The new novel from "the electric jolt American crime fiction needs." (Dennis Lehane) Four friends take on a risky opportunity to steal a fortune in dirty money. But in this game, any misstep carries lethal consequences-and these four rank amateurs are playing against the most dangerous professionals imaginable. Praise for The Amateurs and Marcus Sakey "Truly excellent. Like vintage Elmore Leonard crossed with classic Dennis Lehane.”—Lee Child, author of A Wanted Man and Never Go Back "An authentic, original new voice.”—George Pelecanos, author of The Double and What it Was "A brainy, twisty, sometimes twisted mystery.”--Gillian Flynn, author of Gone Girl and Sharp Objects "The reigning prince of crime fiction."--Chicago Tribune "Crime drama for the 21st century.”—National Public Radio "One of the hottest young crime writers in the country.”—The Oregonian "Snappy writing...hair-raising.”—Entertainment Weekly Marcus Sakey is the author of Brilliance, The Amateurs, Good People, The Two Deaths of Daniel Hayes, and other novels and stories.

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Marcus Sakey's thrillers have been nominated for more than fifteen awards, named New York Times Editors' Picks, and selected among Esquire's Top 5 Books of the Year. His Good People was adapted into a movie starring James Franco, Kate Hudson, and Omar Sy. In addition to Good People, his novels Brilliance, The Blade Itself, and The Amateurs are all in development as feature films.

Titel
The Amateurs
Untertitel
A Thriller
EAN
9781101133408
ISBN
978-1-101-13340-8
Format
E-Book (epub)
Veröffentlichung
06.08.2009
Digitaler Kopierschutz
Adobe-DRM
Dateigrösse
0.42 MB
Anzahl Seiten
400
Jahr
2009
Untertitel
Englisch