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Shovel Ready

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    • Adam Sternbergh
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'I don't want to know your reasons. I don't care. Think of me as a bullet. Just point.'

Spademan used to be a garbage man. That was before the dirty bomb hit Times Square, before his wife was killed, before New York became a burnt-out shell. Now the wealthy spend their days tapped into virtual reality; the rest have to fend for themselves in the streets. Now there's nothing but garbage.

So he became a hit man. He doesn't ask questions, he works quickly, and he's handy with a box-cutter.

When he's hired to kill the daughter of a high-profile evangelist, Spademan's life is upended. He will have to navigate two worlds - both the slick fantasy and the wasteland reality - to finish the job, clear his conscience, and make sure he's not the one who winds up in the ground.
  • Published: Jul 03 2014
  • Pages: 256
  • 197 x 130mm
  • ISBN: 9781472214690
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Press Reviews

  • Nick Harkaway, author of <i>The Gone-Away World </i> and <i>Angelmaker

    Savage future noir that crackles with deadpan wit
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