Forest of the Pygmies (P.S.)

图书标准信息

• 作者 Isabel Allende 著
• 出版社 HarperCollins US
• 出版时间 2009-11
• ISBN 9780061825101
• 定价 106.70元
• 装帧 平装
• 开本 其他
• 纸张 其他
• 页数 320页
• 正文语种 英语

【内容简介】

Inthelatestnovelfromthebestsellingauthorwhomcriticshavecalled"thethrillerwritertowatch,"lawyerJackSwytecktacklesacaseinwhichthelifeofhisbestfriendhangsinthebalance-andinwhichnothingisasitseems.MiamicriminaldefenseattorneyJackSwyteckisn'tlookingforanewclient,atleastnotonewhoishomelessandinjailforthreateningtojumpoffabridge.ButfromthemomentJackiscalledtodefendtheman,whogoesbythenameFalcon,somethingisamiss.Foronething,Falconcomesupwiththe$10,000bail-incash.Thenthebodyofabrutallymurderedwomanisfoundinthetrunkoftheabandonedcarinwhichheisliving.Panickedandontherun,FalcontakesJack'sbestfriend,Theo,hostage.Theyendupbarricadedinamotelroom,andTheoisn'ttheonlyoneatFalcon'smercy.JackmustworkwiththecopsandtheircrackerjacknegotiatortofreeTheoandtheothercaptivesbeforeFalcondecideshehasnothingtolosebykillingthemall.WhatJackdoesn'tknowisthatFalconhasamuchbiggeragenda,andthattherearepeoplebehindthesceneswhowillstopatnothingtokeeptheirdangeroussecrets.Thusunfoldsariveting,lightning-pacedstory,asonlyJamesGrippandocantellit.

【作者简介】

IlyaKaminskyisthePoetryEditorofWordsWithoutBorders.HisawardsincludeaRuthLillyFellowshipfromPoetrymagazineandfirstplaceintheNationalRussianEssayContest.HeistheauthorofDancingInOdessawhichwontheDorsetPrize.SusanHarrisistheEditorialDirectorofWordsWithoutBorders.SheistheformerdirectorandeditorinchiefofNorthwesternUniversityPressandthefoundingeditorofitsHydraimprintofliteratureintranslation.