The Lockpicker
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| Rating | : | 4.77 (578 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1936364182 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 365 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-09-21 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
(Leonard Chang). The brothers' painful memories of their childhoods are awakened with this visit, while Jake eventually turns back to his criminal pursuits, and involves Rachel. Jake Ahn, burglar and jewel thief, gets involved in a burglary in Seattle that turns violent when his partner tries to doublecross him. Escaping to San Francisco, Jake looks up his brother, Eugene, and finds himself in the middle of Eugene's marital and career problems, while gradually becoming attracted to Eugene's wife, Rachel. Meanwhile, Jake's ex-partner continues his search for Jake, and the result is a violent convergence of events
"the restrained and exquisite writing gradually builds the suspense to the climax. Replete with details about picking locks and peppered with philosophical discussions, Chang's eighth novel is recommended for all readers of intelligent crime fiction."- Library Journal"Entertaining and with a well-paced literary style, this simple crime story becomes something more memorable"- Foreword"beautifully choreographed violence that manages to be witty and thoughtful through all the mayhem."- Booklist"blunt and often brutal Fans of hard-boiled and caper novels will be satisfied."- Publishers Weekly
. He received his MFA from the University of California at Irvine, and is the author of seven previous critically acclaimed novels. His books have been translated into Japanese, French, and Korean, and are taught at universities around the world. Leonard Chang was born in New York and studied philosophy at Dartmouth College and Harvard University