A Quiet Vendetta, R. J. Ellory
A Quiet Vendetta, R. J. Ellory
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A Quiet Vendetta

Author: R. J. Ellory

Narrator: Donald Corren

Unabridged: 20 hr 51 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 11/19/2012


Synopsis

Written by award-winning thriller heavyweight R. J. Ellory, this ambitious crime novel takes the authors skill for suspense to a spellbinding level. When Catherine Ducane disappears in the heart of New Orleans, the cops react fastafter all, she is the governors daughter. But the case gets very strange, very quickly. Her bodyguard turns up horribly mutilated in the trunk of a beautiful vintage car, and when the kidnapper calls, he doesnt want money; he wants time alone with a certain government functionary. Dragged down to the deep South from the New York district attorneys office, Ray Hartmann puzzles over why he has been summoned and why the mysterious kidnapper, an elderly Cuban named Ernesto Perez, wants to tell him his life story. But by the time the pieces fall into place, its already too late. A Quiet Vendettais both the epic story of one mans life in the Italian Mafiaa story ranging from Cuba to Chicagoand a thrilling tale of rage, love, and loss. With tension to match the best of Cussler, Patterson, and his own bestselling work,A Quiet Vendettaconfirms R. J. Ellorys place at the forefront of the genre.

About R. J. Ellory

R. J. Ellory, orphaned at the age of seven and sent to prison for poaching when he was seventeen, immersed himself in literature and set about learning the craft of writing fiction. He now divides his time between writing and volunteer programs in drug rehabilitation and youth literacy. He is married with one son.


Reviews

Ik heb al tien boeken van Ellory gelezen en me slechts één keer bekocht gevoeld. Enkel zijn boek over het circus vond ik het lezen niet waard. Maar de rest? Superspannend, zeer lezenswaardig, vlot verteld, helder beschreven met veel psychologisch inzicht. Dat is ook hier het geval. In 540 bladzijden......more

Goodreads review by Carlo

Souffert pour atteindre la fin! Déjà le cas lors de la lecture dense et ardue de « Seul le silence », mais j’avais survécu et le verdict final était: superbe. Beaucoup plus mitigé ici. C’est vraiment très long et lent. Un tueur à gages mafieux narre sa longue liste d’assassinats. Sans état d’âme, ce......more

Goodreads review by Ubik

Un autore che regala molto più di quanto prometta. A pagina 1 un cadavere viene ritrovato dentro il bagagliaio di un auto parcheggiata in un quartiere malfamato di New Orleans. Poco dopo il detective che (erroneamente) pare il protagonista della storia segue la solita autopsia che il solito medico le......more