Triple Crossing: A Novel
Autor Sebastian Rotellaen Limba Engleză Paperback – 13 aug 2012
Soon Pescatore is in a drug lord's crew, drawn into a world of smuggling, corruption, and murder. The outlaw code of the gangsters is seductive-but so is Pescatore's own code, and his growing love for Isabel Puente. As violence escalates, all three plunge into the deadly no-man's-land of South America's Triple Border, where a bloody showdown will test their loyalties and beliefs. Written with rapid-fire intensity, TRIPLE CROSSING is an explosive and riveting thriller.
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Specificații
ISBN-13: 9780316105224
ISBN-10: 0316105228
Pagini: 416
Dimensiuni: 140 x 210 x 32 mm
Greutate: 0.36 kg
Editura: Little, Brown and Company
Colecția Mulholland Books
ISBN-10: 0316105228
Pagini: 416
Dimensiuni: 140 x 210 x 32 mm
Greutate: 0.36 kg
Editura: Little, Brown and Company
Colecția Mulholland Books
Notă biografică
Sebastian
Rotella
is
an
award-winning
senior
reporter
for
ProPublica,
an
independent
organization
dedicated
to
investigative
journalism.
He
covers
international
terrorism,
organized
crime,
and
homeland
security.
Previously,
he
worked
for
almost
twenty-three
years
for
theLos
Angeles
Times,
serving
as
bureau
chief
in
Paris
and
Buenos
Aires
and
covering
the
Mexican
border.
He
was
a
Pulitzer
finalist
in
international
reporting
in
2006.
He
is
the
author
ofTwilight
on
the
Line,
which
was
aNew
York
TimesNotable
Book.
Recenzii
"This
is
one
of
the
most
accomplished
first
novels
I
have
ever
read.Triple
Crossingis
full
of
dangers,
deep
characters
and
a
story
writ
on
a
grand
scale."—Michael
Connelly
"An honest and engrossing journey into a world of violence and corruption....Rotella knows how the police work, how the criminals operate and how bribes and violence subvert the law. He employs a journalist's sharp eye and a novelist's deft touch to give us a rich portrait of the sights, smells, sounds, beauties, and dangers of life south of the border."—Patrick Anderson,Washington Post
"A remarkable first novel....The pounding action scenes are driven by Rotella's ferocious prose style."—New York Times Book Review
"A devastating tale of drug trafficking and corruption. Anyone who has spent time crossing between San Diego and Tijuana will recognize the sharp and accurate picture that Rotella has created in these pages....The reader will be racing along through the pages of Rotella's novel at near break-neck speed."—Alan Cheuse,Dallas Morning News
"Excellent....Rotella's story opens a window into the true globalization of the business of crime."—Nancie Clare,Los Angeles Times
"Sure to please...The action never stops."—Tara Quinn,Cleveland Plain Dealer
"Superb fiction debut....Unflinching views of a double agent's harrowing life, a violence-drenched Mexican jail, and the wild border areas complement the provocative plot."—Publishers Weekly
"A strongly choreographed, authentically detailed, and sharply funny tale of cultural complexity and raging global criminality."—Donna Seaman,Booklist
"A fast-paced thriller that rings true to the real story behind the political posturing over the drug war, illegal immigration, and border security."—Kirkus
"Rotella's crime drama captures the feel of the rampant corruption that is the stuff of headlines in the United States and Mexico. This should satisfy readers far beyond the border."—Eric Norton,Library Journal
"Rotella's profound understanding of the many hidden worlds of the border takes this thriller into the realms of nightmare and exquisite terror."—Luis Urrea,author ofInto the Beautiful North
"An honest and engrossing journey into a world of violence and corruption....Rotella knows how the police work, how the criminals operate and how bribes and violence subvert the law. He employs a journalist's sharp eye and a novelist's deft touch to give us a rich portrait of the sights, smells, sounds, beauties, and dangers of life south of the border."—Patrick Anderson,Washington Post
"A remarkable first novel....The pounding action scenes are driven by Rotella's ferocious prose style."—New York Times Book Review
"A devastating tale of drug trafficking and corruption. Anyone who has spent time crossing between San Diego and Tijuana will recognize the sharp and accurate picture that Rotella has created in these pages....The reader will be racing along through the pages of Rotella's novel at near break-neck speed."—Alan Cheuse,Dallas Morning News
"Excellent....Rotella's story opens a window into the true globalization of the business of crime."—Nancie Clare,Los Angeles Times
"Sure to please...The action never stops."—Tara Quinn,Cleveland Plain Dealer
"Superb fiction debut....Unflinching views of a double agent's harrowing life, a violence-drenched Mexican jail, and the wild border areas complement the provocative plot."—Publishers Weekly
"A strongly choreographed, authentically detailed, and sharply funny tale of cultural complexity and raging global criminality."—Donna Seaman,Booklist
"A fast-paced thriller that rings true to the real story behind the political posturing over the drug war, illegal immigration, and border security."—Kirkus
"Rotella's crime drama captures the feel of the rampant corruption that is the stuff of headlines in the United States and Mexico. This should satisfy readers far beyond the border."—Eric Norton,Library Journal
"Rotella's profound understanding of the many hidden worlds of the border takes this thriller into the realms of nightmare and exquisite terror."—Luis Urrea,author ofInto the Beautiful North