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Eddie Coyle is a street‑level firearms supplier working for gang leader Jimmy Scalisi, who provides weapons for a series of bank jobs. When police officer Foley suspects Coyle’s involvement, he pressures the reluctant informant to expose Scalisi. Complicating matters is Dillon, a bartender who secretly operates as a contract killer and feigns friendship with Coyle. Set against the gritty backdrop of Boston’s criminal underworld, the novel explores loyalty, betrayal, and the precarious choices of those who walk the line between legality and crime.
First publish date: 1972
Genre: Crime Fiction/Organized Crime
Authors: George V. Higgins
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