devil born without horns
like a hardboiled noir ish version of a confederacy of dunces michael a. lucas devil born without horns is a picaresque tale of a jobless misfit . but where medievalist ignatius j. reilly is a crude pompous ultimately lovable buffoon film geek james pichaske is another matter altogether . after getting a degree in film theory the erudite james weighs his employment options which are grim at best . finally opting for grunt work in order to protect his creative muse he lands a job as a deliveryman at nimbus a high end furniture store . he quickly discovers that theres a lot more to nimbus than sofas and chairs a discovery that leads him down a road of crime drugs and disillusionment . this smartly paced and wickedly funny satire marks the debut of an exciting new voice in crime fiction .