The Amateurs
A Thriller
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- $6.99
Publisher Description
The new novel from "the electric jolt American crime fiction needs." (Dennis Lehane)
Four friends take on a risky opportunity to steal a fortune in dirty money. But in this game, any misstep carries lethal consequences-and these four rank amateurs are playing against the most dangerous professionals imaginable.
Praise for The Amateurs and Marcus Sakey
"Truly excellent. Like vintage Elmore Leonard crossed with classic Dennis Lehane.”—Lee Child, author of A Wanted Man and Never Go Back
“An authentic, original new voice.”—George Pelecanos, author of The Double and What it Was
“A brainy, twisty, sometimes twisted mystery.”--Gillian Flynn, author of Gone Girl and Sharp Objects
"The reigning prince of crime fiction."--Chicago Tribune
“Crime drama for the 21st century.”—National Public Radio
“One of the hottest young crime writers in the country.”—The Oregonian
“Snappy writing…hair-raising.”—Entertainment Weekly
Marcus Sakey is the author of Brilliance, The Amateurs, Good People, The Two Deaths of Daniel Hayes, and other novels and stories.
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
In Sakey's so-so thriller, four friends travel agent Jenn Lacie, trader Ian Trevarian, hotel doorman Mitch McDonnell and bartender Alex Kern meet every Thursday night at the Chicago restaurant where Alex bartends and commiserate over their unsatisfying lives. When Alex's boss, Johnny "Love" Loverin, asks him to act as muscle for a shady back-office deal, the group decides, almost on a whim, to steal Johnny's money. The heist goes smoothly until an altercation in the alley behind the bar leads to murder, and the four friends find themselves with $250,000 and a dead body. Making matters worse, Mitch and Jenn discover that the deal they interrupted wasn't about drugs or guns but something far more deadly. Sakey (Good People) does what he can with the weak premise, but his characters will elicit little sympathy from readers who won't care why the foursome carried out their poorly planned and executed scheme.
