Last Days of American Crime (New Edition)
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| Rating | : | 4.61 (929 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1534304371 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 184 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-10-21 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
To keep this from the public, the government creates a distraction, installing a new currency system using digital charge cards. A career criminal never quite able to hit the big score, Graham intends to steal one of the charging stations, skip the country, and live off unlimited funds for the rest of his life. But the media has leaked news of the anti-crime signal one week before it was to go live, and now Graham and his team have just a few days to turn the crime of the century into the last crime in American history.. government plans in secret to broad
Noir, sleaze, and API This is interesting mix of LA-stype crime Noir with a near future science fiction premise that mostly works. The ultra-violence is somewhat typical and under-explained, and the science fiction premise is under-utilized, but the sleaze and air works well. Rick Remender's dialogue, while not terribly original, reads really well and pops with one-liners. The characters are mostly lika. Dark, violent and gorgeous Rick Remender tells the story of desperate people willing to do whatever it takes to indulge their vices one final time. Heath Hudson from Fear Agent (Fear Agent Vol. 1: Re-Ignition (v. 1)) - the best known book by Remender - was a flawed hero who had difficulty to accept his own guilt. Here the characters are unapologetic villains who seem to have no moral although we start to see. Tim said predicable but well-executed noir heist. Interesting premise, then a predictable but well-executed noir heist story. Art is really cool but sometimes lacks clarity to the detriment of the story.