Timothy Watts, Author . Putnam $23.95 (304p) ISBN 978-0-399-15099-9
Watts has often been compared to Elmore Leonard, and his latest crime thriller (after 1996's Steal Away) begs to be cast along the same lines as Out of Sight. Teddy Clyde, the charming upscale Philadelphia car thief, is instantly recognizable as
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Timothy Watts, Author Soho Crime $10 (232p) ISBN 978-1-56947-034-3
Despite attempts to mend his ways, an attractive ex-con is lured by his boss's wife to commit a robbery; PW called Watts ``a solid noir voice'' in its starred review. (July)
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Timothy Watts, Author Soho Press $19.95 (231p) ISBN 978-0-939149-70-4
Watts's seductive debut thriller, featuring small-time crooks planning big-time crime in rural Beaufort, S.C., will steal hearts and win respect with its crisp grifter's patter and curveball plot line. Ex-con Frank (Cully) Cullen's plan to go...
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Timothy Watts, Author Soho Press $20 (262p) ISBN 978-1-56947-008-4
Watts's second novel is patterned much like his fine first, Cons , offering deft noir thrills in the Elmore Leonard mode, a savvy hero who is willing to cross the law to outscam some vicious scammers and a prose style that echoes Leonard's relaxed...
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Timothy Watts, Author Soho Crime $10 (256p) ISBN 978-1-56947-035-0
A noir tale of an ex-Marine seeking to protect his old flame from a pack of double-crossing thugs and con artists. (July)
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Timothy Watts, Author Soho Press $22 (270p) ISBN 978-1-56947-067-1
Because he pitches his work into the comic-noir end of the genre pool, Philadelphia-based Watts (Cons) has been compared to the likes of Elmore Leonard. But perhaps the truer match-up would be with Chicago's Eugene Izzi, since both men write fairly...
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