The Wanted - Couverture rigide

Crais, Robert

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 1471157482 ISBN 13 : 9781471157486

Editeur : Simon & Schuster Ltd, 2018

Synopsis

<DIV>'Just keeps getting better and better' Evening Standard
As addictive as Lee Child and as explosive as Michael Connelly THE WANTED is the new thriller from Robert Crais, and a NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER

Seventeen-year-old Tyson is a normal teenaged boy he s socially awkward, obsessed with video games, and always hungry. But his mother is worried that her sweet, nerdy son has started to change and she s just found a $40,000 Rolex watch under his bed. Suddenly very frightened that Tyson has gotten involved in something illegal, his mother gets in touch with a private investigator named Elvis Cole and asks him to do some digging.
 
Cole uncovers a connection between Tyson and eighteen unsolved burglaries in LA s ritziest neighbourhood. Tyson spooks and runs.
 
And then people start dying...
 
Robert Crais' books have been published in a staggering 62 countries and are bestsellers around the world. He began his career writing for classic crime and police shows like Hill Street Blues, Cagney & Lacey, Miami Vice and LA Law. He is a Grand Master of the Mystery Writers of America.

* * * PRAISE for THE WANTED * * *

'Cleverly plotted, stylishly written   another rewarding page-turner by one of the most reliable storytellers in modern crime fiction Washington Post

'Los Angeles ace Crais extends his streak of sharp, enjoyable thrillers' Kirkus

'Gripping The Wanted is a relentless thriller... I found myself engrossed by two terrible but remarkably compelling villains a welcome literary gift from a master of the craft' HuffPost

Taut expertly crafted  Publishers Weekly

'An absolute must read' Mystery Tribune

* * * PRAISE for ROBERT CRAIS * * *

'In Crais, a new star has appeared on the priovate eye scene - a dazzling first novel'
-Tony Hillerman on The Monkey's Raincoat

'Far and away the most satisfying private eye novel in years. Grab this one - it's a winner!'
-Lawrence Block on The Monkey's Raincoat

'Taken is intense and fast-paced and reads like a big-budget Hollywood blockbuster!'
-CNN

'A tale of one man s bare-knuckled search for redemption. Like the best L.A. noir writers, Crais nudges the mystery genre into higher gear, tackling grand themes in exceedingly personal ways through flawed heroes and hard-to-spot villains'
- LA Times Book Review on The Two Minute Rule</DIV>

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Robert Crais is the author of the bestselling Cole & Pike novels. A native of Louisiana, Crais moved to Hollywood in the late 70s where he began a successful career in television, writing scripts for such major series as Cagney & Lacey, Miami Vice and Hill Street Blues. In the mid 80s, Crais created a series of crime novels based around the characters Cole & Pike. In addition, Crais has also written several bestselling standalone thrillers. Robert Crais lives in LA with his wife and family.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Simon & Schuster Ltd
• Date d'édition: 2018
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1471157482
• ISBN 13: 9781471157486
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 336
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
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