Kiddo

David Handler

жні 2011 · Danny Levine Кніга 1 · Прадавец: Ballantine Books

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“A witty and compassionate coming-of-age tale . . . a noble lesson in growing up.”—The Hartford Courant

The story of the adventures of Danny Levine, Mousey Stern, and Newt Biddle growing up together in Southern California back in 1962, Kiddo is a novel of the California ’60s that you will want to read aloud to your friends, give to people who lived through it, and cherish as a memory of a better—and worse—times.

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David Handler, who began his career in New York as a journalist, was born and raised in Los Angeles and published two highly acclaimed novels about growing up there, Kiddo and Boss, before resorting to a life of crime fiction. He has written nine novels about the witty and dapper celebrity ghostwriter Stewart Hoag and his faithful, neurotic basset hound, Lulu, including the Edgar and American Mystery Award–winning The Man Who Would Be F. Scott Fitzgerald and The Girl with Kaleidoscope Eyes. He has also written eleven novels featuring the mismatched crime-fighting duo of New York film critic Mitch Berger and Connecticut State trooper Desiree Mitry. David's short stories have earned him a Derringer Award nomination and other honors. He was a member of the original writing staff that created the Emmy Award–winning sitcom Kate & Allie and has continued to write extensively for television and films on both coasts. He also co-authored the international bestselling thriller Gideon under the pseudonym Russell Andrews. He lives in a 200-year-old carriage house in Old Lyme, Connecticut.