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Killing Yourself to Survive - Stories (Paperback)
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Seven stories of desperation and death from a master of crime
fiction Sterling Associates recruited Satcher in the killing fields
of Iraq. A marine who learned the brutalities and frustrations of
war in Fallujah, Satcher was ideal for Sterling, a shadowy
corporation whose business is to kill for America when the CIA
can't. He comes to Guatemala, the deadliest nation in the Americas,
to kidnap a Sinaloan cartel member and turn him against his family.
There he meets Odilia, an idealistic young lawyer dedicated to
raising her country from the mire. Both want to save Guatemala, but
Satcher's method means destroying it first. This new story from the
hard-boiled mind of David Corbett is a glimpse into a life most
Americans prefer to ignore. Along with the six others in this
volume, it provides a glimpse into the darkest corners of the
modern world, and a reminder that hope springs even from the
bloodiest soil. "Corbett writes crime with a deft touch, a
professional investigator's knowledge, and a rare talent for
telling details." -Mark Coggins, author of The Immortal Game "David
Corbett writes with flair and passion, creating characters who live
and breathe and do very bad things. I believed every word of it.
Hit me again." -Robert Ferrigno, author of Flinch " Corbett's]
prose dazzles, cutting across the pages with passionate force."
-Publishers Weekly David Corbett spent fifteen years as an
investigator for the San Francisco private detective agency
Palladino & Sutherland, where he worked on numerous headline
cases. In 2000, he sold his first thriller, The Devil's Redhead,
which was nominated for Best First Novel for both the Anthony and
Barry awards. His second novel, Done for a Dime (2003), was a New
York Times Notable Book, and was followed by Blood of Paradise
(2007)-nominated for the Edgar and named one of the Top Ten
Mysteries and Thrillers of 2007 by the Washington Post. Do They
Know I'm Running? (2010) received the Spinetingler Award for Best
Novel: Rising Star Category. Killing Yourself to Survive is
Corbett's latest work, and incudes "Pretty Little Parasite," which
was selected for The Best American Mystery Stories 2009.
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Imprint: |
Mysteriouspress.Com/Open Road
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Country of origin: |
United States |
Release date: |
May 2012 |
First published: |
May 2012 |
Authors: |
David Corbett
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Dimensions: |
216 x 140 x 9mm (L x W x T) |
Format: |
Paperback - Trade
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Pages: |
166 |
ISBN-13: |
978-1-4532-6432-4 |
Categories: |
Books >
Fiction >
Special features >
Short stories
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LSN: |
1-4532-6432-9 |
Barcode: |
9781453264324 |
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