The Prone Gunman - Couverture souple

Manchette, Jean-Patrick

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0872864022 ISBN 13 : 9780872864023

Editeur : City Lights Books, 2002

Synopsis

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Présentation de l'éditeur

A deadly professional assassin prized for his aim and reflexes, Martin Terrier returns to Paris after his latest job determined to get out of the game. Ten years ago he made a promise to return to his childhood sweetheart in the south of France, and he wants to get married and settle down. But his employers have other plans. A key target - an Arab oil magnate - is flying in to Paris, and there is only one man fit for the task of eliminating him. As Martin is tailed southwards, it appears his employers will stop at nothing to regain his service. In a style ruthlessly stripped of all sentiment, Jean-Patrick Manchette delivers a masterclass in lean, muscular storytelling. Each moment in the suspense plot is described in forensic detail, and violent shocks are executed with unflinching accuracy. Perhaps most compelling are the tantalising glimpses betrayed by the barest physical ticks that Manchette offers us into the otherwise inscrutable inner life of his protagonist, the prone gunman.

Revue de presse

There is not a superfluous word or overdone effect... one of the last cool, compact and shockingly original crime novels --New York Times Book Review

À propos de cette édition

• Éditeur: City Lights Books
• Date d'édition: 2002
• ISBN 10: 0872864022
• ISBN 13: 9780872864023
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 180