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The Friends of Eddie Coyle

The Friends of Eddie Coyle
George V. Higgins

The Friends of Eddie Coyle, published in 1970, is the debut novel of George V. Higgins, then an Assistant United States Attorney in Boston. The novel is a realistic depiction of the Irish-American underworld in Boston. Its central character is the title character Eddie Coyle, a small-time criminal and informant.

“This life’s hard, but it’s harder if you’re stupid.”

George V. Higgins book The Friends of Eddie Coyle

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