Citizen Vince A Novel
Citizen Vince by Jess Walter is a reprint edition published by Harper Collins on August 15, 2006. This novel unfolds in the fall of 1980, during the final week leading up to the presidential election, and follows Vince Camden, a small-time crook in witness protection. As he navigates his mundane job at a donut shop in Spokane, he becomes entangled in a web of local politics, petty crime, and murder, all while grappling with the turbulent atmosphere of the election between Jimmy Carter and Ronald Reagan.
Readers will find a narrative rich in suspense and intrigue, as Vince’s life takes unexpected turns involving a local politician and a young detective. The story explores themes of crime and political tension, presenting a vivid portrayal of the era. With 304 pages, this edition offers a detailed look at Vince’s world, blending elements of mystery and crime within a historical context.
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Winner of the Edgar Award for Best Novel of the Year
“You just have to read it . . . . Utterly inventive. . . excruciatingly breathless.” –Maureen Corrigan, Washington Post
From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Beautiful Ruins: a riveting story of witness protection, petty thievery, local politics, and murder–set against the turbulent backdrop of the 1980 presidential election
It’s the fall of 1980, the last week before the presidential election that pits the downtrodden Jimmy Carter against the suspiciously sunny Ronald Reagan. In a seedy suburban house in Spokane, a small-time crook formerly from New York, Vince Camden, pockets his weekly allotment of stolen credit cards and heads off to his witness-protection job at a donut shop. At the shop he takes a shine to a regular named Kelly, who works for a local politician. Somehow he finds himself and the politician in a parking lot at three in the morning, giving the slip to a couple of menacing thugs. And then he crosses the path of a young detective–and discovers his credit-scam partner, lying dead in his passport-photo office with a Cheerio-size bullet-hole in his head. No one writing crime novels today tells a story or sketches a character with more freshness or élan than Jess Walter. Citizen Vince is his funniest and grittiest book yet.
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