The House of Wolfe by James Carlos Blake
On a rainy winter night in Mexico City, a ten-member wedding party is kidnapped in front of the groom's family mansion. The perpetrator is a small-time gangster named El Galan, who wants nothing more than to make his crew part of a major cartel and hopes that this crime will be his big break. He sets the wedding party's ransom at five...
Blake has an unerring sense of control, and - though Elmore Leonard and Cormac McCarthy are lurking in the book's DNA - a distinctive voice to boot.. a pungent and exhilarating read -- Barry Forshaw * Financial Times *
Book Geek was completely engrossed in this hugely satisfying read! -- Book Geek * Book Geek *
Blake delivers a thriller that hits all the right spots and hits them hard -- Robert C Hahn * Alfred Hitchcock Mystery Magazine *
an absorbing look at dire poverty, depravity and the all-too-successful business of kidnapping for profit * Kirkus Reviews *
Blake's masterly third Border Noir * Publishers Weekly *
Book Geek was completely engrossed in this hugely satisfying read! -- Book Geek * Book Geek *
Blake delivers a thriller that hits all the right spots and hits them hard -- Robert C Hahn * Alfred Hitchcock Mystery Magazine *
an absorbing look at dire poverty, depravity and the all-too-successful business of kidnapping for profit * Kirkus Reviews *
Blake's masterly third Border Noir * Publishers Weekly *
James Carlos Blake is one of America's most highly regarded living authors of historical crime fiction. He was born in Mexico to a family that moved regularly when he was a child, living in various towns along the border and coast before finally settling in Texas. After a stint in the army, Blake attended the University of South Florida and received a Master's degree from Bowling Green State University, both universities where he would later teach. In 1997 he left teaching to write full-time. Blake has written thirteen other novels and one collection of stories, most of which dealt with real-life characters from the American west. He lives and works in Arizona.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781843445593 |
| ISBN 10 | 184344559X |
| Title | The House of Wolfe |
| Author | James Carlos Blake |
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| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Bedford Square Publishers |
| Year published | 2015-07-21 |
| Number of pages | 256 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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