Apaches: A Novel of Suspense |
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| Authors: | Carcaterra, Lorenzo |
| Publisher: | Random House Publishing Group |
| BISAC/Subject: | FIC030000, FIC022010, FIC031010 |
| ISBN: | 9780307756503, Related ISBNs: 0307756505, 0345401018, 0345422511, 0345487125, 0679459278 |
| Classification: | Non-Fiction |
| Number of pages: | 384, |
| Audience: | General/trade |
Synopsis: They're not cops anymore. They're apaches. At war against evil.
“Pulp noir . . . Apaches showcases [Lorenzo] Carcaterra's ability to create chillingly evil characters and a world horrifying in its depravity.”—The Washington Post Book World
Boomer. Dead-eye. Pins. Geronimo. Reverend Jim. Mrs. Columbo.
Legends of the NYPD, they were great cops. The best cops. But they are cops no more. Now they are apaches, a renegade unit working on their own—reunited to bring down the most vicious criminal working in New York City today. . . .
Praise for Apaches
“One of the most intriguing writers around . . . Readers will no doubt die for this stuff.”—Newsweek
“A compellingly readable novel . . . Think of it as The Magnificent Seven Does New York.”—The Dallas Morning News
“[Carcaterra] writes with the passion of Styron, the guts of Mailer, and the sting of James M. Cain.”—William Diehl
“Pulp noir . . . Apaches showcases [Lorenzo] Carcaterra's ability to create chillingly evil characters and a world horrifying in its depravity.”—The Washington Post Book World
Boomer. Dead-eye. Pins. Geronimo. Reverend Jim. Mrs. Columbo.
Legends of the NYPD, they were great cops. The best cops. But they are cops no more. Now they are apaches, a renegade unit working on their own—reunited to bring down the most vicious criminal working in New York City today. . . .
Praise for Apaches
“One of the most intriguing writers around . . . Readers will no doubt die for this stuff.”—Newsweek
“A compellingly readable novel . . . Think of it as The Magnificent Seven Does New York.”—The Dallas Morning News
“[Carcaterra] writes with the passion of Styron, the guts of Mailer, and the sting of James M. Cain.”—William Diehl
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