Foul Matter
โ Scribed by Martha Grimes
- Publisher
- Penguin Group US;Viking
- Year
- 2003
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 204 KB
- Category
- Fiction
No coin nor oath required. For personal study only.
โฆ Synopsis
The bestselling author of the Richard Jury novels delivers a razor-sharp and raucously funny send-up of the cutthroat world of publishing. And the praise is pouring in:"A hilarious and wicked caper-adventure on the evils of the book business."
--Pittsburgh Post-Gazette"Does laughing uncontrollably on a subway train constitute legitimate literary criticism? If it does, then Foul Matter...gets a great review from me." --New York Times Book Review"She can kick literary butt--in more ways than one." --USA Today
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