- Paperback: 304 pages
- Publisher: Orion; New Ed edition (18 April 2007)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0752881329
- ISBN-13: 978-0752881324
- Product Dimensions: 19.2 x 12.8 x 2.6 cm
- Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 1,120,449 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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'A scorching thriller... Jason Starr has an excellent ear for dialogue which brings his characters vividly to life.' (Susanna Yager SUNDAY TELEGRAPH )
'Like George Pelecanos at his best Jason Starr manages to get inside the heads of his characters... and with Lights Out punches more than his weight.' (Mark Timlin INDEPENDENT ON SUNDAY )
'Starr has that rare ability to take a trivial story and make it thrilling, leaving the reader never suspecting what is round the corner... highly recommended!' (Harry Doherty THE BOOK PLACE )
'With LIGHTS OUT Jason Starr has raised the level of his game by yet another, seemingly impossible, notch and created a chrome-shiny-cynical, cautionary tale of hard-head city dwellers, whacked out crack-heads and sports jocks. He is the closest thing you'll ever get to Tarantino in text. Good doesn't begin to describe just how damn good he is.' (Paul Blezard ONEWORD RADIO )
'A tight, thrilling novel that won't let go or disappoint.' (OTTAKAR'S 'We Recommend'' ) --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
'Like George Pelecanos at his best Jason Starr manages to get inside the heads of his characters... and with Lights Out punches more than his weight.' (Mark Timlin INDEPENDENT ON SUNDAY )
'Starr has that rare ability to take a trivial story and make it thrilling, leaving the reader never suspecting what is round the corner... highly recommended!' (Harry Doherty THE BOOK PLACE )
'With LIGHTS OUT Jason Starr has raised the level of his game by yet another, seemingly impossible, notch and created a chrome-shiny-cynical, cautionary tale of hard-head city dwellers, whacked out crack-heads and sports jocks. He is the closest thing you'll ever get to Tarantino in text. Good doesn't begin to describe just how damn good he is.' (Paul Blezard ONEWORD RADIO )
'A tight, thrilling novel that won't let go or disappoint.' (OTTAKAR'S 'We Recommend'' ) --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
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'A scorching thriller... Jason Starr has an excellent ear for dialogue which brings his characters vividly to life.' -- Susanna Yager SUNDAY TELEGRAPH 'Like George Pelecanos at his best Jason Starr manages to get inside the heads of his characters... and with Lights Out punches more than his weight.' -- Mark Timlin INDEPENDENT ON SUNDAY 'Starr has that rare ability to take a trivial story and make it thrilling, leaving the reader never suspecting what is round the corner... highly recommended!' -- Harry Doherty THE BOOK PLACE 'With LIGHTS OUT Jason Starr has raised the level of his game by yet another, seemingly impossible, notch and created a chrome-shiny-cynical, cautionary tale of hard-head city dwellers, whacked out crack-heads and sports jocks. He is the closest thing you'll ever get to Tarantino in text. Good doesn't begin to describe just how damn good he is.' -- Paul Blezard ONEWORD RADIO 'A tight, thrilling novel that won't let go or disappoint.' OTTAKAR'S 'We Recommend"
--This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
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1 of 3 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
Jason Starr just gets better and better,buy this book and I guarantee you will not be disappointed.The characters he creates are superb and everything slowly goes from bad to worse for them.This book was so good I was disappointed when it ended.More please!!!!
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
grand slam thriller
10 Sep 2006
Format:Hardcover
Ryan Rossetti and Jake Thomas made Canarsie High School's baseball team nationally ranked; they were both sure shot major leaguers. Jake reached the big leagues where he stars for the Pirates having just completed an all star season hitting 351. However, Ryan saw his pitching career snap to a sudden halt when he tore a ligament. Whereas Jake is making the big bucks in Pittsburgh, Ryan paints houses back home in Brooklyn for less than a living wage.
