White Van
Patrick Hoffman
Belletristik / Krimis, Thriller, Spionage
Beschreibung
A desperate cop and a wanted woman cross paths with a dirty California underworld in a thriller ';stuffed with truly shocking twists.' Entertainment Weekly At a dive bar in San Francisco's Tenderloin district, drug-hustling Emily Rosario is downing whiskey and looking to escape her dicey lifestyle. When a Russian couple approaches her with a proposition, Emily thinks she might have found her exit. But a week laterdrugged, disoriented and wanted for robberyEmily finds herself on the run for her life. Veteran cop Leo Elias has heard about the unsolved bank heist , and the stolen money is too strong a temptation. A series of bad investments has left him broke, alcoholic and anxious for a way out of debt. That means finding Emily and the money before anyone else does. It's a plan that soon spins out of control, forcing Elias to do things that can never be undone. Shortlisted for the CWA Ian Fleming Steel Dagger Award, The White Van ';unfolds in a pulsating series of betrayals, blackmail, bad decisions, and worse luck... the stuff of Dashiell Hammett's best nightmares' (Mark Haskell Smith, author ofRAW: A Love Story)and ';a gritty, exhilarating... quick and scary... hell of a ride' (The Wall Street Journal, Best Book of the Year pick).
