Tequila Sunset - Softcover

Hawken, Sam

Softcover

ISBN 10: 184668854X ISBN 13: 9781846688546

Publisher: Serpent's Tail, 2013

Synopsis

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.

About this title

Review:

Haunting ... recalls the best of James M. Cain (Christopher Fowler Financial Times 2012-11-23)

A grim tale of foreboding ... explosive (Alastair Mabbott Herald)

Hawken trades in gritty realism (Irish 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)

Raw and gritty (Shortlist)

The novel is a thrilling ride, but it also makes you appreciate the seriousness behind it (David Hebblethwaite We Love This Book)

This brilliantly written, dramatic but vicious novel will keep you on tenterhooks all the way to the end ... Tequila Sunset is realistically composed, deftly put together and drenched with violence and aggression that would make any sane person run for their life ... Hopefully a book that will become a classic and will be read for years to come. Well worth losing sleep over (Ayo Onatade Shots)

A fast moving and well plotted story ... Hawken continues to deliver (Robin Leggett Bookbag)

Interesting, refreshing and engrossing (Francesca Peak Latino Life)

Book Description:

Vivid, violent page-turner set in the ganglands of the US / Mexico border - longlisted for the Golden Dagger Award 2013

About this edition

• Publisher: Serpent's Tail
• Publication date: 2013
• ISBN 10: 184668854X
• ISBN 13: 9781846688546
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 352