George V. Higgins

George V. Higgins was an American author and newspaper columnist. He wrote more than thirty books in his life, but is best known for writing crime novels. He began his writing career in 1970 with the release of The Friends of Eddie Coyle. That book has been credited with establishing the Boston noir genre. Higgins was born in Massachusetts and grew up to attended Boston College. He graduated in 1961 and then went to Stanford where he earned his MA before heading back to Boston College for his law degree. The Friends of Eddie Coyle is a tale of thieves, mobsters, and cops on the streets of Boston. The book has been praised throughout the years for its excellent use of Boston street language and was even called the “best crime novel ever written” by the great Elmore Leonard. Eddie Coyle is a gunrunner who is caught and convicted of a felony. He’s facing three years inside unless he gives up one of his clients to the district attorney. He’s considering it, but which one of them should he send?