Power of the Dog
出版时间:
2006-05
ISBN:
9780099464983
定价:
97.30
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Don Winslow's break-out novel is a hugely ambitious, page-turning thriller about power and revenge in the tradition of the Great American Novel. Drug lord Miguel Angel Barrera is head of the Mexican drug federación, responsible for millions of dollars worth of cocaine traffic into the US and the torture of those who stand in its way. His nephew, Adan Barrera, is his worthy successor. Art Keller is the US government operative, so determined to obtain revenge for a murdered colleague that his pusuit of the cartel veers dangerously towards an obsession outside the law. In a world characterised by its brutality, all of Winslow's incredibly varied cast - including a high class prostitute, an Irish hitman and a charismatic Catholic priest - are searching for salvation. Don Winslow's masterpiece is not only a page-turning thriller but also a rich and compelling novel in the league of Ellroy or Delillo. Reviews ‘The first great dope novel since DOG SOLDIERS thirty years ago. It’s frightening and sad, with a superbly sustained intensity. A beautifully compressed vision of hell, with all its attendant moral madness.’ - James Ellroy ‘Don Winslow is the kind of cult writer who is so good you almost want to keep him to yourself.’ - Ian Rankin 'THE POWER OF THE DOG is a compendium of human responses - rage, compassion, love, frustration, loyalty, futility - set against a moral landscape that shifts bewilderingly. It's also a damn good read. If you've never read Don Winslow, start now.' - Val McDermid 'In THE POWER OF THE DOG, Don Winslow creates a vision of living hell that's violent and bloody enough to hotwire Dante upright in his grave. The wonder of it is, beneath this maelstrom of drugs and sex and betrayal, Winslow manages to convince any of us that still give a fig for humanity that beneath it all there exists - just - a beating heart.' - John Harvey Don Winslow has worked in the theatre, film and as a private investigator. He now works as an independent consultant in issues involving litigation arising from criminal behaviour.
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内容简介:
Don Winslow's break-out novel is a hugely ambitious, page-turning thriller about power and revenge in the tradition of the Great American Novel. Drug lord Miguel Angel Barrera is head of the Mexican drug federación, responsible for millions of dollars worth of cocaine traffic into the US and the torture of those who stand in its way. His nephew, Adan Barrera, is his worthy successor. Art Keller is the US government operative, so determined to obtain revenge for a murdered colleague that his pusuit of the cartel veers dangerously towards an obsession outside the law. In a world characterised by its brutality, all of Winslow's incredibly varied cast - including a high class prostitute, an Irish hitman and a charismatic Catholic priest - are searching for salvation. Don Winslow's masterpiece is not only a page-turning thriller but also a rich and compelling novel in the league of Ellroy or Delillo. Reviews ‘The first great dope novel since DOG SOLDIERS thirty years ago. It’s frightening and sad, with a superbly sustained intensity. A beautifully compressed vision of hell, with all its attendant moral madness.’ - James Ellroy ‘Don Winslow is the kind of cult writer who is so good you almost want to keep him to yourself.’ - Ian Rankin 'THE POWER OF THE DOG is a compendium of human responses - rage, compassion, love, frustration, loyalty, futility - set against a moral landscape that shifts bewilderingly. It's also a damn good read. If you've never read Don Winslow, start now.' - Val McDermid 'In THE POWER OF THE DOG, Don Winslow creates a vision of living hell that's violent and bloody enough to hotwire Dante upright in his grave. The wonder of it is, beneath this maelstrom of drugs and sex and betrayal, Winslow manages to convince any of us that still give a fig for humanity that beneath it all there exists - just - a beating heart.' - John Harvey
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作者简介:
Don Winslow has worked in the theatre, film and as a private investigator. He now works as an independent consultant in issues involving litigation arising from criminal behaviour.
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