New York Times bestselling author Ivan G. Goldman joins us in this episode of CrimeFiction.FM to discuss his brilliant new book, THE DEBTOR CLASS.

Show Notes

Ivan shares his overview of THE DEBTOR CLASS

The book is centered around a collection agency, which sounds dreary but isn’t.  

Ivan calls the collection agency business a “front row seat to the American opera.”

Ivan explains the reason for the blue skin color of the police officer on the cover.  Amazingly enough, this is a real thing and there are blue people out there.

Ivan enjoys writing about people under pressure, which he believes makes them more interesting.

Ivan is a great admirer of Joseph Heller, of Catch 22 fame.

From the Publisher:

Ivan G. GoldmanFresh from prison, young Bento stumbles into a job at a quirky collection agency, joining an unconventional crew that works out of a former warehouse where bats and pigeons roost in the rafters. Collectors scavenge among hammered victims of an economy that never seems to work for them. Debtors include patsies, cheats, liars, bewildered shopaholics, and furiously dedicated deadbeats. All bought the American dream but couldn’t pay the price.
“Bill collectors are like priests,” says a crew member. “You can tell me anything.”
Battered “schmoes” do just that, sharing secrets with collector-confessors who in some cases only recently exited the list of shame themselves.
A blue-skinned survivalist cop dreams of acceptance as he schemes to steal drug money; a young woman with a masters in library science waves to drivers from inside a chicken costume; a world-renowned author is picked clean by an ex-girlfriend; an Air Force navigator loses control as he transports corpses of the fallen back to the States; and lovers find each other at the other end of a collection call.
Meanwhile Bento struggles to elude a cell that’s awaited him all along. As their paths intersects, characters’ lives throb with humor, suspense, and the intensity that flows from human beings under relentless pressure.


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