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Citizen Vince

by Jess Walter
L.J. Ganser
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Journalist and Edgar Award-winning author Jess Walter's Citizen Vince is a witty social satire about a man conflicted by love, politics, and his past set against the backdrop of the 1980 presidential election. Living in Spokane, Washington under the Witness Protection Program, small-time hood Vince Camden leads a quiet existence among his new friends: local criminals, prostitutes and other social outcasts. By day he makes donuts and reads the beginnings of books to impress the cute blonde who comes into his shop every morning. In his spare time though, he runs a lucrative credit card scam. But everything spirals out of control when a mobster from back East shows up and wants a piece of the pie. Further complicating things is Vince's newfound political consciousness, as he becomes deeply troubled by a choice between two less-than-appealing candidates. Snappy dialogue and astute political commentary make Citizen Vince a must listen. "[An] immensely entertaining crime thriller and wry social commentary."-Chicago Tribune

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  • Release date

    November 20, 2006

  • Formats

    • OverDrive Listen audiobook

      • ISBN: 9781449898465
      • File size: 260975 KB
      • Duration: 09:03:41

  • Languages

    • English

  • Reviews

    • AudioFile Magazine
      Jess Walter's 2005 Edgar-winning novel offers a Capra-esque tale of death, doughnuts, and democracy. Vince, a small-time hood who has been dropped into the Witness Protection Program, becomes obsessed with his voting rights during the 1980 presidential election. Narrator L.J. Ganser pulls off this job with humor and skill, in particular in providing dead-on imitations of Jimmy Carter and Ronald Reagan. (And speaking of real people, Ganser conveys with frightening accuracy the vicious young John Gotti.) There are some loose ends here and there, as well as a questionable supporting plot about a young cop, but Ganser's dry reading and Walter's witty prose combine for a sweet and memorable crime caper. R.W.S. (c) AudioFile 2007, Portland, Maine

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  • English

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