Ghostman (Spanish Edition) - Softcover

Hobbs, Roger

Softcover

ISBN 10: 8439726953 ISBN 13: 9788439726951

Publisher: Literatura Random House, 2014

Synopsis

Cuando el robo a un casino en Atlantic City sale horriblemente mal, Marcus Hayes, eminencia del crimen internacional y cerebro del golpe, no tiene más remedio que llamar a «Jack». Jack Delton es un «ghostman», un experto en «arreglar» escenas de crímenes, capaz de desaparecer y hacer desaparecer lo que haga falta. Su verdadera identidad es un misterio, y muchos incluso lo dan por muerto.
En cuestión de horas un jet privado traslada a Jack a la escena del crimen. Es un desastre de colosales dimensiones: uno de los asaltantes yace cosido a balazos a pocos metros del casino, y el otro está herido y en paradero desconocido. Un francotirador ha boicoteado el robo, pero¿quién más sabía del golpe? Jack no tiene demasiado tiempo: los 1,2 millones de dólares en billetes nuevos que han desaparecido llevan incorporada una carga que los destruirá si no se desactiva a tiempo y, por si esto fuera poco, el FBI sigue de cerca sus movimientos.
Desde las primeras páginas, Ghostman arrastra al lector al trepidante mundo de Jack. Con una trama impredecible, una prosa apasionante y gran maestría, Roger Hobbs nos brinda una novela que lo coloca a la altura de los mejores autores del género.
«Hobbs atrapa nuestra atención y consigue mantenerla gracias al uso magistral de los detalles y de la voz dura que ha creado para Jack, un "ghostman" con conocimientos enciclopédicos del negocio criminal.» Michiko Kakutani, The New York Times

ENGLISH DESCRIPTION In a daring operation, two crooks-for-hire rob an Atlantic City casino. But their heist goes horribly wrong, and only one of them makes it out alive. Now he's on the run with $1/2 million vacuum-packed into a bundle the size of a briefcase. Little does he know it's rigged with explosives. Almost immediately, an expert fixer named Jack is in cross-country pursuit. With less than 48 hours to recover the money, clean up the mess, and--for god's sake--try not to botch the job like he did last time . . .

About this title

About the Author:

Roger Hobbs(10 de junio de 1988 - 14 de noviembre de 2016) fue un escritor estadounidense. Fue el autor de Ghostman and Vanishing Games. En 2011, Hobbs vendió los derechos de adaptación de su novela policíaca Ghostman a Warner Brothers. En 2014, Hobbs fue nominado para el Premio Edgar a la Mejor Primera Novela por un autor estadounidense. Roger Hobbs murió de una sobredosis de drogas en Portland, Oregón, el 14 de noviembre de 2016.

Review:

"Fast, hard and knowing: this is an amazing debut full of intrigue, tradecraft and suspense. Read it immediately!" --Lee Child
"A slam-bang, pedal-to-the-metal crime story that fires on all cylinders and then some! "Ghostman "is a gritty, lean, mean adrenaline machine. Mostly, though, it was just plain fun to read. I absolutely loved this book and cannot recommend it highly enough." --Christopher Reich
"Smoking-fast.... Hobbs seizes our attention and holds it tight through his sheer, masterly use of details, and the authoritative, hard-boiled voice he has fashioned for Jack, a "ghostman" [with] an encyclopedic knowledge of criminal tradecraft." --Michiko Kakutani, "The New York Times"
"Hobbs, a first-time novelist who's barely out of college but already writing with the poise of an old pro, has put a great deal of wit and ingenuity into Jack's sophisticated professional skills. . . . But Jack is no common trickster, and his daring criminal exploits are grounded in detailed, well-researched knowledge of all kinds of practical matters, from picking locks to faking the Kazakhstan Crown Diamond. . .Although Hobbs is an assured stylist who favors clean, precise prose, he handles violence with a lyric touch. In a narrative stuffed with gruesome murders, the most graphic death is executed in a gracefully choreographed scene that's remarkably poignant." --Marilyn Stasio, "The New York Times Book Review"
"A stunningly accomplished debut [with] narrative speed and structure, as well as [an] encyclopedic knowledge of subjects ranging from the Federal Reserve's security measures to gunrunning in Malaysia. . . . Hobbs has the talent to fuel best-sellers and summer blockbusters for years to come." --Doug Childers, "The Richmond Times-Dispatch"
"Stylishly gritty and fast-paced." --Abbe Wright, "O Magazine"
"A first novel comes along every few years that clearly separates itself from the field, like Secretariat winning the 1973 Belmont Stak

A "Booklist" Best Mystery of the Year
Winner of the Crime Writers' Association Ian Fleming Steel Dagger Award
NATIONAL BESTSELLER
"A pulse-pumping heist thriller." --"Rolling Stone
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"Smoking-fast. . . . The debut of a gifted crime writer." --"The New York Times"
"Fast, hard and knowing: this is an amazing debut full of intrigue, tradecraft and suspense. Read it immediately!" --Lee Child
"A tense and tightly coiled debut thriller." --"Entertainment Weekly"
"A stunningly accomplished debut. . . . [Hobbs] has the talent to fuel bestsellers and summer blockbusters for years to come." --"The Richmond Times-Dispatch"
"Richly imagined and darkly fascinating." --"San Francisco Chronicle"
"A super-slick thriller."--"New York Daily News"
"Stylishly gritty and fast-paced." --"O, The Oprah Magazine"
"A first-time novelist who's . . . already writing with the poise of an old pro. . . . Hobbs is an assured stylist who favors clean, precise prose, [and] handles violence with a lyric touch." --"The New York Times Book Review "
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""Ghostman "is terrific: lightning-quick, absolutely compelling, and smart as all get-out."--"The Seattle Times"
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"Crackling with action." --"Bloomberg News"
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"Wonderfully hard-boiled." --"Parade"
"A gripping adrenaline rush, a dirty bomb of a crime thriller with a deceptive plot that confounds and stimulates characters and readers alike." --"Portland Monthly"
"What [Lee] Child's debut novel, "Killing Floor," did for thrillers, Hobbs does for crime novels." --"Arizona Republic"
"Hobbs is up there with the best. I don't think I've read a better botched heist than the one that begins "Ghostman." It's a masterpiece of hyper-kinetic blocking and deep, vivid detail."--John O'Connell, "The Guardian" (London)
"A propulsive thriller that combines incredible detail and unstoppable narrative drive. . . . Hobbs possesses a [Lee] Child

About this edition

• Publisher: Literatura Random House
• Publication date: 2014
• ISBN 10: 8439726953
• ISBN 13: 9788439726951
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 336