Killer, Come Hither: A Novel: 1 - Brossura

Begley, Louis

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ISBN 10: 0553392441 ISBN 13: 9780553392449

Casa editrice: Random House Publishing Group, 2016

Riassunto

From the master observer of upper-crust New York life comes a taut thriller that takes readers from the office suites of Manhattan to the tidy elegance of Sag Harbor and the rough-and-tumble western plains of Brazil.

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Jack Dana, a star student at Yale, joins the military after 9/11—only to have sniper fire cut short his career as a Marine Corps infantry officer. While recovering at Walter Reed Hospital, he begins to write a novel about his wartime experience. Jack’s uncle Harry, a surrogate father to him, as well as a partner at a leading New York law firm, helps Jack secure a publisher. Jack is thrilled when his book becomes a huge success, but after a celebratory trip to South America, Jack returns home to shocking news: Uncle Harry is dead, found hanged in his summer home. Horrified and incredulous, Jack digs into the facts surrounding the tragedy and comes to believe that his uncle’s death was no suicide. Delays of law are not for Jack, so he takes matters into his own hands—embarking on a dangerous journey of justice and revenge.
 
Praise for Killer, Come Hither

“A stealthy, page-turning thriller.”—Booklist
 
“Louis Begley’s award-winning fiction usually takes on bad behavior among the well-bred and prosperous. Killer, Come Hither ratchets up the intrigue—and the evil.”—The Wall Street Journal
 
“Begley writes clean, crisp, graceful prose, the kind that’s always rare and ever a blessing.”—The Washington Post
 
“Killer, Come Hither beckons.”—Vanity Fair
 
“Combines unexpected plot twists and narrative tension with Begley’s trademark elegant prose.”—Shelf Awareness

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Recensione

"A stealthy, page-turning thriller ... all admirers of crisp prose and taut plotlines will gladly follow Jack on his deadly quest to circumvent the law."
--"Booklist"

"Astealthy, page-turning thriller ... all admirers of crisp prose and taut plotlines will gladly follow Jack on his deadly quest to circumvent the law."
" --Booklist""

A stealthy, page-turning thriller. "Booklist "
Louis Begley s award-winning fiction usually takes on bad behavior among the well-bred and prosperous. "Killer, Come Hither" ratchets up the intrigue and the evil. " The Wall Street Journal"
Begley writes clean, crisp, graceful prose, the kind that s always rare and ever a blessing. "The Washington Post "
""
"Killer, Come Hither" beckons. " Vanity Fair"
""
Combines unexpected plot twists and narrative tension with Begley s trademark elegant prose. --Shelf Awareness

L'autore

Louis Begley’s previous novels are Memories of a Marriage, Schmidt Steps Back, Matters of Honor, Shipwreck, Schmidt Delivered, Mistler’s Exit, About Schmidt, As Max Saw It, The Man Who Was Late, and Wartime Lies, which won the PEN/Hemingway Award and the Irish Times/Aer Lingus International Fiction Prize. His work has been translated into fourteen languages. He is a member of the American Academy of Arts and Letters.

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• Editore: Random House Publishing Group
• Data di pubblicazione: 2016
• ISBN 10: 0553392441
• ISBN 13: 9780553392449
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 272