Cheatgrass: A Tommy Smith High Country Noir, BookTwo: Tommy Smith High Country Noir, cartea 2
Autor Bart Paulen Limba Engleză Hardback – mar 2016
Under Tower Peakwas acclaimed by theWall Street Journalas one of the Ten Best Mysteries of 2013. In this sequel, Tommy Smith, the Iraq War vet and former Eastern Sierra packer, is home from war after re-upping for a tour in Afghanistan. When his old friend Dave Cathcart disappears from his ranch, Tommy answers the call to help find him. What he learns is that his love for Dave's daughter, his old flame Sarah Cathcart, has never died, but the country where he grew up is undergoing change. Stockmen are selling off water rights to the highest bidder, rendering ranches barren and the community bitter, as drugs and a dangerous new element have moved in.
When Sarah confides that her husband, a smooth-talking entrepreneur, has lost her trust and may not be all he seems, Tommy begins to investigate. Soon another disappearance leads to a gruesome discovery, and a brutal sequence of events takes Sarah and Tommy to old haunts in the high country, where once again he will need to call on his sniper's skills to save them both and to rescue her missing father.
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Specificații
ISBN-13: 9781628726015
ISBN-10: 1628726016
Pagini: 312
Dimensiuni: 140 x 210 x 28 mm
Greutate: 0.41 kg
Editura: ARCADE
Colecția Arcade
Seria Tommy Smith High Country Noir
ISBN-10: 1628726016
Pagini: 312
Dimensiuni: 140 x 210 x 28 mm
Greutate: 0.41 kg
Editura: ARCADE
Colecția Arcade
Seria Tommy Smith High Country Noir
Notă biografică
Bart
Paulis
the
author
of
TV
documentaries,
short
stories,
the
biographyDouble-Edged
Sword:
The
Many
Lives
of
Hemingway’s
Friend,
the
American
Matador
Sidney
Franklin,
and
the
novels
in
his
Tommy
Smith
High
Country
Noir
series,
including Under
Tower
Peak,Cheatgrass,
andSee
That
My
Grave
Is
Kept
Clean..Throughout
his
school
years,
he
spent
summers
working
on
cattle
ranches
and
pack
outfits
in
California’s
Eastern
Sierra.
After
living in
Southern
California
for
many
years,
he
now
divides
his
time
between
Bridgeport,
California,
near
Yosemite,
and
Smith
Valley,
Nevada—the
ranching
country
of
his
novels.
Recenzii
"Set
in
Nevada
ranching
country,
Paul’s
stunning
sequel
to
2013’sUnder
Tower
Peakbrings
back
his
tough
but
reflective
hero,
Sgt.
Tommy
Smith,
and
evokes
a
sense
of
place
that
seems
almost
timeless.
.
.
.
Each
plot
reveal
feels
simultaneously
shocking
and
inevitable.
High
tension
and
gorgeous
Americana
make
this
a
standout."
—Kirkus,
starred
review
“A Tarrantino-like thriller that’s hard to put down.” —Booklist
“Bart Paul writes about California's northern ranch lands the way James Lee Burke writes about the Louisiana bayou country.Cheatgrassis a fast-paced, character-driven literary thriller that will leave you longing to read more novels featuring Sergeant Tommy Smith.Cheatgrassshould be a strong contender for both the Edgar and Golden Spur awards.” —Howard Frank Mosher, author ofGod’s KingdomandWalking to Gatlinburg
"A fast-moving thriller with a lot of tension. . . . The descriptions of the landscape are wonderful.” —The Daily American
"Fast-paced, this plot will leave you begging for the next novel to be released. . . . Using this gorgeous setting allows the reader to truly feel as if they’re right there." —Suspense Magazine
Praise forUnder Tower Peak:
“Under Tower Peakhas everything I look for in a thriller—big characters, big action, sharp dialogue, and the magic of place. Bart Paul brings the California mountains to life through Iraqi war sniper Tommy Smith, a tough soul who would like to forget that war and get on with his life in the great outdoors. This book is engaging as a firefight and haunting as a campfire story.” —T. Jefferson Parker, author ofThe Famous and the DeadandThe Jaguar
“A superb contemporary western thriller. Paul's Tommy Smith is right up there with James Lee Burke's Dave Robichaux. . . . Bart Paul knows his High Sierra country inside out.Under Tower Peakis a beautifully-written, searingly honest literary thriller by a first-rate storyteller and outdoorsman.” —Howard Frank Mosher, author ofWalking to Gatlinburg
