The Book of the Hopi

作者 Frank Waters著
出版社 Penguin
出版时间 1977年6月
ISBN 9780140045277
定价 134.40

内容简介

From"oneofthebestcrimewritersatworktoday"(MichaelConnelly)comesafast,funny,violentnewnoircrimeclassic-aCoenBrothersmoviecometolife.HehasbeencomparedtoLehane,Ellroy,andPelecanos,butAceAtkins'srich,raucous,passionateblendofhistoricalnovelandcrimestoryisallhisownandnevermoresothaninInfamous.InJuly1933,thegangsterknownasGeorge"MachineGun"Kellystagedthekidnapping-for-ransomofanOklahomaoil-man.Hewouldlivetoregretit.Kellywasneverthesharpestknifeinthedrawer,andwhatstartedcleansoonbecamemessy,astwoofhispartnerscutthemselvesintotheaction;adeterminedformerTexasRangermakestrackingKellyhismission;andKelly'swife,everalerttoherownself-interest,startsplayingbothendsagainstthemiddle.TheresultisamesmerizingtalesetinthefirstdaysofthemodernFBI,featuringoneofthebestfemmesfatalesinhistory-theLadyMacbethofDepression-eracrime-agreatunexpectedhero,andsomeofthemostcolorfulsupportingcharactersinrecentcrimefiction.

作者简介

AceAtkinsAceAtkinsearnedaPulitzerPrizenominationin2001forhisinvestigationintoaforgottenmurderofthe1950sthatbecamethebasisforhisnovelWhiteShadow.Hisnextnovel,WickedCity,wasbasedonthetruestoryof“theWickedestCityinAmerica”—PhoenixCity,Alabama.HeisalsotheauthoroffourNickTraversnovels.

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