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Rag Man Paperback – October 1, 2002

by Pete Hautman (Author)
4.3 4.3 out of 5 stars 9 ratings
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Acclaimed for his sparkling dialogue, laugh-out-loud funny descriptions, and suspenseful, brilliantly drawn plots, Pete Hautman asks tough questions about the nature of good and evil -- and offers some unexpected answers in this blackly comic page-turner.
Mack MacWray's clothing company was wildly successful -- until his smooth-talking partner, Lars Larson, disappeared with all the assets, leaving Mack with nothing but debts and shattered dreams. Devastated, he thinks he has nothing left to live for until, on the cliffs of a remote Mexican resort, he finds his wayward partner. After push literally comes to shove, Mack has a sudden revelation: Maybe he's not such a nice guy after all.
Mack returns to the States minus his moral compass -- and discovers a world of opportunity. Without the ball and chain of guilt and accountability, his success is all but guaranteed. He transforms himself from bankrupt loser to hard-nosed success story -- but at what cost? His wife wants the old Mack back; her best friend wants Mack in bed; Lars's widow wants money (or revenge); and Detective Jerry Pleasant wants some answers....
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  1. Print length
    256 pages
  2. Language
    English
  3. Publication date
    October 1, 2002
  4. Dimensions
    5.5 x 0.6 x 8.5 inches
  5. ISBN-10
    0743411846
  6. ISBN-13
    978-0743411844
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Albuquerque Journal (NM) Hautman reminds me most of Carl Hiaasen...who combines action, comedy, and mystery in outrageous ways.

The Denver Post Pete Hautman is among the writers whose name alone promises a great read.

Craig Holden Author of The River Sorrow Pete Hautman's Rag Man is a fast story about a good man who learns to be bad. If that sounds like fun, you're right. It is. Lots of it.

About the Author

Pete Hautman is the author of National Book Award–winning novel Godless, Sweetblood, Hole in the Sky, Stone Cold, The Flinkwater Factor, The Forgetting Machine, and Mr. Was, which was nominated for an Edgar Award by the Mystery Writers of America, as well as several adult novels. He lives in Minnesota and Wisconsin. Visit him at PeteHautman.com.

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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Gallery Books; Reprint edition (October 1, 2002)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 256 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0743411846
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0743411844
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 11.6 ounces
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 5.5 x 0.6 x 8.5 inches
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.3 4.3 out of 5 stars 9 ratings

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Okay, here's some miscellaneous personal info. I'll try to be as brief as possible. I was born in 1952 in Berkeley, California, or so I am told (I don't really remember). At age five I moved to St. Louis Park, Minnesota and eventually graduated honor-free from St. Louis Park High School. (This is so tedious. Why do you keep reading?) For the next seven years I attended the Minneapolis College of Art and Design and the University of Minnesota. Contrary to recent news reports, I did not graduate from either institution. After college I worked various jobs for which I was ill-suited, including sign painter, graphic artist, marketing executive, pineapple slicer, etc. Eventually, having exhausted other options, I decided to write a book. My first novel, Drawing Dead, was published in 1993. Since then I’ve written thirty or so books, and won awards for a few of them. Today, I live with mystery writer and poet Mary Logue in Golden Valley, Minnesota and Stockholm, Wisconsin. We have two small dogs (are you still reading?) named Gaston and Baudelaire (Bodie). I have four brothers and two sisters, my favorite color is clear, and I like mushrooms. There you have it. Half a century compressed into a few sentences. Feel free to copy and paste for your book report, but don't tell anybody I suggested it. Need to know more? Check out the FAQs page on my website at http://www.petehautman.com.

