The Power of the Dog - Don Winslow (Buch)

Don Winslow: The Power of the Dog

The Power of the Dog

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Winner of the Deutscher Krimi-Preis, Kategorie International 2011

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Random House UK Ltd, 04/2006
Einband: Kartoniert / Broschiert, B-format paperback
Sprache: Englisch
ISBN-13: 9780099464983
Bestellnummer: 2217172
Umfang: 539 Seiten
Copyright-Jahr: 2006
Gewicht: 390 g
Maße: 196 x 132 mm
Stärke: 41 mm
Erscheinungstermin: 27.4.2006
Achtung: Artikel ist nicht in deutscher Sprache!

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Kurzbeschreibung

Ein packender Thriller über einen skrupellosen mexikanischen Drogenbaron und einen amerikanischen Polizisten, der mit allen Mitteln dessen Kartell zerschlagen und den Mord an einem Kollegen rächen will. Ein großartiger Roman in der Tradition von James Ellroy und Don Delillo. Don Winslow's break-out novel. A hugely ambitious, page-turning thriller of power and revenge, in the tradition of the Great American Novel.

'This is Winslow's masterpiece (so far) and should have a place on every crime freak's bookshelf. Superb!' Independent on Sunday

Beschreibung

Drug lord Miguel Angel Barrera is head of the Mexican drug federación , responsible for millions of dollars worth of cocaine traffic into the US and the torture of those who stand in its way. His nephew, Adan Barrera, is his worthy successor.

Art Keller is a US government operative, so determined to obtain revenge for a murdered colleague that his pursuit of the cartel veers dangerously towards an obsession outside the law. This is a world characterised by its brutality, yet all Winslow's incredibly varied cast - including a high class prostitute, an Irish hitman and a charismatic Catholic priest - are all in their own ways searching for salvation.

Don Winslow's masterpiece is not only a page-turning thriller but also a rich and compelling novel in the league of an Ellroy or Delillo.

Rezension

"No one since James Ellroy has conveyed the morally troubled heart of the American dream with such savage aim, and Winslow cleverly adds a pointed political dimension to his saga. A future classic .' Guardian " Ian Rankin Guardian

Klappentext

Don Winslow has worked as a movie theatre manager, a production assistant, and as a private investigator. In addition to being a novelist he now works as an independent consultant in issues involving litigation arising from criminal behaviour. His novels include The Kings of Cool, Savages, The Death and Life of Bobby Z, California Fire and Life, The Power of the Dog, The Winter of Frankie Machine and The Dawn Patrol. In 2012 Savages was released as a blockbuster film.

Biografie

Don Winslow arbeitete als Privatdetektiv in New York, schmuggelte Geld in Südafrika, verkaufte Safaritouren in China und lebt heute als Autor und Surfer in Kalifornien.