Rip Crew
Book
Paperback/Softback
352 pages
978-1-4736-5398-6 (ISBN)
Description
Valentine Pescatore, the globetrotting former Border Patrol agent, finds himself back on American soil investigating the merciless killing of a group of women in a motel room.
At first, the crime seems to be a straightforward case of gangsters battling for territory. Soon, however, the motive is revealed to be much deeper and more sinister: a single witness who knows too much is being hunted, at any cost.
The case leads Pescatore from the bullet-scarred slums of Brazil to the gangster badlands outside Naples as it reveals a vast conspiracy of wealth and power. In a connected world, crimes that take place far away can turn out to be terrifyingly close to home...
At first, the crime seems to be a straightforward case of gangsters battling for territory. Soon, however, the motive is revealed to be much deeper and more sinister: a single witness who knows too much is being hunted, at any cost.
The case leads Pescatore from the bullet-scarred slums of Brazil to the gangster badlands outside Naples as it reveals a vast conspiracy of wealth and power. In a connected world, crimes that take place far away can turn out to be terrifyingly close to home...
<b>Valentine Pescatore, the globetrotting former Border Patrol agent, finds himself back on American soil investigating the merciless killing of a group of women in a motel room. </b>
At first, the crime seems to be a straightforward case of gangsters battling for territory. Soon, however, the motive is revealed to be much deeper and more sinister: a single witness who knows too much is being hunted, at any cost.
The case leads Pescatore from the bullet-scarred slums of Brazil to the gangster badlands outside Naples as it reveals a vast conspiracy of wealth and power. In a connected world, crimes that take place far away can turn out to be terrifyingly close to home...
Reviews / Votes
Rip Crew is a taut, tense international thriller, filled with complex characters and gritty dialogue. Utterly riveting. -- Alafair Burke, New York Times bestselling author of THE EX This is one of the most accomplished first novels I have ever read. Triple Crossing is full of dangers, deep characters and a story writ on a grand scale. -- Michael Connelly on <i>Triple Crossing An astonishingly impressive debut from an investigative journalist with a sharp eye for the duplicity that stalks the border between the U.S. and Mexico...a taut, lean and satisfying thriller that lingers in your mind long after you've finished it. * Daily Mail on Triple Crossing * Rotella is an expert on the vicious anarchy of Mexican crime and politics...His balance of intimate storytelling and operatic scale is stunning. * Daily Telegraph on Triple Crossing * A remarkable first novel . . . The pounding action scenes are driven by Rotella's ferocious prose style. * New York Times Book Review on Triple Crossing * An honest and engrossing journey into a world of violence and corruption . . . Rotella knows how the police work, how the criminals operate and how bribes and violence subvert the law. He employs a journalist's sharp eye and a novelist's deft touch to give us a rich portrait of the sights, smells, sounds, beauties, and dangers of life south of the border. * Washington Post on Triple Crossing * Excellent . . . Rotella ratchets up the action with an absorbing look at international politics. * Publishers Weekly (starred) on The Convert's Song * A rousing thriller with heart and heartbreak...Rotella's prose is vivid and precise, his sense of setting sharply illuminating. * LA Times on The Convert's Song * I read like a zealot....The story got me in a chokehold as the characters grew more and more complex and Rotella's style thickened and boiled and bubbled. * NPR on The Convert's Song * The Convert's Song is a revelation. Sure, it's a smart, gripping thriller that will have you turning the pages at high speed. But it's also a deep, emotionally resonant story of identity, friendship, and faith. . . . I loved it. * Ivy Pochoda, author of Visitation Street, on The Convert's Song * The Convert's Song hooked me from its opening scene and kept me hooked to the very end. Sebastian Rotella has written a novel filled with suspense and intrigue, as well as real-world insights into those who commit terrorist acts and those who try to stop them. * Ron Rash, author of Serena, on The Convert's Song *<b><i>Rip Crew</i></b><b> is a taut, tense international thriller, filled with complex characters and gritty dialogue. Utterly riveting.</b> -- Alafair Burke, New York Times bestselling author of THE EX
