Gregory Gibson

The Old Turk's Load (eBook, ePUB)

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

A "wonderfully evocative" caper novel for fans of Donald E. Westlake and Elmore Leonard-"a signal pleasure for crime-fiction aficionados" ( Booklist). New Jersey, 1967. Angelo DiNoto is a powerful crime lord who bolsters his empire by importing pure heroin from an old Turkish farmer. But when a five-million-dollar shipment goes missing during the Newark riots, DiNoto isn't the only one to turn over every rock-and bust some heads, arms, and legs-to find it. A shady developer sees the heroin as the key to rejuvenating his fading business. His daughter Gloria, literally in bed with a band of wannabe revolutionaries, thinks the stash could be her chance to escape her father's influence and impress the woman she truly loves. "The Mailman" is a longtime postal clerk who's survived the worst that life has to offer-until throat cancer robs him of his voice and the will to live. To him, the drugs are a ticket to a better place. Topping off the wild cast of characters running through Newark and Manhattan is Walkaway Kelly, a private eye and Hell's Kitchen barfly who teeters continually on the brink of redemption. A twisty, thrilling crime story whose disparate threads converge in an unforgettable showdown, The Old Turk's Load is "a marvel of Chandleresque plotting, with a deeply felt and utterly real '60s setting and a heart as big as all outdoors" (Luc Sante, author of Low Life and Kill All Your Darlings).

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Mysterious Press
• Seitenzahl: 254
• Erscheinungstermin: 20. November 2018
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9780802193537
• Artikelnr.: 49583661

Autorenporträt

R. C. Bray is an Audie and AudioFile Earphones Award-winning narrator. An accomplished producer and voice-over artist, his voice can be heard in countless TV and radio commercials. He lives in New England with his wife and three children.