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Zusatztext If you are fed up with formulaic noir novels and looking for something fresher, Élmer Mendoza . . . could be the answer. Informationen zum Autor Élmer Mendoza was born in Culiacán, México in 1949. He is a professor and author, widely regarded as the founder of 'narco-lit', which explores drug trafficking and corruption in Latin America. He won the José Fuentes Mares National Literary Prize for Janis Joplin's Lover , and the Tusquets Prize for Silver Bullets . Klappentext "Short of leads on the execution-style murder of a fortune-teller, Detective Lefty Mendieta turns to his contacts in the drug underworld. They oblige, but there is a quid pro quo: Help Samantha Valdes, head of the Pacific Cartel, slip through the net of Mexican army and federal police encircling the hospital where she is recovering after an attempt on her life. Grudgingly he agrees, but then gets caught on camera during the escape and becomes headline news. Fired from the force and on the run from the Feds, Lefty again seeks Samantha's help when he learns that his son Jason has been kidnapped in Los Angeles. There, he must come to terms with the woman who broke his heart, while contending with a thicket of conspiracies, feints and double-crosses that further blur the distinction between crime and the law. Betrayal is certain. To save his son, who will Lefty sell out?"--Provided by publisher Vorwort Detective Lefty Mendieta makes a deal with the devil in a gripping new novel from the Godfather of Narco Lit Zusammenfassung Detective Lefty Mendieta makes a deal with the devil in a gripping new novel from the Godfather of Narco Lit
