Treacherous: Grifters Ruffians and Killers

Twenty-one short stories written by Gary Phillips are included in TREACHEROUS: GRIFTERS RUFFIANS AND KILLERS. Alan Cranis on bookgasm.com said Phillips obviously loves his anti-heroes as the stories major characters are all as the subtitle promises grifters ruffians and killers. You may not be on their side but you cant help but be fascinated by their escapades...Phillips unfaltering ear for contemporary urban dialogue and patois relentless pacing that grabs you from the opening sentence-oh and plenty of sex and violence too. Publishers Weekly said of the trade paperback Most of the 20 highly entertaining selections in this new collection also spotlight the hip urban scene Phillips has made his own.