Damnation Street by Andrew Klavan
Scott Weiss is a middle-aged private eye based in San Francisco, an ex-cop with a basset hound's face, a romantic's soul and an empath's ability to read others. He's holed up in a hotel room, thinking of the girl he should have left alone and waiting for the Shadowman, the hitman he knows is stalking him. Jim Bishop is a young, good-looking livewire with a taste for violence, drugs and loose women. Bishop is holed up too, three-days-drunk with the blonde who nearly killed him on his mind and the cops on his tail. Bishop used to work for Weiss until he screwed him over for stolen cash and a couple of hook-ups with his killer girlfriend. Now he is Weiss's only hope as his ex-employer heads towards an almost certainly fatal confrontation with the Shadowman. Determined to redeem himself, Bishop needs to find the elusive killer before he finds Weiss...With its sinuous plot, gritty dialogue and sheer drive, Damnation Street excels in every measurable category; it's Andrew Klavan at his best.
'A boss crime novel.. as hard boiled as the contents of an egg salad sandwich' Mark Timlin, Independent on Sunday. * Independent on Sunday *
'Klavan has long been one of the toughest and most uncompromising of American crime writers ... This book is [...] handled with the same assurance that we expect' Good Book Guide. * Good Book Guide *
'Klavan knows every twist, turn and pot hole in the road to hell. And all the travellers you will meet along the way' Stephen Coonts. * Stephen Coonts *
'Klavan winds his tale tighter and tighter until the reader is hopelessly spellbound. Superb suspense by a master storyteller' Clive Cussler. * Clive Cussler *
'Klavan has long been one of the toughest and most uncompromising of American crime writers ... This book is [...] handled with the same assurance that we expect' Good Book Guide. * Good Book Guide *
'Klavan knows every twist, turn and pot hole in the road to hell. And all the travellers you will meet along the way' Stephen Coonts. * Stephen Coonts *
'Klavan winds his tale tighter and tighter until the reader is hopelessly spellbound. Superb suspense by a master storyteller' Clive Cussler. * Clive Cussler *
Andrew Klavan is the winner of two Edgar Awards. He is also the author of True Crime (adapted for film by Clint Eastwood), Don't Say a Word (adapted as a film starring Michael Douglas) and Empire of Lies.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781905204489 |
| ISBN 10 | 1905204485 |
| Titel | Damnation Street |
| Autor | Andrew Klavan |
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| Bindungsart | Paperback |
| Verlag | Quercus Publishing |
| Erscheinungsjahr | 2006-08-03 |
| Seitenanzahl | 336 |
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