Now the superstar is coming back to Canarsie to celebrate his great success and to change his image from an out of control hedonist to a caring give something back to the community person. His agent warns Jake to behave because he will most likely face a statutory-rape arrest that could end his chances of obtaining the big endorsements. Thus Jake returns to Brooklyn as a hero, but also to ask his high school sweetheart, Christina Mercado, whose surname he cannot remember, to marry him. Christina realizes she is candy to sweeten Jake's image and is seeing Ryan. At the same time the triangle plays out in New York City, other locals have grudges with one another that will violently disrupt Jake's triumphant return to the place where his glory started.
From the start readers anticipate tempers overflowing as jealousy, anger, and resentment explode and not just with the baseball players. The story line is action-packed from the moment that readers understand the paths taken by the two former Canarsie superstars and never slows down until the final violent walk off homer. Readers who appreciate a powerfully character driven urban noir will enjoy the aptly named Jason Starr's grand slam thriller.
Harriet Klausner
Now the superstar is coming back to Canarsie to celebrate his great success and to change his image from an out of control hedonist to a caring give something back to the community person. His agent warns Jake to behave because he will most likely face a statutory-rape arrest that could end his chances of obtaining the big endorsements. Thus Jake returns to Brooklyn as a hero, but also to ask his high school sweetheart, Christina Mercado, whose surname he cannot remember, to marry him. Christina realizes she is candy to sweeten Jake's image and is seeing Ryan. At the same time the triangle plays out in New York City, other locals have grudges with one another that will violently disrupt Jake's triumphant return to the place where his glory started.
From the start readers anticipate tempers overflowing as jealousy, anger, and resentment explode and not just with the baseball players. The story line is action-packed from the moment that readers understand the paths taken by the two former Canarsie superstars and never slows down until the final violent walk off homer. Readers who appreciate a powerfully character driven urban noir will enjoy the aptly named Jason Starr's grand slam thriller.
Harriet Klausner
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Gobbled It Up!
4 Jan 2007
Format:Hardcover|Amazon Verified Purchase
Being a woman who has no interest in competitive sports, I thought I might have less enthusiasm for this Starr novel that centers around a baseball figure, but that is not the case. I ate it like candy. The twisted personalities and dark humor pull you in tight, and the world of the sports star is gripping. My addiction for Starr novels continues.
2 of 3 people found the following review helpful
A good story!
21 Oct 2006
Format:Hardcover
On one horrible, messy Brooklyn weekend, the lives of Ryan Rosetti and his old high school buddy Jake Thomas intersect with tragic consequences.
Ryan and Jake were rivals on the high school baseball team. Ryan hurt his arm and became a house painter, and Jake went on to play in the major leagues. He is returning home to celebrate getting a ten million dollar signing bonus.
Jake's life is one of orgies, drugs, limos, lawyers, agents and PR people. He is courting his old high school sweetheart, Christina, to plant press stories about an upcoming marriage to quell bad publicity about a threatened statutory rape charge.
Ryan has always loved Christina, and tries to make her see reason--but all she can see is a life in Brooklyn or an easy life for her and her father, although one without love. Her father tells her she can divorce Jake in a few years, with a good settlement. Their lives intersect with some gangster thugs, and shootings, thefts, lies and police investigations follow.
A very dark novel filled with characters caught up in the struggle to survive. They are all trying to make it at different levels: the gangsters, the families in Brooklyn and the wealthy, self-centered sports celebrity.
Armchair Interviews says: A good story of intersecting lives.
Ryan and Jake were rivals on the high school baseball team. Ryan hurt his arm and became a house painter, and Jake went on to play in the major leagues. He is returning home to celebrate getting a ten million dollar signing bonus.
Jake's life is one of orgies, drugs, limos, lawyers, agents and PR people. He is courting his old high school sweetheart, Christina, to plant press stories about an upcoming marriage to quell bad publicity about a threatened statutory rape charge.
Ryan has always loved Christina, and tries to make her see reason--but all she can see is a life in Brooklyn or an easy life for her and her father, although one without love. Her father tells her she can divorce Jake in a few years, with a good settlement. Their lives intersect with some gangster thugs, and shootings, thefts, lies and police investigations follow.
A very dark novel filled with characters caught up in the struggle to survive. They are all trying to make it at different levels: the gangsters, the families in Brooklyn and the wealthy, self-centered sports celebrity.
Armchair Interviews says: A good story of intersecting lives.
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