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Bibliographic Detail
Publisher
Doubleday
Publication date
January 11, 2005
Pages
349
Binding
Hardcover
Edition
1
Book category
Adult Fiction
ISBN-13
9780385511896
ISBN-10
0385511892
Dimensions
1.25 by 6.50 by 9.75 in.
Weight
1.40 lbs.
Availability§
Publisher Out of Stock Indefinitely
Original list price
$23.95
§As reported by publisher
Summaries and Reviews
Summary
When Frank Hearn, a down-on-his-luck bootlegger and tough guy looking to score big in 1920s America, gets his hand on a handwritten IOU for $7000 signed by Babe Ruth, he embarks on an odyssey from New Jersey to St. Petersburg, Florida, where the Yankees are about to begin spring training, in order to convince the Babe to give him the money. A first novel. 35,000 first printing.
Amazon.com description: Product Description: Frank Hearn is a down-on-his-luck bootlegger and bruiser, looking for the big score in the heart of the Roaring Twenties. When he loses a shipment of top-quality booze to a double-crossing government thief, Frank hunts him down, roughs him up, and finds something that catches his eye. What at first appears to be a scrap of paper is actually a handwritten and unmistakably authentic IOU for $7,000, signed by Babe Ruth.
Seven-thousand clams is a lot of moneyâand when Frank gets a tip that the Yankees are about to begin spring training in St. Petersburg, Florida, he wastes no time leaving New Jersey to track down the Babe. Frank thinks he's covered his bases: Along for the ride is a dangerous and curvy blonde named Ginger DeMore. Sheâs smart, she packs a snub-nose pistol in her purse, and sheâs the perfect accomplice to help convince the Babe to cough up the dough. It seems like the perfect plan, but Frank and Ginger arenât the only ones seeking their fortunes in Florida. 1920âs St. Pete is a veritable nest of vipers. Hustlers, gamblers, Yankee fans, and even a sociopath are lurking in the booming burgânot to mention a team of gangsters sent by a prominent Chicago mobster named Al Capone (whoâs instructed his boys to scour the town for a curvy dame by the name of Ginger DeMore).
In this taut Roaring Twenties crime novel, filled with colorful characters both real and imagined, Lee Irby takes readers straight into the authentic heart of the era, bringing to life all the sizzling styleâfrom the slang and the fashions to the smell of bathtub gin. Worthy of a place at Elmore Leonardâs table, 7,000 Clams is an enormously entertaining tale and a superb fiction debut.
Seven-thousand clams is a lot of moneyâand when Frank gets a tip that the Yankees are about to begin spring training in St. Petersburg, Florida, he wastes no time leaving New Jersey to track down the Babe. Frank thinks he's covered his bases: Along for the ride is a dangerous and curvy blonde named Ginger DeMore. Sheâs smart, she packs a snub-nose pistol in her purse, and sheâs the perfect accomplice to help convince the Babe to cough up the dough. It seems like the perfect plan, but Frank and Ginger arenât the only ones seeking their fortunes in Florida. 1920âs St. Pete is a veritable nest of vipers. Hustlers, gamblers, Yankee fans, and even a sociopath are lurking in the booming burgânot to mention a team of gangsters sent by a prominent Chicago mobster named Al Capone (whoâs instructed his boys to scour the town for a curvy dame by the name of Ginger DeMore).
In this taut Roaring Twenties crime novel, filled with colorful characters both real and imagined, Lee Irby takes readers straight into the authentic heart of the era, bringing to life all the sizzling styleâfrom the slang and the fashions to the smell of bathtub gin. Worthy of a place at Elmore Leonardâs table, 7,000 Clams is an enormously entertaining tale and a superb fiction debut.
Editions
Hardcover
Large print edition from Thorndike Pr (March 23, 2005)
9780786272211 | details & prices | 509 pages | 5.75 × 8.50 × 1.00 in. | 1.35 lbs | List price $29.95
About: In this taut Roaring Twenties crime novel, filled with colorful characters both real and imagined, Lee Irby takes readers straight into the authentic heart of the era, bringing to life all the sizzling style - from the slang and the fashions to the smell of bathtub gin.
About: In this taut Roaring Twenties crime novel, filled with colorful characters both real and imagined, Lee Irby takes readers straight into the authentic heart of the era, bringing to life all the sizzling style - from the slang and the fashions to the smell of bathtub gin.
The price comparison is for this edition
1 edition from Doubleday (January 11, 2005)
9780385511896 | details & prices | 349 pages | 6.50 × 9.75 × 1.25 in. | 1.40 lbs | List price $23.95
About: When Frank Hearn, a down-on-his-luck bootlegger and tough guy looking to score big in 1920s America, gets his hand on a handwritten IOU for $7000 signed by Babe Ruth, he embarks on an odyssey from New Jersey to St.
About: When Frank Hearn, a down-on-his-luck bootlegger and tough guy looking to score big in 1920s America, gets his hand on a handwritten IOU for $7000 signed by Babe Ruth, he embarks on an odyssey from New Jersey to St.
Paperback
Reprint edition from Broadway Books (May 9, 2006)
9780767917544 | details & prices | 355 pages | 5.75 × 8.25 × 1.00 in. | 0.65 lbs | List price $9.95
About: When Frank Hearn, a down-on-his-luck bootlegger and tough guy looking to score big in 1920s America, gets his hand on a handwritten IOU for $7000 signed by Babe Ruth, he embarks on an odyssey from New Jersey to St.
About: When Frank Hearn, a down-on-his-luck bootlegger and tough guy looking to score big in 1920s America, gets his hand on a handwritten IOU for $7000 signed by Babe Ruth, he embarks on an odyssey from New Jersey to St.
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