“A great Western thriller. Bart Paul knows how to keep things interesting and his attention to detail is pitch-perfect—from how to pack a horse to the relationship between two modern-day cowboys. In Tommy Smith, he has created a Western hero that is part John Wayne and part James Bond. Under Tower Peak is a hard book to put down.” —Dan O’Brien, author ofStolen HorsesandBuffalo for the Broken Heart
“Paul writes with spare, clean, hard-driving prose that skates along morality's knife-edge—writing reminiscent of Cormac McCarthy and James Lee Burke—all the while layered with lush, keenly observed descriptions of the natural world and man’s place in it. Wild-country noir with gripping, compelling action.” —Kirkus Reviews
“A superior blend of thriller and contemporary western, full of gun lore and with a fine appreciation of the Sierra Nevada wilderness. And Paul’s spare, reflective style recalls Hemingway.” —Booklist, starred review
“A scenic, suspenseful debut novel turns out to be one of the best of the season. . . . Bart Paul’s debut novel displays some formidable influences—Hemingway, for instance . . . Shadows of Cormac McCarthy and Jim Harrison also flutter across the pages of this swift-moving tale. . . . The nonstop action inUnder Tower Peakis well-paced, the plot twists surprising (even shocking), and the occasional humor welcome. . . . A must-read.” —Wall Street Journal
“A Tarrantino-like thriller that’s hard to put down.” —Booklist
“Bart Paul writes about California's northern ranch lands the way James Lee Burke writes about the Louisiana bayou country.Cheatgrassis a fast-paced, character-driven literary thriller that will leave you longing to read more novels featuring Sergeant Tommy Smith.Cheatgrassshould be a strong contender for both the Edgar and Golden Spur awards.” —Howard Frank Mosher, author ofGod’s KingdomandWalking to Gatlinburg
"A fast-moving thriller with a lot of tension. . . . The descriptions of the landscape are wonderful.” —The Daily American
"Fast-paced, this plot will leave you begging for the next novel to be released. . . . Using this gorgeous setting allows the reader to truly feel as if they’re right there." —Suspense Magazine
Praise forUnder Tower Peak:
“Under Tower Peakhas everything I look for in a thriller—big characters, big action, sharp dialogue, and the magic of place. Bart Paul brings the California mountains to life through Iraqi war sniper Tommy Smith, a tough soul who would like to forget that war and get on with his life in the great outdoors. This book is engaging as a firefight and haunting as a campfire story.” —T. Jefferson Parker, author ofThe Famous and the DeadandThe Jaguar
“A superb contemporary western thriller. Paul's Tommy Smith is right up there with James Lee Burke's Dave Robichaux. . . . Bart Paul knows his High Sierra country inside out.Under Tower Peakis a beautifully-written, searingly honest literary thriller by a first-rate storyteller and outdoorsman.” —Howard Frank Mosher, author ofWalking to Gatlinburg
“A great Western thriller. Bart Paul knows how to keep things interesting and his attention to detail is pitch-perfect—from how to pack a horse to the relationship between two modern-day cowboys. In Tommy Smith, he has created a Western hero that is part John Wayne and part James Bond. Under Tower Peak is a hard book to put down.” —Dan O’Brien, author ofStolen HorsesandBuffalo for the Broken Heart
“Paul writes with spare, clean, hard-driving prose that skates along morality's knife-edge—writing reminiscent of Cormac McCarthy and James Lee Burke—all the while layered with lush, keenly observed descriptions of the natural world and man’s place in it. Wild-country noir with gripping, compelling action.” —Kirkus Reviews
“A superior blend of thriller and contemporary western, full of gun lore and with a fine appreciation of the Sierra Nevada wilderness. And Paul’s spare, reflective style recalls Hemingway.” —Booklist, starred review
“A scenic, suspenseful debut novel turns out to be one of the best of the season. . . . Bart Paul’s debut novel displays some formidable influences—Hemingway, for instance . . . Shadows of Cormac McCarthy and Jim Harrison also flutter across the pages of this swift-moving tale. . . . The nonstop action inUnder Tower Peakis well-paced, the plot twists surprising (even shocking), and the occasional humor welcome. . . . A must-read.” —Wall Street Journal