47 Rules of Highly Effective Bank Robbers

by Troy Cook

What if your father raised you to be a bank robber? Instead of Barbie & Ken, you played with Smith & Wesson? And now you’re twenty-two and ready to flee the nest, but your homicidal pop won't let you... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0977627667
• ISBN13: 9780977627660
• Release Date: July 2006
• Publisher: Capital Crime Press
• Length: 282 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.9" x 8.4"

Customer Reviews

Brutally funny!

How hard is it to infuse crime fiction with humor? Well, it usually requires that both the action AND the characters be funny. And judging by the minimal number of authors who've successfully managed it (Hiaasen, Westlake, Leonard, and a couple of others), it's certainly not easy. It's even tougher to pull it off without coming across as, say, a Leonard or Westlake wannabe. But Troy Cook manages it, and writes it so well that you'd think this was his 10th book instead of his first. Packed with zany characters, plenty of action, and an astonishingly unpredictable story, Cook is a welcome addition to my bookshelves. Not only is this story funny -- "B-Bolgies" funny, if you've ever played that rough game -- Cook has created in Tara a leading female character who is entirely fresh, there is nothing stereotypical about her. Kudos for that alone! And yet, the other characters' action and dialogue render each one of them just as memorable as Tara. I don't want to give anything away but let me just say that the scene where the psychotic bank robber encounters the serial killer is by itself worth the price of the book. This is the kind of book that makes you laugh and flinch at the same time, and it's not for those who prefer their crime fiction only in the form of gentle English cozies. Nothing cozy about this story at all, it's brutally funny and sweetly sexy. Highly recommended!

I laughed out loud

I loved this book for its originality and humor. I am a prodigious reader but seldom ever laugh out loud as I did when reading this book. I am going to write to the author, something else I seldom do, to tell him how much I enjoyed his debut, and I will recommend this book to all my friends. Others have told you what it's about, but you have to experience it yourself. I loved the characters, even the truly jerky ones. The book is difficult to put down. I hope Troy Cook is rapidly finishing his next book. He is definitely on my watch list of authors to read. I hope you enjoy his quirky and somewhat sexy debut novel as much as I did.

Laughing out loud in public places

You ever been on a bus or in a restaurant or waiting in the doctor's office? And you brought a book so your brain wouldn't shrivel and fry from ennui. The book I brought was 47 RULES and the place I brought it was the waiting room outside the funeral director's office, while my parents made the plans to take care of Grandpa's cremains. This was not the place for snorting, snickering, and otherwise trying to stifle a belly laugh. But Tara and Max kicked my funny bone once too often and I thoroughly embarassed the family. Oh well, that's a teenager's job

The 48th rule is, get this book.

It's time to head west. In 47 Rules, Troy Cook does for Arizona what Carl Hiaasen and his followers have done for South Florida. There are no good guys in this hilarious novel, but even the worst guy gets his moments of redemption. I have never been married, and I realize now that it's because I never met my Tara. Read this book and see what I mean.

Humor and Action Collide in Cook's 47 Rules

I read the Advanced Readers Copy of this book and loved it! It has the humor of Carl Hiasson and the edge of Elmore Leonard. Nobody is a good guy, or good girl, which is why you love the characters all the more. If you liked the humor in Get Shorty or say, any of the Coen brothers movies, you'll love this book!