Outlaws
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2.5 • 2 Ratings
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- €3.99
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- €3.99
Publisher Description
'A hell of a story from a hell of a storyteller' Daily Mail
'Higgins writes about the world of crime with an authenticity that is unmatched' Washington Post
1970, Boston, and a daring attack on an armoured transport delivering money to a bank, catches Massachusetts law enforcement napping. While the police are still trying to figure out where this new and coldly efficient gang sprang from, more dazzling heists follow - each one meticulously planned and ruthlessly executed.
It soon becomes clear these are no ordinary criminals, but as one of the cops assigned to the case figures, 'longhairs that got bored with protesting the war and branched out.' Faced with a tight-knit cell of urban revolutionaries led by a charismatic intellectual with no compunction about killing for the cause, the authorities seem powerless to stop them.
Unless they step outside the law themselves...
Customer Reviews
Outlaws
A mixed bag. Some good dialogue pieces, but the structure, effectively a succession of monologues delivered by different characters, is unnecessarily static and often characters of different ages and genders blend into indistinguishable voices. We have the briefest of glimpses of Tibbetts, the main villain. A pity as he is a fascinating character. The resolution of the story is a bit deus ex machina, and rather unbelievable. The courtroom scenes are the best parts. Higgins has written better stories.