Hot Springs - Brossura

Hunter, Stephen

Brossura

ISBN 10: 0671035452 ISBN 13: 9780671035457

Casa editrice: Pocket Books, 2001

Riassunto

Earl Swagger is a lawman just returned from World War II to Hot Springs, Arkansas, where his latest battle is with the Mafia and the corrupt men who run the casinos and prostitution rings. Reprint.

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Los Angeles Times Hunter is a consummate yarn-spinner whose eye for detail and ear for nuance...create their own riveting brand of reality.

The Denver Post Hunter is Robert B. Parker on steroids, Mickey Spillane with a thesaurus. He writes crime fiction like no one before him.

Publishers Weekly (starred review) Brilliant...His prose has that rare visual quality that takes the action off the page and into the mind....Furnished with brilliant period detail and a dynamo of a lead character, this big, brawny crime drama recountsin highly fictionalized formthe true story of the backlash against corruption and decadence in Hot Springs, Arkansas, during the years following World War II....Hunter has written a powerful, sweeping story, one that effectively deals with multiple themes: the anguish of war vets, deep-seated racism, and fairness and duty in personal and professional life.

The San Francisco Examiner Hot Springs is a richly told tale driven by complex characters, strong dialogue, and a unique plot....Hunter is one of the best storytellers of his generation and he just keeps getting better.

Publishers Weekly (starred review) Brilliant...His prose has that rare visual quality that takes the action off the page and into the mind....Furnished with brilliant period detail and a dynamo of a lead character, this big, brawny crime drama recountsin highly fictionalized formthe true story of the backlash against corruption and decadence in Hot Springs, Arkansas, during the years following World War II....Hunter has written a powerful, sweeping story, one that effectively deals with multiple themes: the anguish of war vets, deep-seated racism, and fairness and duty in personal and professional life.

The San Diego Union-Tribune In this fourth Swagger episode, Hunter has lost none of his touch. Hot Springs is an action novel that is almost as hot as the 142-degree water percolating from the Hot Springs mountain.

The Providence Sunday Journal (RI) Hunter brings power and poignancy to a tale that should be thought of as a great novel, not just a great thriller. Simply stated, he is one of the best novelists working today in any genre and Hot Springs is hands down the best book of the year so far.

L'autore:

Stephen Hunter won the 1998 American Society of Newspaper Editors Award for Distinguished Writing in Criticism for his work as the film critic at The Washington Post. He is the author of several bestselling novels, including Time to Hunt, Black Light, and Point of Impact. He lives in Baltimore.

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• Editore: Pocket Books
• Data di pubblicazione: 2001
• ISBN 10: 0671035452
• ISBN 13: 9780671035457
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 532