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$200 and a Cadillac
Praise for Fingers "MOVE OVER JOHN GRISHAM!" -- Debbi Mack, NY Times Bestselling Author of Identity Crisis and Least WantedFingers Murphy named one of the "Top Three Indie Crime Fiction Authors" by Crime Fiction Utopia"The suspense will keep you turning pages, and the dramatic twists in the story will keep your heart racing as the story unfolds." -- CC Jackson, reviewing Follow the MoneyFingers Murphy, author of Top 20 Legal Thrillers Follow the Money and The Flaming Motel, returns with with a fast-paced, crime thriller that will cost you some sleep.WHEN YOU LIVE BY YOUR OWN RULES, YOU DIE BY THEM TOO.A bored psychopath rotting away in the Mojave desert . . .An obsessive contract killer sent to find him . . .A small town Sheriff hiding from his personal demons . . .A retired FBI agent itching to get back in the game . . .And a couple of burn outs with nothing to lose, hell-bent on revenge . . . All they wanted to do was steal something from the company that laid them off and get the hell out of town. But when a coyote drags a human leg onto a lonely desert highway, worlds collide in ways no one can predict. Find out what happens when your last worldly possessions are $200 AND A CADILLAC and everyone around you will kill to get what they want.
- GenresMystery
265 pages, Kindle Edition
First published November 22, 2011
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November 21, 2025
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What happens when what seems to be various unconnected people all end up in a Small town called Nickelback?
Some live there by choice or circumstances. Others are there for work, one is there as a hired killer, then there is the sheriff, as well as a former FBI agent, and oil theft.
It is a crazy story that shows how absurd life can be.
What happens when what seems to be various unconnected people all end up in a Small town called Nickelback?
Some live there by choice or circumstances. Others are there for work, one is there as a hired killer, then there is the sheriff, as well as a former FBI agent, and oil theft.
It is a crazy story that shows how absurd life can be.
July 11, 2017
$200 and a Cadillac....good reading
Different than I usually read . Interesting how fouled up things can get and still work out in a sort of wacky way
Different than I usually read . Interesting how fouled up things can get and still work out in a sort of wacky way
May 15, 2012
Read Follow the Money so this was #2 on my Fingers Murphy list of books.
It wasn't Ollie (who I liked a lot in Follow the Money) it was a whole cadre of characters some more likable than others which is not unusual. It is unusual though (for me) to like one who is a hit man.
Another reviewer mentioned that this book reminded him of early Elmore Leonard and I agree with his opinion. All the characters are fleshed out and the plot laid out with great care. Then the end, wham bang, what a great ending!
When I know I'm coming to an ending of an eBook, (or any book for that matter) I take an hour (or more) to finish it in one sitting. With this eBook though, I was about 88% and therefore thought the end was not near. However, I was wrong because there was about 12% left which were the opening chapters for Fingers Murphy's other two books. I decided to re-read the end again in one sitting paying more attention to make sure I 'got it.' That's my only criticism.
Well worth the cost, $2.99, I believe. Loved it!
It wasn't Ollie (who I liked a lot in Follow the Money) it was a whole cadre of characters some more likable than others which is not unusual. It is unusual though (for me) to like one who is a hit man.
Another reviewer mentioned that this book reminded him of early Elmore Leonard and I agree with his opinion. All the characters are fleshed out and the plot laid out with great care. Then the end, wham bang, what a great ending!
When I know I'm coming to an ending of an eBook, (or any book for that matter) I take an hour (or more) to finish it in one sitting. With this eBook though, I was about 88% and therefore thought the end was not near. However, I was wrong because there was about 12% left which were the opening chapters for Fingers Murphy's other two books. I decided to re-read the end again in one sitting paying more attention to make sure I 'got it.' That's my only criticism.
Well worth the cost, $2.99, I believe. Loved it!
June 8, 2012
A sprawling noir thriller of the classic stock: a small desert town, bad people with clever plans, and blood spilled over a paltry sum of money.
Murphy loses us a bit when his characters wander off into multi-paragraph musings about what it means to live in society, do we follow rules because they're good or because we're threatened to, blah, blah. This is all territory that could be better served through action, rather than explicit statement of the theme.
However, Murphy's undeniable strength is in creating a cast of memorable characters. The small town of Nickelback, CA comes to life with colorful yet believable folks, each with their own backstory and agenda. And in the latter half of the book, as things boil to a tense finish, each of these characters weaves back into the plot in a believable, meaningful way.
Murphy loses us a bit when his characters wander off into multi-paragraph musings about what it means to live in society, do we follow rules because they're good or because we're threatened to, blah, blah. This is all territory that could be better served through action, rather than explicit statement of the theme.
However, Murphy's undeniable strength is in creating a cast of memorable characters. The small town of Nickelback, CA comes to life with colorful yet believable folks, each with their own backstory and agenda. And in the latter half of the book, as things boil to a tense finish, each of these characters weaves back into the plot in a believable, meaningful way.
August 5, 2012
Solid. Looking forward to more from Fingers. I believe I have now read his whole catalog.
October 17, 2012
Ok, decided to read this book because of the author's name. Not my cup of tea. Too long and a lot of blather. This could've been a short story and with that the ending was not a good one.
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