The 25th Hour - by David Benioff (Paperback)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br>All Monty Brogan ever wanted was to be a fireman. Now he's just got 24 hours before he will start a seven-year stretch in the federal penitentiary for drug dealing. As the minutes count down, Monty seizes one last chance to stack the odds in his favor.<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br><b>The brilliant debut novel from the bestselling author of <i>City of Thieves </i>and the <b>co-creator of t<b>he HBO series <i>Game of Thrones</i>, about a white-collar drug dealer's last night out in New York City before going to jail <p/>Adapted as a feature film by Spike Lee starring Edward Norton and Philip Seymour Hoffman</b></b></b> <p/><b>"Novels like <i>The 25th Hour</i> don't fall out of trees every day. The tone is dark and intense; its elegant style is cut on the raw side; and the characters come from places we've all been."</b> --<i><b>The New York Times <p/></b></i><p>All Monty Brogan ever really wanted when he grew up was to be a fireman. Now he's about to start a seven-year stretch in the federal penitentiary for drug dealing. With just twenty-four hours of freedom to go, he prowls the city with his girlfriend and his two best friends from high school--a high-flying bond trader and an idealistic teacher. As the minutes count down, Monty seizes one last chance to stack the odds in his favor. <p/>Hurtling from the money pits of Wall Street to Manhattan's downtown lounge and club scene, from the enclaves of the Russian mob to the old immigrant neighborhoods, <i>The 25th Hour</i> evokes the pulsing rhythms and diamond-hard edges of a city in the raw, illusory hours between midnight and dawn. A taut and mesmerizing tale of an urban purgatory suspended between the crime and the punishment, <i>The 25th Hour</i> is a major player in contemporary noir fiction.</p><p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br><br>"Captivating . . . A pungent, funny, urban tableau full of shrewd operators and unfulfilled desires." <br><i>--The New York Times</i> <p/>"Tight and crisp . . . . <i>The 25th Hour</i> shines. It couldn't get much better." <br><i>--San Francisco Chronicle</i> <p/>"Remarkable . . . A darkly human novel that ends up more about hope than about cynicism." <br><i>--The Denver Post</i><br><p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br>David Benioff was born and raised in New York City. He adapted his first novel, <i>The 25th Hour</i>, into the feature film directed by Spike Lee. With many other screenplays to his credit, he is also the writer of the films, Brothers and X-Men Origins: Wolverine. Stories from his critically acclaimed collection <i>When the Nines Roll Over</i> appeared in <i>Best New American Voices</i> and <i>The Best Nonrequired American Reading</i>. His latest novel is <i>City of Thieves</i>. He lives in Los Angeles with his wife and daughter where he is a co-creator and writer for the HBO hit series Game of Thrones. <br>
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