Escape from Five Shadows

Zusatztext “An absolute master.” Informationen zum Autor Elmore Leonard wrote more than forty books during his long career, including the bestsellers  Raylan ,  Tishomingo Blues ,  Be Cool ,  Get Shorty , and  Rum Punch , as well as the acclaimed collection  When the Women Come Out to Dance , which was a  New York Times  Notable Book. Many of his books have been made into movies, including  Get Shorty  and  Out of Sight . The short story “Fire in the Hole,” and three books, including  Raylan , were the basis for the FX hit show  Justified . Leonard received the Lifetime Achievement Award from PEN USA and the Grand Master Award from the Mystery Writers of America. He died in 2013. Klappentext Corey Bowen is an innocent man. Wrongly convicted, and imprisoned in the brutal labor camp at Five Shadows run by a sadistic embezzler willing to kill to keep his scheme running, Bowen is determined to break out or die trying. The trackers have already caught him once, dragged him back through the mesquite and rocks, and beat him bloody and near dead after his last attempt. But this time he'll have help—from a lady with murder on her mind and a debt to pay back. They say that breaking out of Five Shadows is impossible—but Bowen is a different breed, and this time he will go to any extreme to escape. Zusammenfassung New York Times Bestselling Author It was supposed to be impossible. No man could break out of the brutal convict labor camp at Five Shadows. Until they locked up Bowen. He was like dynamite--charged to go off! to explode out of that desert hell so he could clear his name. Already the deadly trackers have caught him! dragged him back through the mesquite and rocks! beat him and left him to rot in the punishment cell. But they can't stop Bowen. He's a different breed! a man who will go to any extreme to escape. Any extreme. ...

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Elmore Leonard
• Editore: William Morrow
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Tascabile
• Pubblicazione: 03.12.2013
• EAN: 9780062289483
• ISBN: 978-0-06-228948-3
• Pagine: 272
• Dimensioni: 135 mm x 203 mm x 15 mm
• Categorie: Narrativa > Romanzi; Historical romance, Historical fiction, Second World War fiction, 20th century, c 1900 to c 1999, Romance: ‘western’, rural or ‘outback’, Narrative theme: Sense of place, United States of America, USA, c 1938 to c 1946 (World War Two period), Crime and mystery fiction, US South, FICTION: General, FICTION: Romance / Historical / American, FICTION: Romance / Historical / 20th Century, FICTION: Crime, FICTION: Westerns, FICTION: Romance / Western, FICTION: Southern, Adventure / action fiction, Classic fiction: general and literary