Tequila Sunset

Sam Hawken

ISBN 10: 184668854X / ISBN 13: 9781846688546

Published by Profile Books Ltd, 2013

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El Paso and Ciudad Juárez sit across the Texas / Mexico border from each other. They share streets, industry, crime. One gang claims territory in both: Los Aztecas. This single criminal organisation is responsible for most of the homicides committed in Juárez, and Felipe Morales is one of them. Recruited in prison, and now on the streets of El Paso, 'Flip' has no choice but to step further into that world, but he has a secret that threatens his life. A witness to murder and intimidation, he tries playing both the cops and the outlaws in a bid to escape. On the American side, El Paso detective Cristina Salas struggles to balance the needs of single motherhood with those of life in the city's anti-gang unit. When her path crosses with Flip, their relationship will spell the difference between a life behind bars for the young gang member, a grisly death or freedom. Meanwhile, Mexican federal agent Matías Segura must contend with the scourge of Los Aztecas while coordinating a long-term operation with the American authorities. The Aztecas, north and south, stand in the way of three lives. They have no qualms about crossing the line, about killing, about moving their deadly product, and it all comes together in a confrontation where the stakes are, truly, a matter of life and death.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Tequila Sunset
• Publisher: Profile Books Ltd
• Publication Date: 2013
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 184668854X
• ISBN 13: 9781846688546
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: Very Good

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Synopsis

Shortlisted for the Golden Dagger Award 2013.

Praise for Tequila Sunset:

"Haunting . . . recalls the best of James M. Cain."—The Financial Times

"A fascinating, tense, and engaging read that draws you into the lives of the characters with consummate ease until you reluctantly turn that final page."—Crimesquad

Praise for The Dead Women of Juárez:

"A beautiful, compassionate, gruelling novel, as ferocious to read as it is soul-wrenching. . . . This book will haunt you for a long, long time."—Ken Bruen

"[The] book roars into gear as a bluntly forceful hard-boiled thriller that also manages to address, movingly and respectfully, it's troubling subject matter."—Publishers Weekly

El Paso, Texas. Ciudad Juárez, Mexico.

Two cities. Different sides of the border.

They share streets. They share families.

But most of all they share crime.

And one gang rules over it all: Los Aztecas.

In Tequila Sunset, three people are confronted by Los Aztecas's ruthless power: a reluctant gang member, an El Paso police officer, and a Mexican federal agent. As their paths cross with the gang and each other, they all become involved in a complex struggle between law and crime, violence and order, and ultimately, life and death.

Sam Hawken was born in Texas and now lives in Maryland. His first book, The Dead Women of Juárez, also set on the US-Mexico border, was shortlisted for the 2011 Crime Writers' Association New Blood Dagger, a prize for the best debut crime novel of the year.

About the Author

Born in Texas, Sam Hawken now lives in Washington DC. His first book, The Dead Women of Juárez, also set on the US / Mexico border, was shortlisted for the 2011 Crime Writers Association New Blood Dagger, a prize for the best debut crime novel of the year.