- Paperback: 208 pages
- Publisher: Serpent's Tail (1 Jun 1997)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 1852423056
- ISBN-13: 978-1852423056
- Product Dimensions: 20.3 x 13 x 1.5 cm
- Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 2,728,203 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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When Eddie Verlaine, American expatriate, hustler and small-time crook, meets a femme fatale named Jana in Amsterdam, he is drawn into a drugs conspiracy which involves Eddie transporting a large supply of drugs to London. Has Eddie's thirst for money and drugs brought about his undoing?
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
This is an incredible read. Veronese's crystalline prose and vivid descriptions of Amsterdam and London, highlight this thrilling tale of deception, romance, sex and drug smuggling. Eddie Verlaine, an expatriated American comes to Amsterdam and meets the alluring mysterious Jana and falls head over heels for her. He lends her a wad of cash, she disappears, and he becomes embroiled in a smuggling operation between Amsterdam and London. The book is loaded with femme fatales, evil villains, jaded strung-out rock-stars, etc. Verlaine is entranced by beautiful women and Renaissance art. Veronese is as adept at describing a Vermeer or Botticelli as he is at marveling at the contours of a high-heeled shoe on a well-turned ankle. He has quite a go at the Amsterdam red-light district, and the British rockers who hang out with his ex-wife in London. This book is a real treat. It's brilliantly written trash and sparkle!
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Stunningly tasty piece of crime fiction
18 Mar 2001
Wow! Just when I thought I'd had it with mystery... This book was recommended by George Pelecanos. It's not like anything I've read. The action takes place in Amsterdam and London, and deals with lust, deceit, drugs, femme fatales, crooked cops and then some. The writing style is superb, crafted with a knife. The author's mastery of description, evocation of scene, construction of strange, beguiling characters, is out of sight. I had to scour used book stores to find this gem. If you like something different, this is a the one. Check out the scenes at the Amsterdam flea market, the red light districts, the hashish bars, the London rock scene. Brilliant.
3 of 4 people found the following review helpful
Crime, sex, drugs, rock n'roll, this is the one
20 Aug 1997
Staggeringly good little crime book. If Dashiell Hammett was smoking hash in Amsterdam, this is where he'd be. Stunning women, really flashy writing, can hardly compare it to anything in the crime fiction field. This is something really different
2 of 3 people found the following review helpful
An atmospheric tale of drugs,women,&deceit set in Amsterdam
14 Dec 1996
If you liked Trainspotting (book or movie), or Pulp Fiction, give this a gander. Eddie Verlaine is a small time hustler who goes to Amsterdam and meets a beautiful mysterious woman named Jana. He falls hopeleesly in love with her and lends her a wad of money. Jana disappears and Eddie is drawn into a smuggling ring operating between Amsterdam and London, headed by Werner, a throughly evil Swiss-German gangster, and Jana's friend, Margo, a sluttish clever beauty who takes her own turn at seducing Eddie. In London, Eddie gets embroiled with his ex-wife Claudia, a movie starlet, and her new boyfriend, Trenton Lee, a rock star, and his flash, junked-out guitarist. Veronese's descriptive prose is not to be believed. You're quite certain that you're walking down the canals of Amsterdam or wandering the streets of Soho. There's something of Raymond Chandler, of film noir, of blinding poetry in his work. Aside from a decadent, Verlaine is a devotee of Renaissance art. Profane meets holy is ongoing. A must read
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