Property Values (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781551527277)

The worlds of urban gentrification, overpriced real estate, and gang violence collide in this wry and sardonic crime novel by author and comedian Charles Demers.
As a shaky truce between suburban gangsters starts to unravel, schlubby civilian Scott Clark has other things on his mind: if he can't afford to buy out his ex father-in-law, Scott's about to lose the only house he's ever called home. In the red-hot urban housing market, he doesn't have a chance -- until he and his best friends take the desperate measure of staging a fake drive-by shooting on the property to push down the asking price. But when Scott's mobster-posturing stunt attracts the attention of the real criminals, his pretend gang soon finds itself in the middle of a deadly rivalry.
With wicked humor and a brilliant cast of desperate characters, Property Values explodes the crime novel trope while exploring the comic lengths a man will go to in order to become a home owner in today's market.

Author: Charles DeMers
ISBN-10: 1551527278
ISBN-13: 9781551527277
Publisher: Arsenal Pulp Press
Language: English
Published: 10/16/2018
Pages: 176
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.55lbs
Size: 7.90h x 5.40w x 0.50d