The Queen of the South

Zusatztext Praise for The Queen of the South “John Le Carre meets Gabriel Garcia Marquez...Pérez-Reverte has a huge following...and it’s spreading.”— The Wall Street Journal “A modern-day epic...bearing the unmistakable ring of authenticity and a slam-bang narrative sure to resonate with legions of appreciative readers…All the core elements! after all! are here: love! violence! betrayal and honor.” —Los Angeles Times “ The Da Vinci Code and The Rule of Four ...pale in comparison with Pérez-Reverte novels...Pérez-Reverte shines in some white-knuckles action sequences...but his greatest triumph is [his] heroine.” —Time Out New York “Pérez-Reverte’s literary thriller explodes with history! heartbreak [and] determination...An epic suspense story of heart and grit.” —Entertainment Weekly (Editor’s Choice) “The hand of a master is apparent even in the novel’s opening line...This sweeping tale of drug-running and intrigue...is an engrossing yet literary tale of an embattled heroine on the run for her life.” —Seattle Post-Intelligencer “A heart-stopping narrative...It’s a rare novelist who can create a literary page-turner. Pérez-Reverte is one of those rarities.” —The Denver Post Informationen zum Autor Arturo Perez-Reverte Klappentext The international bestseller that inspired the must-watch drama on USA Network starring Alice Braga as Teresa Mendoza. From "master of the intellectual thriller" Arturo Pérez-Reverte, a remarkable tale, spanning decades and continents-from the dusty streets of Mexico to the sparkling waters off the coast of Morocco, to the Strait of Gibraltar and Spain-in a story encompassing sensuality and cruelty, love and betrayal, and life and death. Teresa Mendoza's boyfriend is a drug smuggler who the narcos of Sinaloa, Mexico, call "the king of the short runway," because he can get a plane full of coke off the ground in three hundred yards. But in a ruthless business, life can be short, and Teresa even has a special cell phone that Guero gave her along with a dark warning. If that phone rings, it means he's dead, and she'd better run, because they're coming for her next. Then the call comes. In order to survive, she will have to say goodbye to the old Teresa, an innocent girl who once entrusted her life to a pinche narco smuggler. She will have to find inside herself a woman who is tough enough to inhabit a world as ugly and dangerous as that of the narcos-a woman she never before knew existed. Indeed, the woman who emerges will surprise even those who know her legend, that of the Queen of the South. Zusammenfassung The international bestseller that inspired the must-watch drama on USA Network starring Alice Braga as Teresa Mendoza. From “master of the intellectual thriller” Arturo Pérez-Reverte! a remarkable tale! spanning decades and continents—from the dusty streets of Mexico to the sparkling waters off the coast of Morocco! to the Strait of Gibraltar and Spain—in a story encompassing sensuality and cruelty! love and betrayal! and life and death. Teresa Mendoza's boyfriend is a drug smuggler who the narcos of Sinaloa! Mexico! call "the king of the short runway!" because he can get a plane full of coke off the ground in three hundred yards. But in a ruthless business! life can be short! and Teresa even has a special cell phone that Guero gave her along with a dark warning. If that phone rings! it means he's dead! and she'd better run! because they're coming for her next. Then the call comes. In order to survive! she will have to say goodbye to the old Teresa! an innocent girl who once entrusted her life to a pinche narco smuggler. She will have to find inside herself a woman who is tough enough to inhabit a world as ugly and dangerous as that of the narcos-a woman she never before knew existed. Indeed! t...

Product details

• Authors: Arturo Paerez-Reverte, Arturo Pera(c)Z-Riverte, Arturo Perez-Reverte
• Publisher: Plume USA
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.05.2005
• EAN: 9780452286542
• ISBN: 978-0-452-28654-2
• No. of pages: 464
• Dimensions: 136 mm x 202 mm x 26 mm
• Subjects: Fiction > Suspense; Spanische SchriftstellerInnen; Werke (div.)