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Frank Buck: Chicago Hitman

Frank Buck: Chicago Hitman

Peterson, Joseph G.

Paperback

Series: New Chicago Classics, Book 12

Mystery & ThrillerGeneral Fiction

Publisher Price: $18.99

ISBN10: 1965199275
ISBN13: 9781965199275
Publisher: Tortoise Books
Published: May 12 2026
Pages: 190
Weight: 0.41
Height: 0.42 Width: 5.00 Depth: 8.00
Language: English
Frank Buck is a fat f*ck. A slob, a middle-aged loser, he's living in Chicagoland with his mother and collecting disability checks, drinking Svedka vodka and driving aimlessly through the nighttime city in the one thing in his life that brings him joy and freedom--a 1989 Cadillac Brougham D'Elegance.

Unfortunately he also has a talent.

His great weight, his ballast, makes him a remarkable shot with all manner of weapons. And this eventually draws him into the orbit of a local gangster and psychopath, a Polaroid-toting maniac named Rodger. In short order Frank is trapped in a seemingly endless and cartoonish routine of bloodshed and gore, a criminal Sisyphus pushing a soul-wearying boulder--or perhaps a biblical figure blundering towards an improbable Golgotha.

Joseph G. Peterson has attracted a devoted readership for his unique blend of sad and funny writing--a series of remarkable books centered around lovable losers stuck in absurdly existential situations reminiscent of both Camus and the Coen Brothers. Here he's created perhaps his most memorable book, a pulpy reverie unlike anything you'll ever read.


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