their getaway in this hilarious sequel to The Big O
Karen and Ray are on their way to the Greek islands to rendezvous with Madge and split the fat bag of cash they conned from her ex-husband Rossi when they kidnapped, well, Madge. But they’ve reckoned without Stephanie Doyle, the cop who can’t decide if she wants to arrest Madge, shoot Rossi, or ride off into the sunset with Ray. And then there’s Melody, the wannabe movie director, who’s pinning all her hopes on Sleeps, the narcoleptic getaway driver who just wants to go back inside and do some soft time.
A European road-trip screwball noir, Crime Always Pays features cops and robbers, losers and hopers, villains, saints – and a homicidal Siberian wolf called Anna. The Greek islands will never be the same again.
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
Burke's zany sequel to 2007's The Big O practically requires a scorecard to keep track of the characters, as thief Karen King; her Siberian wolf/husky mix, Anna; kidnapping specialist Ray Brogan; and a motley crew of misfits leave a trail of chaos and confusion from Ireland to the Greek Isles. Money is at issue, with Karen netting $200,000 from a scam in which her accomplice, Madge Dolan, pretends to be kidnapped. There's not a blameless character in the crowd following the loot: Terry Swipes, who arranged the kidnapping and is now infatuated with Madge; Karen's ex-husband, Francis Assissi "Rossi" Callaghan, who wants revenge on Anna for biting off his ear (he deserved it); Rossi's narcoleptic getaway driver, Sleeps; travel agent/screenwriter Melody Shine; and Det. Stephanie Doyle, currently on suspension. Burke keeps adding more characters, making for a profusion of drugs, cops, grifters, guns, and shifting alliances that's both baffling and entertaining.
