AN ORDINARY DECENT CRIMINAL
Book ID/图书代码： 00110905B04870
English Summary/英文概要： All recovering drug addict and reformed thief Montgomery Haaviko wants to do is settle down with his wife and baby in their new home and work on building a straight life, one free of the day-to-day hustle and danger of being a career criminal. But for a man who’s never held down a legitimate job it isn’t going to be easy. When Monty foils a robbery in his new home, killing the intruders, he soon finds he has both a small-time crime boss and a star police sergeant looking for ways to ruin him, run him out of town, or kill him. It’s going to take all of the tricks this streetwise ex-con has up his sleeves to prove his innocence, protect his family, and avoid the temptation of the life he left behind.
Chinese Summary/中文概要： 充滿昆丁塔倫提諾味道的黑色犯罪小說 ㄧ個人要犯下罪行似乎不是一件難事。但，如果是要把犯罪當飯吃，那可就不是這麼簡單了…
對蒙提來說，總是處在危險與恐懼之中的日子，這樣的生活他已經受夠了。他現在想和他的老婆、剛出生的兒子、他的狗和寵物鼠，在寧靜的溫尼伯社區過點正常人的生活。
也就是說，蒙提想找份正當的合法工作《雖然他過去從沒有過ㄧ份正當職業》，然後做ㄧ位可親的良好市民。
聽起來好像不是一個太大的願望，但偏偏每個人都在跟他作對。
首先是三個持槍男人闖進他家要搶劫，被他撞見，出於自衛的反射動作，最後只好把這三個男人都幹掉。接著警察上門了，不相信他自衛殺人的說詞，直接以謀殺罪逮捕他。蒙提拒絕在律師不在場下跟警察打交道，但警察也不喜歡他啥話都不說，先把他打得半死，最後在律師的協助下被無罪釋放。到此，應該是誤會一場《雖然辦案的警察壓根不信》，蒙提可以回去過他正常人的生活。不過，蒙提接著很快又體認到，在他努力找ㄧ份正當工作的過程中，有人在外面散佈他的謠言，要讓他找不到工作。
來者不善，蒙提被迫得發揮他的街頭智慧，來證明他的清白，保護他的家人和….克制重操舊業的念頭。(Kate Cheng)
Awards/获奖情况："A fast and funny tale about an ex-con going straight the crooked way.... Exceptionally readable entertainment."---Kirkus, starred review
“Monty Haaviko… is a very engaging protagonist and narrator with a story arc that takes him in one direction and then another, back and forth, until the tale reaches its rewarding and appropriate conclusion (leaving the door open, incidentally, for a sequel or two). Van Rooy is not merely a capable writer but a quite gifted one; he draws us into the story pretty much immediately and never really gives us an opportunity to turn away. Definitely a writer to watch.”---Booklist
“Astonishingly good…funny, fast-paced and so hugely compelling it’s hard to put down. Van Rooy has all the elements—a terrific protagonist, a twisting plot and a writing style that snaps along.”---Winnipeg Free Press (Canada)
“A commentary on justice and vengeance, and a handbook on criminal practice in a fun-packed, eminently readable romp.”---Prairie Fire Magazine
"If you’re looking for a gritty action novel laced with quotable lines and splattered with blood, you may now stop your search. An Ordinary Decent Criminal would have Quentin Tarantino smiling from page one. Doubt me? Read page one. Michael Van Rooy just might be Canada’s contemporary answer to the great Donald Westlake and Jim Thompson."---Michael Koryta, author of So Cold the River
About the Author/作者介绍： MICHAEL VAN ROOY 憑此系列贏得 2006 Eileen McTavish Sykes Award 最佳首作獎，以及 2009 John Hirsh 最值得期待作家獎。
Format:TRADE PAPERBACK
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