Summary
When Catherine Ducane disappears in the heart of New Orleans, the local cops react rapidly - she is the daughter of the Governor of Louisiana after all. But the case gets very strange, very quickly. Her bodyguard turns up horribly mutilated in the trunk of a beautiful vintage car and when her kidnapper calls he doesn’t want money: he wants time alone with Ray Hartmann, who works for a Washington-based organised crime task force.
All Ray wants to do is get this over with quickly and go…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780752877402 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0752877402 |
| Author: | R.J. Ellory |
| Publisher: | Orion Publishing Co |
| Imprint: | Orion |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 528 |
| Release Date: | 1 June 2006 |
| Weight: | 368g |
| Dimensions: | 196mm x 130mm x 34mm |
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May well be the best Mafia novel since The Godfather , it’s one damn fine book and should be highly recommended to all but the coziest of crime-fiction fans.
May well be the best Mafia novel since The Godfather, it’s one damn fine book and should be highly recommended to all but the coziest of crime-fiction fans. – Elliott Swanson * Booklist USA *Beautifully written, this is a novel to get lost in, a novel to savor and one that is a long ride into the darkness, and if you recall reading Mario Puzo’s The Godfather as a teenager [as I did], then this powerful book will make you relive that memory - Masterful but beware of the brutality, because it comes out of the most literate prose I have read for many years. – Ali Karim * SHOTS *Ellory got his thriller writing off to a good start with Candlemoth and followed up tidily with Ghostheart. This book, though, should propel him right up there to battle it out with the big boys … a satisfying puzzler, and you’ll be turning the pages at a brisk rate. * LADSMAG *With exquisite pace and perfect timing, Ellory has given us a piercing assessment of the nature of love, loyalty and obsessive revenge, not to mention a deep understanding of la cosa nostra. – Matthew Lewin * GUARDIAN *Ellory’s entrancing tale weaves the two storylines together, keeping you turning the pages … this is one of the best mafia reads since Mario Puzo’s Godfather * BIRMINGHAM SUNDAY MERCURY *This is a beautifully written, atmospheric novel that warps effectively between a hugely enjoyable thriller and an authentic recreation of the claustrophobic Mob world of brutality and paranoia * TRIBUNE *
About The Author
R.J. Ellory
R.J Ellory is the author of the bestselling A QUIET BELIEF IN ANGELS, which was a Richard and Judy Book Club selection in 2008 and was shortlisted for the Barry Award, the 813 Trophy, the Quebec Booksellers’ Prize and was winner of the Nouvel Observateur Crime Fiction Prize. His work has been translated into twenty-three languages and he was awarded the Theakston’s Crime Novel of the Year for his recent novel, A SIMPLE ACT OF VIOLENCE. R.J Ellory currently lives in England.
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