Murder has always been easy for the Butcher's Boy - it's what he does best and what they pay him for. But after the successful assassination of a senator, he arrives in Las Vegas to collect his fee only to discover he has become a liability to his shadowy employers. His survival at stake, he needs to kill them before they kill him. But first he needs to find out who they are. As the Butcher's Boy goes to work, police specialists watching the world of organized crime realize something has gone very wrong for the mafia. In the race to discover just what that something is, Elizabeth Waring, a bright young analyst in the Justice Department, is the best chance they have. But is she good enough to catch the Butcher's Boy?
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The authenticity is on display on every page, in every paragraph. From how hot desert air feels on the skin in Las Vegas to how paperwork is shuffled in the Justice Department to how a hired killer slips into a locked hotel room to fulfil a contract, the author's skill in creating his world repeatedly awes the reader - Michael Connelly A stunning debut...a brilliantly plotted thriller - The Washington Post
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Höhe: 180 mm
Breite: 110 mm
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978-1-84724-090-3 (9781847240903)
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Thomas Perry was born in Tonawanda, New York in 1947. He received a B.A. from Cornell University in 1969 and a Ph.D. in English from the University of Rochester in 1974. He is the author of the bestselling novels Nightlife, Death Benefits and Pursuit, the first recipient of the Gumshoe Award for Best Novel. He lives in Southern California with his wife and two daughters.
