Sweet Money by Ernesto Mallo
Second in a series in Argentina. Written by a former guerillero. Superintendent Lascano is drawn into a war between the Buenos Aires Chief of Police, and the Apostles, drug-dealing cops who want to control the city. When the Chief of Police is murdered Lascano becomes the Apostles' next target. His only way out of the country is to retrieve the loo
Praise for 'Needle in a Haystack' by Ernesto Mallo(ISBN: 978-1904738-565, published in June 2010: 'Mallo, a newspaper columnist, playwright and former opponent of the then military regime, paints a vivid and compelling picture of a society riven by corruption, social breakdown and casual brutalityPacy, intense and thought-provoking read.' Guardian 'Martin Cruz Smith and Philip Kerr fans will be rewarded.' Publishers Weekly 'A gritty, painful portrait of a dystopian culture spinning further and further out of control. A compelling document of tyranny told with skill and passion.' Crime Time
Ernesto Mallo: Born in 1948, Mallo is a published essayist, newspaper columnist, and playwright. He is a former militant, pursued by the dictatorship as a member of the Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias, which was later absorbed by the Montoneros guerilla movement. Needle in a Haystack is his first novel and the first in a trilogy with detective Lascano. The first two are being made into films in Argentina. Katherine Silver: Award winning translator from the Spanish, lives in California and has translated Emilio Calderon for Penguin, Jorge Franco for Farrar, Strauss, Giroux and Horacio Castellanos Moya for New Directions.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781904738732 |
| ISBN 10 | 1904738737 |
| Titel | Sweet Money |
| Autor | Ernesto Mallo |
| Serie | Inspector Lascano Mystery Ser |
| Buchzustand | Nicht verfügbar |
| Bindungsart | Paperback |
| Verlag | Bitter Lemon Press |
| Erscheinungsjahr | 2011-06-16 |
| Seitenanzahl | 267 |
| Hinweis auf dem Einband | Die Abbildung des Buches dient nur Illustrationszwecken, die tatsächliche Bindung, das Cover und die Auflage können sich davon unterscheiden. |
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