Yard Dog
"Jack Palace" series #1
by A.G. PasquellaHonourable ex-con Jack Palace struggles to repay an unstable criminal who saved his life. What does a man do when he gets out of jail? Jack Palace hits the streets, plunging back into a violent world of crime and corruption. Jack wants out, but first he must repay his debt to Tommy, the man who saved his life in prison. Tommy’s dad, an old school mob boss, is on his deathbed, and Tommy wants to take over the old man’s rackets. Jack and his new girlfriend, Suzanne, are soon caught in the middle of a mob war. Now Jack must fight to defend the people he loves from the man he has sworn to protect while he tries to get out of the criminal life alive.
Contributors
A.G. Pasquella, author
A.G. Pasquella’s work has appeared in various spots, including McSweeney’s, Black Book, Joyland, Utne Reader, and Imaginarium 2013: The Best Canadian Speculative Writing. When he’s not writing, A.G. makes music with his band Miracle Beard. He lives in Toronto.
Reviews
- An old school noir romp through the belly of the city, splashing sex and violence all over Spadina Avenue. Pasquella confidently squeezes pulp right out of the pavement and onto the page. - Andrew F. Sullivan, author of "Waste" and "All We Want is Everything"
- "Yard Dog" is a tightly written, fast-paced thriller with a deft mix of real heart, surprising humour, and a deep affection for its setting even as it drenches Toronto's streets in blood. A.G. Pasquella knows his James Ellroy and his Elmore Leonard, and he blends them into a powerful overproof cocktail of gangster mayhem. - Chris Turner, author of "Planet Simpson" and "The Patch"
- A rusty syringe of lurid pulp thrills. Pasquella's love of old school crime fiction is clear, but like a beer bottle smashed across your jaw, he’s jolted the genre into the 21st century. - Elan Mastai, author of "All Our Wrong Todays"
- The writing here is very impressive: gritty and profane but also (in the right places) tender and quite moving. - Booklist
- Kudos to A.G. Pasquella for bringing us Jack Palace, a razor-sharp modern-day noir anti-hero who is vulnerable in all the right places. Set in Toronto, the city comes to life, gritty, pungent and morally rotten, but fragrant with the scent of vanilla cookies and charged with martini-fuelled sex. The pillow talk will crack you up… "Yard Dog" is fabulous, original and noir to the bone! - Lisa de Nikolits, author of "No Fury Like That" and "Rotten Peaches"
Rights Holder
Rights Holder: K2 Literary
email: info@k2literary.com
website: https://k2literary.com/
rights sold: North America
rights available: World
Additional Information
age range: Adult
number of pages: 352
publication date: 11/29/2018
Original language of pub: English
Materials Available: finished book