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Hautman is Legit in my eyes.
This was written way better than the last Carl Hassan piece of crap I bought so far on page 24 I’m happy with the main character. I must mention, this book is for adults not kids at all. It mentions drinking too many times all ready for anyone under 20. I’m not a prude. I let my son read RASH and of course he loved it, read I. One sitting...I bought three other books by you so he could read them but I decided to be a good Dad and read them first. This rag man has too much adult content. I like it so far but I put it away to write this review, this is not a hot man book for the kiddies. I want to thank the author for his efforts on this review. Hope you read this. You have a fan from Texas
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Erede
5.0 out of 5 stars Hautman is Legit in my eyes.
Reviewed in the United States on December 28, 2019
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This was written way better than the last Carl Hassan piece of crap I bought so far on page 24 I’m happy with the main character. I must mention, this book is for adults not kids at all. It mentions drinking too many times all ready for anyone under 20. I’m not a prude. I let my son read RASH and of course he loved it, read I. One sitting...I bought three other books by you so he could read them but I decided to be a good Dad and read them first. This rag man has too much adult content. I like it so far but I put it away to write this review, this is not a hot man book for the kiddies. I want to thank the author for his efforts on this review. Hope you read this. You have a fan from Texas
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Erede
5.0 out of 5 stars Hautman is Legit in my eyes.
Reviewed in the United States on December 28, 2019
This was written way better than the last Carl Hassan piece of crap I bought so far on page 24 I’m happy with the main character. I must mention, this book is for adults not kids at all. It mentions drinking too many times all ready for anyone under 20. I’m not a prude. I let my son read RASH and of course he loved it, read I. One sitting...I bought three other books by you so he could read them but I decided to be a good Dad and read them first. This rag man has too much adult content. I like it so far but I put it away to write this review, this is not a hot man book for the kiddies. I want to thank the author for his efforts on this review. Hope you read this. You have a fan from Texas
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Kara J. Jorges
3.0 out of 5 stars Not Hautman's Best
Reviewed in the United States on October 31, 2007
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It's easy to see why Hautman continues to receive critical acclaim. He's a good writer, and this particular book had one of those non-endings with loose ends that critics seem to love.

Mack MacWray was always a rather placid fellow, a bit boring to his wife, until a con man takes him for everything he's got and leaves him several hundred thousand dollars in debt. To help soothe their troubles, Mack's wife Paula, a travel agent, takes them on a vacation to Cancun. One day, while out wandering, Mack spies Lars Larson, his ex-business partner who ripped him off. He follows him, confronts him, and does nothing to save Lars when he meets with a fatal accident, leaving his accomplice's widow with nothing. Suddenly, Mack is a new man.

When he and Paula return to Minneapolis, he bullies the bank and aggressively gets his raped business back up and running, and business is suddenly booming. But, of course, there is a dark side to the powerful new Mack, and he starts losing control at the same time he loses sight of who he really is. Lars Larson's widow appears, ready to cause trouble, a policeman seems far too curious about a death that occurred in Mexico, and Paula starts to wonder what's really going on. Of course, it is the last thing Mack expects that unravels his new life.

Disappointingly, I did not feel there was any kind of closure. Too many questions were left unanswered, leaving me feeling unsatisfied. It was as if Hautman suddenly tired of his protagonists at the last minute and ended the book with more minor characters instead. The book also suffered from a lack of focus. I was never quite sure I liked any of the characters, which made it hard to sympathize with anyone. Good guys should have flaws, but not so many we're not so sure if they're good. Pete Hautman writes good books, but this one is not at the top of my list. The story compelled me to keep reading, but the muddled ending didn't leave me with the feeling it had been all that worthwhile. I recommend Mrs. Million or Short Money instead.
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J. Jordan
5.0 out of 5 stars Ragman - A great look at people and what they are capable of
Reviewed in the United States on October 1, 2001
Mack MacWray is a typical guy. He lives in a average house, has an average wife, and an average job. He's not
aggressive, goes with the flow. The kind of guy most people don't notice. He works as a "ragman". He's the guy in a
clothing factory that keeps the machinery working, the cloth flowing. And in this position for a large manufacturer
he
meets Lars Larson. Lars is smooth. Everybody like Lars. He's the people guy. A great salesman.
And Lars talks Mack into starting his own company. Together they form Mac-Lar. Mack handling the floor and the
running
of the business. Lars, the people guy takes care of sales. And together with a beautiful bookkeeper he handles the
money.
And then one morning Lars is gone. And Mack discovers that the money is too. And at this point the story really
begins.
Mack starts to change. And we get to watch as Mack goes from a mild mannered, timid, nice guy to a ruthless
businessman.
It's a fun thing to watch as Mack starts to surprise himself. And it's scary to see at the same time. As he is
juggling
more and more things in the air, you know eventually something will fall. And you want to see what goes first, hoping
it
won't, but knowing it has to. Or does it? How well has Mack learned his new art?
This book is engrossing. I was afraid to put it down for fear I would miss something, as if Mack would make a move
with
out waiting for me to be there to read it. I try to make good books last, reading a bit at a time. But I couldn't
with
this book. The only reason I stopped was to sleep. And I picked it up as soon as I woke up and finished it. I forgot
to
eat. This is one of the best books I've read in years. I highly recommend picking up a copy.
Jon Jordan
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