The Ice Harvest A Novel

"BITTERLY FUNNY . . . [A] SLEEK FIRST NOVEL . . . NOIR CRIME . . . HAS FOUND A STERLING NEW CHAMPION IN PHILLIPS." The New York Times Book Review "A FUTURE HARD-BOILED CLASSICTIGHT, COLD, AND CACKLING WITH IRONY. On Christmas Eve [in Wichita], a mob lawyer is skipping town with the cash. But in this boozy, neo-noir worldJames M. Cain meets George V. Higginsthe best-laid plans of bagmen turn brutal." The Dallas Morning News "OMINOUS, ACTION-PACKED. . . This is a confident, wry debut . . . [that] may remind readers ofFargoorPulp Fiction." Detroit Free Press "I SIMPLY CAN'T WAIT TO SEE WHAT SCOTT PHILLIPS WILL DO NEXT. [This] funny, tough first novel felt like it was written by an old pro, an Elmore Leonard we've never heard about who's discovered a place where the criminals are really dumb, the low-lifes are oh-so-fun to watch and, if somebody just happens to get what he deserves, there's no one to blame." RICHARD RUSSO Author ofStraight Man "A DARKLY COMIC, SOMETIMES BRUTAL PIECE OF NOIR FICTION." The Denver Post Finalist for the Hammett Prize From the Trade Paperback edition.

<b>Scott Phillips</b> was born and raised in Wichita, Kansas, and lived for many years in France. He now lives with his wife and daughter in Southern California, where he is currently at work on his second novel.