419 (us Edition) - Couverture souple

Ferguson, Will

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0143188720 ISBN 13 : 9780143188728

Editeur : Pintail, 2013

Synopsis

Will Ferguson takes readers deep into the labyrinth of lies that is "419," the world’s most insidious Internet scam. 

A car tumbles through darkness down a snowy ravine.

A woman without a name walks out of a dust storm in sub-Saharan Africa.

And in the seething heat of Lagos City, a criminal cartel scours the Internet, looking for victims.

Lives intersect.  Worlds collide.  And it all begins with a single email: "Dear Sir, I am the daughter of a Nigerian diplomat, and I need your help…"

When Laura Curtis, a lonely editor in a cold northern city, discovers that her father has died because of one such swindle, she sets out to track down—and corner—her father’s killer.  It is a dangerous game she’s playing, however, and the stakes are higher than she can ever imagine.

Woven into Laura’s journey is a mysterious woman from the African Sahel with scars etched into her skin and a young man who finds himself caught up in a web of violence and deceit.

And running through it, a dying father’s final words: "You, I love."

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Will Ferguson is the author of several award-winning and critically-acclaimed books, including Beyond Belfast and Happiness™. His work has been nominated for both an IMPAC Dublin Award and a Commonwealth Writers’Prize. He lives in Calgary, Canada.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Pintail
• Date d'édition: 2013
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0143188720
• ISBN 13: 9780143188728
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 416
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible