No-One Loves a Policeman - Hardcover

Orsi, Guillermo

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1906694028 ISBN 13: 9781906694029

Verlag: MacLehose Press, 2010

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Críticas:

'Dazzling... Orsi's mordant, reluctant detective is definitely a one-off' Joan Smith, The Times. (The Times)

'From the halcyon time of Dashiell Hammett onwards, the detective story has been pressed into service for a pitiless dissection of a corrupt society; Orsi shows that the strategy still has plenty of mileage' Barry Forshaw, Independent. (Independent)

'...fast-moving, cynical, and witty ... Chandlerian in its steamy narrative, the story is about a country and its people going nowhere very fast indeed ... Set against a backdrop of Argentina in meltdown, it is a strongly atmospheric novel ... Of course, he [Guillermo Orsi] writes like a journalist - immediate, living prose that reads as though it was written yesterday' Bookgroup Info, Paula McMaster. (Bookgroup Info)

'Wonderfully evocative and cynical, it captures Buenos Aires with a delicate precision - you can hear the tango as you turn the pages' Geoffrey Wansell, The Daily Mail. (Daily Mail)

Reseña del editor:

It is December 2001, and Argentina is in economic meltdown. While the country wallows in corruption, cynicism and indifference, Gotan, an ex-cop from the Federal Police, lives in the past. He cannot forget the beguiling woman who briefly set alight his life - she disappeared as soon as he revealed he had worked for the 'National Shame'. Gotan is called urgently late one night to a friend's coastal retreat. He arrives too late: his friend is dead and his girlfriend has vanished. Using all his resources to find the girl, Gotan finds himself embroiled in a plot that goes to the heart of Argentina itself. Though no longer part of the force, Gotan is still a cop by nature. But his is a dangerous undertaking: after all, no-one loves a policeman.

Über diese Auflage

• Verlag: MacLehose Press
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2010
• ISBN 10: 1906694028
• ISBN 13: 9781906694029
• Einband: Tapa dura
• Auflage: 1
• Anzahl der Seiten: 368