Untamed Shore - The Sultry, Sun-Drenched Noir by the Bestselling Author of MEXICAN GOTHIC
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| Verlag | Quercus |
| Auflage | 2024 |
| Seiten | 288 |
| Format | 12,8 x 2,0 x 19,6 cm |
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| Gewicht | 200 g |
| Artikeltyp | Englisches Buch |
| EAN | 9781529425802 |
| Bestell-Nr | 52942580UA |
'Transporting and transfixing' - Julia Dahl
Baja California, 1979: Viridiana spends her days under the harsh sun, watching the fishermen pulling in their nets and the dead sharks piled beside the seashore. Her head is filled with dreams of romance, travel and of a future beyond this drab town where her only option is to marry and have children.
'Completely, awesomely immersive in the best possible way' - Goodreads review
When a wealthy American writer arrives with his wife and brother-in-law, Viridiana jumps at the offer of a job as his assistant, and she's soon entangled in the glamorous foreigners' lives. They offer excitement, and perhaps an escape from her humdrum life. When one of them dies, eager to protect her new friends, Viridiana lies - but soon enough, someone's asking questions. It's not long before Viridiana has some of her own questions about the identities of her new acquaintances.
Sharks may be dangerous, but there are worse pr edators nearby, ready to devour a naïve young woman unwittingly entangled in a web of deceit.
'The sun drenched noir (I suspect I'm stealing that phrase from somewhere) that's woven by these pages is unforgettable' - Goodreads review
'The perfect little costal noir' Sadie Hartmann, author of 101 Horror Books To Read Before You're Murdered
'Brutality takes on an almost divine quality' LA Review of Books
Rezension:
The descriptions of Baja are uncommonly evocative of gritty reality, with poverty and desperation made plain on the page, as well as the lengths people are willing to go to in order to escape . . . (an) insightful look at criminal life from the viewpoint of a sardonic yet lonely soul seems destined for more plaudits BOOKLIST (Starred Review)
