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Perry, Thomas

 
9780547569338: The Informant: An Otto Penzler Book
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ISBN 10 : 0547569335 ISBN 13 : 9780547569338
Editeur : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2011

Synopsis

In Thomas Perry’s Edgar-winning debut The Butcher’s Boy, a professional killer betrayed by the Mafia leaves countless mobsters dead and then disappears. Justice Department official Elizabeth Waring is the only one who believes he ever existed. Many years later, the Butcher’s Boy finds his peaceful life threatened when a Mafia hit team finally catches up with him. He knows they won’t stop coming and decides to take the fight to their door. 

Soon Waring, now high up in the Organized Crime Division of the Justice Department, receives a surprise latenight visit from the Butcher’s Boy. Knowing she keeps track of the Mafia, he asks her whom his attackers worked for, offering information that will help her crack an unsolved murder in return. So begins a new assault on organized crime and an uneasy alliance between opposite sides of the law. As the Butcher’s Boy works his way ever closer to his quarry in an effort to protect his new way of life, Waring is in a race against time, either to convince him to become a protected informant—or to take him out of commission for good.

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Revue de presse

  PRAISE FOR STRIP
"Thomas Perry, that smiling sadist who gets his kicks from outfoxing readers, is at his wicked best in Strip. Like any self-respecting gangland thriller, this witty specimen has a cast of touchy mobsters killing one another over money and turf and petty grievances. But because a devious mind is manipulating the genre conventions — allowing unpredictable characters rather than precision-tooled action to drive his story — the rules of the game are constantly changing ... the wonderful characters keep on coming, activated by greed and open to opportunity ..."--Marilyn Stasio, New York Times Book Review

"Without sacrificing his story’s comic style, one that’s atypically ebullient for an author who is more often coolly calculating, [Perry] begins making sure that everyone will get whatever he or she deserves. That these characters have been treated casually makes the ending’s ultimate toughness that much more of a comeuppance ... When its artifice is finally pulled away (see title), this book winds up most memorable for its all but invisible sleight of hand."--Janet Maslin, New York Times

PRAISE FOR RUNNER 
"Readers who have been clamoring for the return of Thomas Perry's most popular heroine can stop waiting. After a nine-year absence, Jane Whitefield is back . . . There's nothing wrong with a formula if the author can execute it this well. Perry is a master of suspense, knowing just when to switch viewpoints and how to pace the action to keep the tension high throughout."--Associated Press

"Thomas Perry writes legitimate escapist fiction . . . Jane steers her charge . . . with a tenderness that's a distinct departure from her usual cut-to-the-chase style. While this curbs the breakneck action Perry is noted for, it's no loss for readers fascinated by the nuts and bolts behind the fantasy of starting a new life with a new identity."--New York Times Book Review

PRAISE FOR FIDELITY 
"Fidelity shows the mark of a coolly cerebral Perry puzzles... [it] rivets attention, races fast and displays distinctive Perry hallmarks, especially in its standoffs. His characters are uncannily good at sizing one another up and anticipating what the next moves will be."--Janet Maslin, New York Times

 

Présentation de l'éditeur

In Thomas Perry’s Edgar-winning debut The Butcher’s Boy, a professional killer betrayed by the Mafia leaves countless mobsters dead and then disappears. Justice Department official Elizabeth Waring is the only one who believes he ever existed. Many years later, the Butcher’s Boy finds his peaceful life threatened when a Mafia hit team finally catches up with him. He knows they won’t stop coming and decides to take the fight to their door. 

Soon Waring, now high up in the Organized Crime Division of the Justice Department, receives a surprise latenight visit from the Butcher’s Boy. Knowing she keeps track of the Mafia, he asks her whom his attackers worked for, offering information that will help her crack an unsolved murder in return. So begins a new assault on organized crime and an uneasy alliance between opposite sides of the law. As the Butcher’s Boy works his way ever closer to his quarry in an effort to protect his new way of life, Waring is in a race against time, either to convince him to become a protected informant—or to take him out of commission for good.

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Éditeur
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Date d'édition
2011
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
0547569335
ISBN 13 
9780547569338
Reliure
Relié
Numéro d'édition
1
Nombre de pages
336
Coordonnées du fabricant
non disponible
Personne responsable
Yeepin GmbH
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