TY  - BOOK
AU  - Browne,S.G.
TI  - Lucky bastard
SN  - 9781451657197
AV  - PS3602.R7369 L83 2012
U1  - 813/.6 23
PY  - 2012///
CY  - New York
PB  - Gallery Books
KW  - Private investigators
KW  - Fiction
KW  - Fortune
KW  - Humorous fiction
KW  - gsafd
N2  - "A radically funny, irreverent, satirical novel about a loan shark who is able to steal people's luck--perfect for fans of bestselling authors Christopher Moore and Chuck Palahniuk. Nick Monday is a private detective with a penchant for coffeehouse baristas and the ability to steal other people's luck. Politicians and celebrities. Lottery winners and game show contestants. Accident survivors and successful athletes. All it takes is a handshake and Nick walks away with their good fortune, which he sells on the black market to the highest bidder. But lately, business has been slow. So when the sexy daughter of San Francisco's mayor offers Nick $100,000 to find her father's stolen luck, Nick thinks this is his big break. But he soon ends up blackmailed by the feds, kidnapped by the Chinese mafia, and accosted by vegans and angry naked women with knives ... all while trying to save a ten-year-old kid with the purest luck he's ever seen.  Hailed as 'pitch-perfect' by The Washington Post and deemed 'one of America's best satiric novelists' by Kirkus Reviews, Browne's masterful combination of humor and biting social commentary make for an irresistible read"--Provided by publisher
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