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The Dead Women of Juarez
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Artikel-Nr:
9781846687747
Veröffentl:
2012
Erscheinungsdatum:
16.10.2012
Seiten:
320
Autor:
Sam Hawken
Gewicht:
236 g
Format:
197x128x25 mm
Sprache:
Englisch
Beschreibung:
Sam Hawken is a native of Texas now living on the east coast of the United States. A graduate of the University of Maryland, he pursued a career as an historian before turning to writing. The Dead Women of Juárez is his first novel.
Since 1993 over 500 women have been murdered in Ciudad Juárez.
Residents believe the true number of disappeared stands at 5,000.
When a new disappearance is reported, Kelly Courter, a washed-up Texan boxer, and Rafael Sevilla, a Mexican detective, are sucked into an underworld of organised crime, believing they can outwit the corruption all around. The Dead Women of Juárez follows these two men obsessed with seeking the truth about the female victims of the Mexican border wars.
Residents believe the true number of disappeared stands at 5,000.
When a new disappearance is reported, Kelly Courter, a washed-up Texan boxer, and Rafael Sevilla, a Mexican detective, are sucked into an underworld of organised crime, believing they can outwit the corruption all around. The Dead Women of Juárez follows these two men obsessed with seeking the truth about the female victims of the Mexican border wars.
In der mexikanischen Grenzstadt Juárez wurden seit 1993 vierhundert Frauen ermordet, verschwunden sind fünftausend. Nach der jüngsten Vermisstenmeldung werden Kelly Courter, ein gescheiterter Boxer, und der mexikanische Detektiv Rafael Sevilla in die Unterwelt des organisierten Verbrechens gerissen. Die zwei Männer sind geradezu besessen davon, die Wahrheit über die Frauen von Juárez herauszufinden.
A visceral crime novel based on the true story of mass murder in a Mexican border town Shortlisted for the Crime Writers' Association New Blood Dagger Award.