The Golden Gizmo
by Thompson, Jim
- Used
- near fine
- Paperback
- Condition
- Near Fine
- ISBN 10
- 0375700323
- ISBN 13
- 9780375700323
- Seller
-
Mississauga, Ontario, Canada
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
New York: Black Lizard / Vintage Crime # 70032 1st Printing, 1998 ----------trade paperback. Modest edgewear, a near fine copy.. .. Trade Paperback. Near Fine. Illus. by Photo Cover. Note: our prices on Biblio are the LOWEST of any of the sites on which we list our books.
Synopsis
One of Thompson's most outrageous works of fiction, the Golden Gizmo incorporates elements of the classic American tall tale with descriptions of the particularly hardboiled criminal underclass of 1950's L.A.. Toddy Kent is a hustler, seeking out sources of easy money in the most unlikely places thanks to a sixth-sense he has, known as a 'gizmo,' after the G.I. term for something unidentifiable. He does not know how it works; if he did than maybe he could prevent the inconvenient inconsistencies that often leave him high and dry at the worst times. A transient life leaves Toddy with an extensive rap sheet and a runaround wife, eventually landing him on the gray side of legal in LA county. Then, his gizmo strikes with a hunch he cannot ignore, leading him to an unknown source of gold. Of course it comes at a price to Toddy. His wife turns up dead--murdered--and he finds himself stalked by a chinless man with a talking doberman that sings hymns before it kills. Thomspon's portrayal of the incurable criminal who has no control over his situation goes from hilarious to horrifying. Through Toddy's attempts to understand his situation, the reader is lead through the strip joints, brothels and seedy bars of a different era, when L.A. was capital of the world of illusion.
Reviews
(Log in or Create an Account first!)
Details
- Bookseller
- John McCormick (CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 013814
- Title
- The Golden Gizmo
- Author
- Thompson, Jim
- Illustrator
- Photo Cover
- Format/Binding
- Paperback
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- .
- ISBN 10
- 0375700323
- ISBN 13
- 9780375700323
- Publisher
- New York: Black Lizard / Vintage Crime # 70032 1st Printing
- Place of Publication
- New York, New York, U.s.a.
- Date Published
- 1998
- Keywords
- Jim Thompson
- Bookseller catalogs
- Mysteries & Crime;
Terms of Sale
John McCormick
About the Seller
John McCormick
About John McCormick
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Biblio
- The Greek root for a variety of words referring to the book, such as bibliography, bibliomania, etc. Also, one of the world's...
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Trade Paperback
- Used to indicate any paperback book that is larger than a mass-market paperback and is often more similar in size to a hardcover...