Facing execution in a jail cell in a chaotic Central American country, Martin Springer, an American volunteer doctor, vows to escape from his cell, rescue his kidnapped wife, and kill her tormentors. Reprint.
"A gripping, powerful story."
"--The New York Times"
"A writer of enormous talent, a stylist to admire and a storyteller of great power."
--Scott Turow, author of "Presumed Innocent
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"Faust writes beautifully . . . he reminds you of Hemingway and Peter Matthiessen. . . . Faust has it all: lyrical prose, complex characters and provocative plots."
"--Booklist"
"Faust's clear, unadorned prose and his deft, pure characterization ring with the force of Hemingway or Graham Greene."
"--Publishers Weekly"
A gripping, powerful story.
" The New York Times"
A writer of enormous talent, a stylist to admire and a storyteller of great power.
Scott Turow, author of "Presumed Innocent
"
Faust writes beautifully . . . he reminds you of Hemingway and Peter Matthiessen. . . . Faust has it all: lyrical prose, complex characters and provocative plots.
" Booklist"
Faust s clear, unadorned prose and his deft, pure characterization ring with the force of Hemingway or Graham Greene.
" Publishers Weekly"
"
"A gripping, powerful story."
--The New York Times "A writer of enormous talent, a stylist to admire and a storyteller of great power."
--Scott Turow, author of Presumed Innocent
"Faust writes beautifully . . . he reminds you of Hemingway and Peter Matthiessen. . . . Faust has it all: lyrical prose, complex characters and provocative plots."
--Booklist "Faust's clear, unadorned prose and his deft, pure characterization ring with the force of Hemingway or Graham Greene."
--Publishers Weekly