The Queen of the South - Hardcover

Perez-Reverte, Arturo

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0399151850 ISBN 13: 9780399151859

Publisher: Putnam Adult, 2004

Synopsis

When a call comes that her boyfriend Guero, a Mexican drug smuggler, has been killed by ruthless rivals and that she is next on the list of targets, Teresa Mendoza must give up her old life and her innocence to become a tough and dangerous member of a dark and deadly world in order to survive. 100,000 first printing.

About this title

About the Author:

Arturo Perez-Reverte lives in Madrid, Spain. Originally a war correspondent, he now writes fiction full-time. His five books, The Flanders Panel, The Club Dumas, The Fencing Master, The Seville Communion, and The Nautical Chart, have been translated into nineteen languages in thirty countries and have sold millions of copies. In 2002, he was elected to the Spanish Royal Academy.

From AudioFile:

Teresa Mendoza is the girlfriend of a Mexican drug smuggler who tells her that if the cell phone rings, she must run for her life--he will already be dead. The story of Teresa's life is one of transformation from a young and dependent girlfriend to a tough and untrusting woman who survives pursuit, prison, and even becoming a drug-runner. Perez-Reverte's novel juxtaposes Teresa's story with that of a reporter writing a book about her life a few years later. Lina Patel copes flawlessly with the characters' Mexican Spanish. However, her narration is too subtle to effectively render Teresa's anger and fear. The characters sound so similar to each other that when Perez-Reverte switches from Teresa's story to that of the reporter, the listener can miss the transition. A.B. © AudioFile 2004, Portland, Maine-- Copyright © AudioFile, Portland, Maine

About this edition

• Publisher: Putnam Adult
• Publication date: 2004
• ISBN 10: 0399151850
• ISBN 13: 9780399151859
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 438