Triple Crossing
Published on 29. August 2011
Book
Hardback
416 pages
978-1-4447-2750-0 (ISBN)
Description
Mulholland Books presents...TRIPLE CROSSING Valentine Pescatore, a volatile rookie Border Patrol agent, is trying to survive the trenches of The Line in San Diego. When he gets in trouble for pursuing a suspect across the border, he finds himself recruited as an informant by Isabel Puente, a beautiful U.S. agent investigating a powerful Mexican crime family. As he infiltrates the mafia, Pescatore falls in love with Puente, and clashes with her ally Leo Mendez, chief of a specialist Tijuana police unit. All three have the same aim: to bring down the drug cartels. But in a world built on lies and corruption, how do you know who you can trust? As Pescatore gets drawn ever deeper into the criminal underworld, the stage is set for an explosive showdown full of bloodshed and betrayal. Writing with rapid-fire intensity, Sebastian Rotella captures the despair and intrigue of the borderlands, where enforcing the law has become an act of subversion - an explosive and riveting debut.
Reviews / Votes
'One of the most accomplished first novels I have ever read...full of dangers, deep characters and a story writ on a grand scale...an important piece of work from an author whose voice should be heard' -- Michael Connelly 'Sebastian Rotella's passionate reporting on the street kids of San Diego led me to write 'Balboa Park.' His Twilight On the Line makes clear just what's at stake on our nation's southern frontier.' -- Bruce Springsteen on Twilight On the LineMore details
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Hodder & Stoughton General Division
Illustrations
None
Weight
300 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-4447-2750-0 (9781444727500)
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Person
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 Twilight on the Line: Underworlds and Politics at the U.S.-Mexico Border.