You Were Never Really Here - Couverture souple

Ames, Jonathan

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1782272453 ISBN 13 : 9781782272458

Editeur : Pushkin Vertigo, 2016

A propos du livre

Revue de presse :

'Ames is an adept purveyor of the very noir, particular scenes of violence. He achieves more in less than 100 pages than most crime novels three times the length do' -- The Times, Crime Books of the Year 2016

'A striking and powerful noir debut that can be consumed in a single sitting... Ames reveals himself here as a stylish thriller writer' -- Daily Mail

'Fast-moving, agreeably violent and perfectly pared-down novella' -- Spectator

'Lurid and minimal, You Were Never Really Here stays focused for its short, ghoulish run' -- Financial Times

'Ice-cold modern noir... Really dark. But also fun!' -- Mr. Hyde

'Short and snappy' -- Sunday Star

'Short, taut and in only the darkest shades of noir' -- Sunday Times Crime Club

'Contains no glamour... just bursts of dark poetry... and a brutal pragmatism befitting the character' -- Crime Scene

'A fast paced thriller' -- Jewish News

'Ames takes a dark route... has many of his usual traits - apart from humour' -- Jewish Telegraph

'The most deceptive lightweight boxer - punching with the heft of someone of much larger caliber' -- Bookbag

'The violence throughout is swift and uncompromising, making this a real read-in-one-sitting thriller' -- Raven Crime Reads

'Gripping, violent, fast and full of action... Superb' -- Bibliophile Book Club

'Action packed and highly readable. It will appeal to those who, like me, enjoy the hard-boiled thrillers in the style of Chandler' -- Promoting Crime Fiction

'Slick, speedy, and as bluntly traumatic as the hammer its protagonist wields' -- A History of my Life in 100 Objects

'Punchy prose and a lead character that could carry a series' -- Ebookwyrm

'A good choice for lovers of Michael Connelly, Lee Child or Vince Flynn who are interested in character-driven thrillers' -- Chicago Tribune

'A dark thriller full of attitude and heart. ... Ames is at his best here, creating a complex and sympathetic character and a detail-rich, believable story that is hard to forget' --San Francisco Chronicle

'Jonathan Ames' superbly pared-down, striking and powerful noir debut novella, is short, less than 100 pages, brutal and redemptive and packed with corruption, revenge and the very darkest of man's inner demons' -- Crime Review

'The best of its kind that I have read since Point Blank' -- malkintowersbookblog.com

'Taut and compelling noir that packs quite a punch' --JacquiWine's Journal

Présentation de l'éditeur :

You Were Never Really Here is soon to be a major motion picture starring Joaquin Phoenix

A hammer was Joe's favourite weapon. He was his father's son, after all

Joe has witnessed things that cannot be erased. A former FBI agent and Marine, his abusive childhood has left him damaged beyond repair. So he hides away, earning a living rescuing girls who have been kidnapped into the sex trade.

Now he's been hired to save the daughter of a New York senator, held captive at a Manhattan brothel. But he's stumbled into a dangerous web of conspiracy and he s about to pay the price.

Brutal and redemptive in equal measure, You Were Never Really Here is a toxic shot of a thriller, laced with corruption, revenge and the darkest of inner demons.

À propos de cette édition

• Éditeur: Pushkin Vertigo
• Date d'édition: 2016
• ISBN 10: 1782272453
• ISBN 13: 9781782272458
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 96