Dark Companion: A Novel - Softcover

Nisbet, Jim

3.3

66 ratings by Goodreads

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1590202023 ISBN 13: 9781590202029

Publisher: The Overlook Press, 2011

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Banerjhee Rolf, a bright, level-headed Indian-American scientist, is content to spend his days with his wife, tending his garden and studying his beloved astronomy. When Rolf's relationship with his seedy, drug-dealing neighbour, Toby Pride, and Pride's stoner girlfriend takes a weird turn, Rolf's placid world is shattered and he becomes a fugitive from justice.

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About the Author:

Jim Nisbet is the author of twelve novels and five books of poetry. He has been nominated for the Pushcart Prize three times, shortlisted for the Hammett Prize, and published in ten languages. He lives in San Francisco, California.

Review:

Praise for Jim Nisbet's Previous Works:
Truly, hellishly gritty --"Los Angeles Times"
Jim Nisbet whose pen is mightier than a million swords does it again. --Michael Connelly
In the tradition of Jim Thompson and Damon Runyon, Nisbet is too good to miss. --"San Francisco Chronicle"
Praise for Jim Nisbet's Previous Works:
?Truly, hellishly gritty?--"Los Angeles Times"
?Jim Nisbet?whose pen is mightier than a million swords?does it again.? --Michael Connelly
?In the tradition of Jim Thompson and Damon Runyon, Nisbet is too good to miss.? --"San Francisco Chronicle"
Praise for Jim Nisbet's Previous Works:

?Truly, hellishly gritty?--"Los Angeles Times"

?Jim Nisbet?whose pen is mightier than a million swords?does it again.? --Michael Connelly

?In the tradition of Jim Thompson and Damon Runyon, Nisbet is too good to miss.? --"San Francisco Chronicle"
"So many of the wonderful surprises are packed within both characters, revealed one onion-skin layer at a time, and by the time Nisbet stomps his foot on the accelerator, you realize you're trapped in a world where there's roiling chaos in the heavens, death lurking at the microscopic level, and of course, a serious amount of bad luck on earth--all in 144 blistering pages. If noir is about a lone man making his way through a hostile universe, then Nisbet's masterful "Dark Companion" takes us to the outer reaches." --"Booklist"

Praise for Jim Nisbet's Previous Works:

?Truly, hellishly gritty?--"Los Angeles Times"

?Jim Nisbet?whose pen is mightier than a million swords?does it again.? --Michael Connelly

?In the tradition of Jim Thompson and Damon Runyon, Nisbet is too good to miss.? --"San Francisco Chronicle"

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