Enabling JavaScript in your browser will allow you to experience all the features of our site. Wonderful internal narrative,great depiction of the frustrations of growing old and a really good story, with many twists. But that excuse wouldn’t save me; Wallace’s daughter, Emily, offered to come and pick me up, even though I’d never met her before.“Thank you for doing this, Mr. Schatz,” she said as she backed her car out of my driveway. Use up arrow (for mozilla firefox browser alt+up arrow) and down arrow (for mozilla firefox browser alt+down arrow) to review and enter to select.Click or Press Enter to view the items in your shopping bag or Press Tab to interact with the Shopping bag tooltip I gave up on getting away and, instead, leaned in close to him. A strange book but very entertaining and funny ... Also a little sad.Reading the review and seeing it as a nomination for an Edgar, the anticipation was great. Two shocking mysteries.In the quiet town of Grand Rapids, Minnesota, a baby vanishes from her bedroom in an opulent lakeside home. I made a grunting sound that I thought might seem sympathetic and started to light a cigarette.Her face kind of pursed up a little. If you don't like this book, there's something wrong with you.” “Daniel Friedman is the Jewish Elmore Leonard. “It means so much that you’re here.”I didn’t see why it was so important to Jim to share his final hours with somebody who thought he was kind of an asshole. The sliding door clicked shut behind them, and I was left alone with the dying man. But a lot of people want a piece of the stolen treasure, and Buck's investigation quickly attracts unfriendly attention from a very motley (and murderous) crew in Daniel Friedman's Don't Ever Get Old, nominated for an Edgar Award for Best First Novel.Friedman's excellent debut introduces a highly unusual hero, 87-year-old, politically incorrect Buck Schatz, a former member of the Memphis PD, who's become a living legend. “We need a crash cart.”The other doctor pointed at me. Find all the books, read about the author, and more.
Buck Schatz has been married to his wife, Rose, for 64 years. May 22nd 2012 I laughed aloud more than once. It takes a bit to warm to Buck. This is the start of a series evidently and sign me on to read more of them. So I figure there has to be some tough old bird from the greatest generation out there telling this young guy just the hell how it was why it was when it was.
Buck had nearly been killed by the Nazi during the war, and still bears the emotional and physical scars. Action abounds and his grandson facilitates his detective work although at the end he shows he can still get physical.Reviewed in the United States on September 27, 2012 I tried to wrench my arm away from him, but his grip held. When I'm 87, I want to be Buck Schatz.” Nelson DeMille“Friedman's excellent debut introduces a highly unusual hero, 87-year-old, politically incorrect Buck Schatz, a former member of the Memphis PD, who's become a living legend...Friedman makes his limited lead plausible, and bolsters the story line with wickedly funny dialogue.” “Short chapters, crackling dialogue, and memorable characters make this a standout debut. A sardonically appealing debut for a detective who assures his long-suffering grandson, "I care about people. There are moments with his wife and grandThis is another Anthony Award nominee for best first novel. Jim is dying and is asking to see Buck. He had lots of those gold bars, like in the movies. It's a fitting description. I purchased the audio version and the narrator was very good, I think that is the main reason why I finished the book.
The story kept moving and I could relate to his needing a 'memory book'. When Buck Schatz, senior citizen and retired Memphis cop, learns that an old adversary may have escaped Germany with a fortune in stolen gold, Buck decides to hunt down the fugitive and claim the loot.
Friedman is a master storyteller who can speed your heart up and stop it on a dime.” ―“Laugh-out-loud funny as well as surprisingly poignant. However, Buck always remembered some advice he had personally heard from President Dwight D. Eisenhower during the war - always hang on to your gun when all else is lost. The book touches on love and loss and what it means to grow old.
He rages against, yet deeply loves, his grown grandsWhat a terrific main character!! He deals with his age and his infirmity and has trouble accepting that he is not as able as he used to be. In order to navigate out of this carousel please use your heading shortcut key to navigate to the next or previous heading.This shopping feature will continue to load items when the Enter key is pressed. . Not only will Christie’s legions of ardent fans find a treasure chest ... Please try againSorry, we failed to record your vote. I could not put the book down. However, when he and his grandson become murder suspects he desperately struggles to solve the crimes that are somehow connected to his Nazi nemesis. She was wearing sweats and no makeup and looked like she hadn’t slept in a long time.“He’s not so coherent all the time, and sometimes, when he looks at me, I’m not sure if he knows who I am.” She stifled a sob.This was shaping up to be a real swell morning. Rose insists that Buck go to the hospital to visit Jim Wallace.
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