The Carrion Birds: A Novel - Softcover
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"In the tradition of "No Country for Old Men", Urban Waite has written a nail-biter that takes off from the get-go and never stops, a book chock full of memorable characters and kick-ass writing."--Tom Franklin on "The Terror of Living"
"The defining quality of Urban Waite's gripping existential thriller is an elegant sparseness, which inevitably recalls Cormac McCarthy."--"Financial Times" on "The Terror of Living"
""The Carrion Birds" is as muscular and laconic as anything by Cormac McCarthy, yet it crackles with humanity. A-"--"Entertainment Weekly"
"The Carrion Birds" is as muscular and laconic as anything by Cormac McCarthy, yet it crackles with humanity. A- --"Entertainment Weekly""
A lean and mean, modern-day noir western filled with complex characters and situations . . . hauntingly dark and elegiac writing . . . a candidate for best crime book of 2013. --"New York Journal of Books""
[A] searing western noir. Three people face terrifying moral choices as they each wish for what they can t have: life as it was before their small border town . . . was doomed by its dying oil economy. --Publishers Weekly (starred review)"
Waite writes with grace and poignancy and keen comprehension of hard men in hard circumstances . . . [The] narrative rages as a perfect torrent of violence flooding toward its inevitable conclusion. Fierce and lyrical. --Kirkus Reviews"
One fine specimen . . . with more artistry than would seem possible in a conventional thriller. --"New York Times Book Review" on "The Terror of Living""
In the tradition of "No Country for Old Men," Urban Waite has written a nail-biter that takes off from the get-go and never stops, a book chock full of memorable characters and kick-ass writing. --Tom Franklin on "The Terror of Living""
A hell of a good novel, relentlessly paced and beautifully narrated. There s just no let-up. Waite s style is tight and taut. . . . Strong narrative voice, auspicious debut. . . . Awfully glad I read this one. --Stephen King on "The Terror of Living""
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"The defining quality of Urban Waite's gripping existential thriller is an elegant sparseness, which inevitably recalls Cormac McCarthy."--"Financial Times" on "The Terror of Living"
""The Carrion Birds" is as muscular and laconic as anything by Cormac McCarthy, yet it crackles with humanity. A-"--"Entertainment Weekly"
"The Carrion Birds" is as muscular and laconic as anything by Cormac McCarthy, yet it crackles with humanity. A- --"Entertainment Weekly""
A lean and mean, modern-day noir western filled with complex characters and situations . . . hauntingly dark and elegiac writing . . . a candidate for best crime book of 2013. --"New York Journal of Books""
[A] searing western noir. Three people face terrifying moral choices as they each wish for what they can t have: life as it was before their small border town . . . was doomed by its dying oil economy. --Publishers Weekly (starred review)"
Waite writes with grace and poignancy and keen comprehension of hard men in hard circumstances . . . [The] narrative rages as a perfect torrent of violence flooding toward its inevitable conclusion. Fierce and lyrical. --Kirkus Reviews"
One fine specimen . . . with more artistry than would seem possible in a conventional thriller. --"New York Times Book Review" on "The Terror of Living""
In the tradition of "No Country for Old Men," Urban Waite has written a nail-biter that takes off from the get-go and never stops, a book chock full of memorable characters and kick-ass writing. --Tom Franklin on "The Terror of Living""
A hell of a good novel, relentlessly paced and beautifully narrated. There s just no let-up. Waite s style is tight and taut. . . . Strong narrative voice, auspicious debut. . . . Awfully glad I read this one. --Stephen King on "The Terror of Living""
The Carrion Birds from Urban Waite, author of the highly acclaimed The Terror of Living, is a remarkable work of literary noir.
Hired gun Ray Lamar is ready to put his past behind him. He wants to see his twelve-year-old son and start a new life—away from the violence of the last ten years. One last heist will take him there. All he has to do is steal a rival’s stash. Simple, easy, clean.
But when things start to go very wrong, Ray realizes the path to redemption isn’t always easy.
A soulful tale of violence, vengeance, and contrition, The Carrion Birds is an elegant depiction of one man’s last chance to make things right.
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- VerlagWilliam Morrow Paperbacks
- Erscheinungsdatum2013
- ISBN 10 0062216899
- ISBN 13 9780062216892
- EinbandTapa blanda
- Anzahl der Seiten288
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Buchbeschreibung Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - The Carrion Birds from Urban Waite, author of the highly acclaimed The Terror of Living, is a remarkable work of literary noir.Hired gun Ray Lamar is ready to put his past behind him. He wants to see his twelve-year-old son and start a new life-away from the violence of the last ten years. One last heist will take him there. All he has to do is steal a rival's stash. Simple, easy, clean.But when things start to go very wrong, Ray realizes the path to redemption isn't always easy.A soulful tale of violence, vengeance, and contrition, The Carrion Birds is an elegant depiction of one man's last chance to make things right. Artikel-Nr. 9780062216892
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