Summary
Dara Barr, documentary filmmaker, is at the top of her game. She’s covered Bosnian women and post-Katrina New Orleans, but now she’s looking for a bigger challenge. So she and her right-hand-man, Xavier head to Djibouti on the Horn of Africa to tackle modern-day pirates. But once they start filming, they find a whole lot more than they bargained for and quickly learn that almost no one in Djibouti is what he seems.
A mob of colourful characters patrols the seas, including a pirate chi…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780753829059 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0753829053 |
| Author: | Elmore Leonard |
| Publisher: | Orion Publishing Co |
| Imprint: | Weidenfeld & Nicolson |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 288 |
| Release Date: | 13 December 2011 |
| Weight: | 248g |
| Dimensions: | 200mm x 129mm x 21mm |
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The dialogue fizzes, the plot twists right up to the final paragraph and everything and everyone is cool and sexy
an exhilarating read, full of fun, energy, and offbeat ploys – John Dugdale * SUNDAY TIMES *Classic no-holds-barred Leonard * DAILY TELEGRAPH *An interesting change of locale for Leonard and a thrilling novel. * CATHOLIC HERALD *Leonard is still the master of diamond-sharp dialogue, stylish prose and likeable, believeable bad guys. * SUNDAY BUSINESS POST *Leonard tells the story with his usual swagger, and it might be an updated Casablanca. * EVENING STANDARD *The dialogue fizzes, the plot twists right up to the final paragraph and everything and everyone is cool and sexy * THE TIMES *A superior piece of pulp fiction. – Colin Waters * SUNDAY HERALD *
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Elmore Leonard
Elmore Leonard has written more than forty books during his highly successful writing career. Many of his novels have been made into movies, including GET SHORTY, OUT OF SIGHT and BE COOL.
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