The Digger’s Game

A riveting George V. Higgins masterpiece about Jerry Doherty and his trip to Vegas that puts him eighteen grand in the hole.

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 or picking up hot goods. His brother’s a priest, his wife’s a nag, and he has a deadly appetite for martinis and gambling. On a trip to Vegas, the Digger finds himself in the sights of a loan shark known as “the Greek.” Luckily–if you call it luck–the Digger has been let in on a little job that can turn his gambling debt into a profit, if only he can pull it off without getting himself killed.

Author: George V. Higgins
Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
Published: 03/06/2012
Pages: 224
Weight: 0.49lbs
Size: 7.98h x 5.21w x 0.67d
ISBN: 9780307947260
Language: English