A Breed Apart - A Novel

Zusatztext “[Davis] has a graceful! witty style and his ability to render believable astonishingly improbable occurrences is the stuff of sorcery.” —Dallas Morning News “The author has a sure instinct for clarity and an absolute genius for metaphor . . . unremittingly inventive.” —Entertainment Weekly Informationen zum Autor Pierre Davis (aka Pierre Ouellette) entered the creative realm at age 13 as a lead guitarist for numerous bands in the Pacific Northwest, including the nationally known Paul Revere and the Raiders. He went on to play with such jazz luminaries as saxophonist Jim Pepper and bassist David Friesen, all the while composing sound tracks for short films and videos. To support his music habit, he became a freelance writer and eventually co-founded an advertising agency specializing in high technology, serving as its creative director. During this period, he wrote two novels eventually published in seven languages, with both optioned for film. Pierre currently resides in Portland, Oregon, where he now devotes himself exclusively to writing fiction and playing jazz guitar in a little bar just down the street. Klappentext A dog with extraordinary abilities goes missing and two men are sent to retrieve her. One is a detective in need of redemption! the other is a hired assassin. Their paths soon meet during their search! in this innovative! science-based thriller. Original. Part One Elliot Elliot slouched in the sad yellow stink of the aging van. He watched the rain smack the windshield as he listened to the muted squawk of the police band and wondered how many cigarettes it took to make something smell this awful. Next to him, Sparks sped the process along by lighting up. Carefully, of course. He didn't want to send a signal to the dope house down the block. Elliot Elliot. E squared. Double E. Dubby when he was a kid. The legacy of an idiot father long gone in an old Toyota pickup. Took the tools of his trade with him. A pool cue. A maxed-out credit card. An empty beer cooler. "Couldn't you step outside with that?" one of the guys asked from the back. A young guy, nonsmoker obviously. You saw that all the time these days. Sparks ignored him. Sparks was top dog. Team leader. Sparks called the shots. He turned to Elliot, the greenest among them, recently yanked off desk duty, pushed through training and out onto the street. Sparks pointed through the windshield into the gloom and drizzle beyond. One crummy little house after another. Almost identical, especially at 5 a.m. "Check out the ride." A tricked-out Honda sat in the little driveway where Sparks pointed. "Dead giveaway. They're never smart enough to drive something shitty. They gotta haul out their dick and wave it around." Sparks referred to the residents of the house. A Mexican-Colombian conspiracy, intelligence said. Bad boys backed by_combat-level armament. Dealers of meth, crack and coke. High-octane drugs only. Perfect for a customer base running on empty. Sparks snorted. "Cool cars. Bad dudes. Crappy houses. It's always the fuckin' same. Always. I want out." He exhaled twin cones of pale blue. "Two more years. That's it. I'm outta here." Sparks rubbed his beard. Sparks always rubbed his beard. He had amazing whiskers. His face went from nude to opaque in just a couple of hours. Elliot once asked him why he didn't just grow a beard. Because I'd look like a fucking terrorist, he replied. A career-limiting move, for sure. Right now, he just looked sleazy. "I've heard some people don't deal so well with retirement," Elliot ventured. "Not me," Sparks said. "I'm ready. I'm more than ready. You watch your ass out there. These guys won't go down easy." Elliot nodded. At the briefing, they'd learned of six possible residents. Five murder raps and sixteen armed assaults among them. Elli...

Product details

• Authors: Pierre Davis
• Publisher: Dell Publishing Inc.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback
• Released: 19.05.2009
• EAN: 9780440245087
• ISBN: 978-0-440-24508-7
• No. of pages: 448
• Dimensions: 108 mm x 173 mm x 24 mm