Bank Job

By Steve Brewer

2005

First Published

4.11

Average Rating

268

Number of Pages

8H08M

Audio Length

Brewer's writing is gritty and witty, tough on its characters but easy on the reader.-The Albuquerque Tribune Brewer's . . . pacing is among the best in the genre.-Arkansas Democrat-Gazette An amateur crime spree takes a turn in the piney woods of far northern California in Bank Job, the latest fast-paced escapade from author Steve Brewer. Jaded, rage-laden, and utterly stupid, brothers Leon and Junior Daggett and their homicidal partner, Roy Wade, entertain themselves by knocking over liquor stores and gas stations. When a run-of-the-mill robbery goes sour, they find themselves bloody and knocking on the door of a stranger for help. That stranger ends up being Vince Carson, retired bank robber. Thinking they've discovered their big-time score, Leon and Roy take Vince's wife hostage, forcing him to rob the local bank in exchange for Maria's safe return. But Vince has other ideas. He sets out to prove that old age and treachery always triumph over youth and ineptitude. Bank Job plays out like a movie-The Desperate Hours meets Raising Arizona. It's just the sort of hilarious mix readers expect from Brewer, author of the recent novels Boost and Bullets. Steve Brewer spent 22 years in the newspaper business before turning to fiction full time in 1997. A weekly humor column he writes for The Albuquerque Tribune is distributed nationally by Scripps Howard News Service. Steve serves on the board of directors of Mystery Writers of America. He lives in Redding, California, with his wife, two sons, and a dog named Elvis.

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Author

Steve Brewer

Author · 16 books

STEVE BREWER is the author of more than 30 books, including the recent crime novels UPSHOT and COLD CUTS. His first novel, LONELY STREET, was made into a 2009 independent Hollywood comedy starring Robert Patrick, Jay Mohr and Joe Mantegna. Under his pen name Max Austin, Brewer wrote three hard-boiled crime stories set in Albuquerque, NM. The first, DUKE CITY SPLIT, was published by Alibi/Random House in April 2014. DUKE CITY HIT followed in December 2014. DUKE CITY DESPERADO came out in June 2015. Brewer's short fiction has appeared in the several anthologies, and he's published articles in magazines such as Mystery Scene, Crimespree and Mystery Readers' Journal. Brewer has taught at the University of New Mexico, the Midwest Writers Workshop and the Tony Hillerman Writers Seminar. He regularly speaks at mystery conventions, and was toastmaster at Left Coast Crime in Santa Fe, NM, in 2011. He served two years on the national board of Mystery Writers of America, and twice served as an Edgar Awards judge. He's also a member of International Thriller Writers and SouthWest Writers. A graduate of the University of Arkansas-Little Rock, Brewer worked as a daily journalist for 22 years, then wrote a syndicated weekly column for another decade. The column, called The Home Front, produced the raw material for his humor book TROPHY HUSBAND. Married and the father of two adult sons, Brewer lives in Albuquerque, NM. More at www.stevebrewer.blogspot.com. BOOKS BY STEVE BREWER "Lonely Street," 1994, Pocket Books "Baby Face," 1995, Pocket Books "Witchy Woman," 1996, St. Martin's Press "Shaky Ground," 1997, St. Martin's Press "Dirty Pool," 1999, St. Martin's Press "End Run," 2000, Intrigue Press "Crazy Love," 2001, Intrigue Press "Cheap Shot," 2002, Intrigue Press "Trophy Husband," 2003, University of New Mexico Press "Bullets," 2003, Intrigue Press "Fool's Paradise," 2003, UNM Press "Boost," 2004, Speck Press "Sanity Clause," a novella, in "The Last Noel," 2004, Worldwide "Bank Job," 2005, Intrigue Press "Whipsaw," 2006, Intrigue Press "Monkey Man," 2006, Intrigue Press "Payoff," a short story in the anthology "Damn Near Dead," 2006, Busted Flush "Cutthroat," 2007, Bleak House "Limbo," a short story in the Mystery Writers of America anthology "Crimes by Moonlight," 2010, Berkley "Firepower," 2010, Amazon/Smashwords "1500 Rules for Successful Living," 2011, Amazon/Smashwords "Calabama," 2011, Amazon/Smashwords "The Big Wink," 2011, Amazon/Smashwords "Lost Vegas," 2011, Amazon/Smashwords "Party Doll," 2012, Amazon/Smashwords "A Box of Pandoras," 2012, Amazon/Smashwords "Showdown," a short story, 2012, Amazon/Smashwords "Found Money," a short story, 2012, Amazon/Smashwords "Yvonne's Gone," a short story, 2012, Amazon/Smashwords "Cemetery Plot," a short story, 2013, Amazon "Duke City Split," writing as Max Austin, Alibi, 2014 "Duke City Hit," writing as Max Austin, Alibi, 2014 "Duke City Desperado," writing as Max Austin, Alibi, 2015 "Shotgun Boogie," 2016, Amazon "Homesick Blues," 2016, Amazon "Side Eye," 2017, Amazon "Cold Cuts," 2018, Amazon "Upshot," 2020, Amazon