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Bibliographic Detail
Publisher Constable & Robinson Ltd
Publication date August 30, 2001
Pages 240
Binding Paperback
Edition New
Book category Adult Fiction
ISBN-13 9781841193267
ISBN-10 1841193267
Availability§ Publisher Out of Stock
Published in Great Britain
Original list price $12.40
§As reported by publisher
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Summaries and Reviews
Summary
It sometimes seems like a good idea to put a match to the problem you'd most like to be without. When it's a slum full of blacks who don't pay the rent and your building is insured, it's the best idea of all. But if you pay Jimmy and Leo to do it, you may find you've got another problem.
Amazon.com description: Product Description: It sometimes seems like a good idea to put a match to the problem you'd most like to be without. When it's a slum full of blacks who don't pay the rent, and your buildings are all insured, then it's the best idea of all. But if you pay Jimmy and Leo to do it for you, you may find you've got another problem. One of the best loved titles from this American master of literary low life.

Editions
Hardcover
Book cover for 9780394424095
 
from Alfred a Knopf Inc (February 1, 1981)
9780394424095 | details & prices | List price $10.95
About: After promising State Senator Mack, as a personal favor, to get rid of the rats that infest the tenements he owns, Jerry Fein hires professional arsonist Leo Proctor to do a surprisingly thorough job
Paperback
Book cover for 9780307947246 Book cover for 9780821732151 Book cover for 9781409137542 Book cover for 9781841193267
 
from Orion Pub Co (January 17, 2013)
9781409137542 | details & prices | 224 pages | List price $14.80
Reprint edition from Vintage Books (March 6, 2012)
9780307947246 | details & prices | 183 pages | 5.00 × 8.00 × 0.75 in. | 0.44 lbs | List price $14.95
About: A riveting, blistering hot novel about the shady side of the law and the business side of the Boston underworld by the one and only George V.
The price comparison is for this edition
New edition from Constable & Robinson Ltd (August 30, 2001)
9781841193267 | details & prices | 240 pages | List price $12.40
About: It sometimes seems like a good idea to put a match to the problem you'd most like to be without.
Reissue edition from Kensington Pub Corp (September 1, 1990)
9780821732151 | details & prices | 4.25 × 6.75 × 0.50 in. | 0.25 lbs | List price $4.50
About: It sometimes seems like a good idea to put a match to the problem you'd most like to be without.

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