This is <b>one of the most accomplished first novels I have ever read</b>. <i>Triple Crossing</i> is full of dangers, deep characters and a story writ on a grand scale. -- Michael Connelly on <i>Triple Crossing
<b>An astonishingly impressive debut</b> from an investigative journalist with a sharp eye for the duplicity that stalks the border between the U.S. and Mexico...a <b>taut, lean and satisfying</b> thriller that lingers in your mind long after you've finished it. * Daily Mail on Triple Crossing *
<b>Rotella is an expert</b> on the vicious anarchy of Mexican crime and politics...His balance of intimate storytelling and operatic scale is <b>stunning</b>. * Daily Telegraph on Triple Crossing *
<b>A remarkable first novel</b> . . . The pounding action scenes are driven by Rotella's <b>ferocious </b>prose style. * New York Times Book Review on Triple Crossing *
An <b>honest and engrossing</b> journey into a world of violence and corruption . . . Rotella knows how the police work, how the criminals operate and how bribes and violence subvert the law. He employs a <b>journalist's sharp eye and a novelist's deft touch</b> to give us a rich portrait of the sights, smells, sounds, beauties, and dangers of life south of the border. * Washington Post on Triple Crossing *
Excellent . . . Rotella <b>ratchets up the action</b> with an absorbing look at international politics. * Publishers Weekly (starred) on The Convert's Song *
<b>A rousing thriller </b>with heart and heartbreak...Rotella's prose is <b>vivid and precise</b>, his sense of setting sharply illuminating. * LA Times on The Convert's Song *
I read like a zealot....<b>The story got me in a chokehold</b> as the characters grew more and more complex and Rotella's style thickened and boiled and bubbled. * NPR on The Convert's Song *
<b><i>The Convert's Song</i> is a revelation</b>. Sure, it's a <b>smart, gripping thriller</b> that will have you turning the pages at high speed. But it's also a<b> deep, emotionally resonant story of identity, friendship, and faith</b>. . . . I loved it. * Ivy Pochoda, author of Visitation Street, on The Convert's Song *
<i>The Convert's Song</i> <b>hooked me from its opening scene and kept me hooked to the very end</b>. Sebastian Rotella has written a novel filled with <b>suspense and intrigue</b>, as well as real-world insights into those who commit terrorist acts and those who try to stop them. * Ron Rash, author of Serena, on The Convert's Song *
More details
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Hodder & Stoughton General Division
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Product notice
Paperback (UK-B)
Dimensions
Height: 198 mm
Width: 129 mm
ISBN-13
978-1-4736-5398-6 (9781473653986)
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Sebastian Rotella is an author and award-winning senior reporter for Propublica, covering issues including international terrorism, organized crime, homeland security and immigration. Previously he spent 23 years working for the Los Angeles Times. He was a Pulitzer finalist in international reporting in 2006. He is also the author of the novels Triple Threat and The Convert's Song and a work of non-fiction, Twilight on the Line: Underworlds and Politics at the U.S.-Mexico Border.
Sebastian Rotella is an author and award-winning senior reporter for Propublica, covering issues including international terrorism, organized crime, homeland security and immigration. Previously he spent 23 years working for the <i>Los Angeles Times</i>. He was a Pulitzer finalist in international reporting in 2006. He is also the author of the novels <i>Triple Threat</i> and <i>The Convert's Song</i> and a work of non-fiction, <i>Twilight on the Line: Underworlds and Politics at the U.S.-Mexico Border</i>.
Sebastian Rotella is an author and award-winning senior reporter for Propublica, covering issues including international terrorism, organized crime, homeland security and immigration. Previously he spent 23 years working for the <i>Los Angeles Times</i>. He was a Pulitzer finalist in international reporting in 2006. He is also the author of the novels <i>Triple Threat</i> and <i>The Convert's Song</i> and a work of non-fiction, <i>Twilight on the Line: Underworlds and Politics at the U.S.-Mexico Border</i>.