{"product_id":"frank-buck-chicago-hitman-paperback","title":"Frank Buck: Chicago Hitman - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJoseph G. Peterson\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrank 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.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eUnfortunately he also has a talent. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHis 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eJoseph 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJoseph G. Peterson\u003c\/b\u003e grew up in Wheeling, Illinois. He worked in an aluminum mill and in the masonry trade as a laborer. He attended the University of Chicago, where he got his BA in philosophy. He's the author of ten previous books, including \u003ci\u003eGunmetal Blue\u003c\/i\u003e, which led \u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e to dub him \"one of the Windy City's best-kept secrets,\" and \u003ci\u003eThe Perturbation of O\u003c\/i\u003e, which caused \u003ci\u003eNewcity\u003c\/i\u003e to call him \"a master of contemplative, poetic prose.\" He lives in Chicago, and works in publishing. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 190\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.42 x 8 x 5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 12, 2026\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44765743939719,"sku":"9781965199275","price":20.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/51USIAZT2r9781965199275.webp?v=1780375817","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/frank-buck-chicago-hitman-paperback","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}