The Prone Gunman - Couverture souple

Manchette, Jean-Patrick

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1852424745 ISBN 13 : 9781852424749

Editeur : Serpent's Tail, 2006

Synopsis

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.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Jean Patrick Manchette (1942-1995) rescued the French crime novel from the grip of Maigret and methodical police procedurals - restoring the noir edge by virtue of his post-1968 leftism. Jazz saxophonist, political activist, and screenwriter, Manchette was influenced as much by Guy Debord as by Dashiell Hammett. He remains an inspiration to the new generation of French mystery writers who have come in his wake.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Serpent's Tail
• Date d'édition: 2006
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1852424745
• ISBN 13: 9781852424749
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 160
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• Personne responsable: non disponible