The Digger's Game

The Digger's GameAuthor: George V. Higgins ISBN: 9781409137559 Publisher: Orion Year first published: 12 Mar 2013 Pages: 224 Format: Paperback softback Jerry 'Digger' Doherty is an ex con and proprietor of a workingman's Boston bar, who supplements his income with the occasional 'odd job,' like stealing live checks and picking up hot goods. His brother s a priest, his wife s a nag, and he s got a deadly appetite for martinis and gambling. But when the Digger looses

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