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Raymond Donne wasn't always a schoolteacher. Not only did he patrol the streets of Williamsburg, Brooklyn, as one of New York's Finest, but being the nephew of the chief of detectives, he was expected to go on to bigger things. At least he was until the accident that destroyed his knees. Unable to do the job the way he wanted, he became a teacher in the same neighborhood, and did everything he could to put the force behind him and come to terms with the change.
Then Frankie Rivas, a student in Ray's class and a baseball phenom, stops showing up to school. With Frankie in danger of failing and missing out on a scholarship, Ray goes looking for him, only to find Frankie's father bludgeoned to death in their apartment. Frankie and his younger sister are gone, possibly on the run. But did Frankie really kill his father? Ray can't believe it. But then who did, and where are Frankie and his sister? Ray doesn't know, but if he's going to have any chance of bringing them home safely, he's going to have to return to the life, the people, and the demons he walked out on all those years ago.
Intense, authentic, and completely gripping, Tim O'Mara's Sacrifice Fly is an outstanding debut from a stellar new voice in crime fiction.
Then Frankie Rivas, a student in Ray's class and a baseball phenom, stops showing up to school. With Frankie in danger of failing and missing out on a scholarship, Ray goes looking for him, only to find Frankie's father bludgeoned to death in their apartment. Frankie and his younger sister are gone, possibly on the run. But did Frankie really kill his father? Ray can't believe it. But then who did, and where are Frankie and his sister? Ray doesn't know, but if he's going to have any chance of bringing them home safely, he's going to have to return to the life, the people, and the demons he walked out on all those years ago.
Intense, authentic, and completely gripping, Tim O'Mara's Sacrifice Fly is an outstanding debut from a stellar new voice in crime fiction.
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Produktdetails
Erscheinungsdatum
16. Oktober 2012
Sprache
englisch
Untertitel
Sprache: Englisch.
Seitenanzahl
318
Reihe
St. Martins Press-3PL
Autor/Autorin
Tim O'Mara
Verlag/Hersteller
Produktart
gebunden
Gewicht
658 g
Größe (L/B/H)
240/161/22 mm
ISBN
9781250008985
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Praise for "Sacrifice Fly
""An authentically gritty debut crime novel... Mr. O'Mara's first-person mystery is rich in hard-boiled New Yorkese."
--"The New York Times"
"Intriguing debut... Strong characters enhance the sturdy plot... O'Mara's Sacrifice Fly deserves an A-plus."
--Oline H. Cogdill in "Sun-Sentinel"
"Tim O'Mara makes an impressive debut with Sacrifice Fly... The pleasure of the book resides more in the layered evocation of a vivid neighborhood and a community of well-realized individuals, conveyed in rich dialogue... Most interesting of all may be the multidimensional Donne... Not a saint, this guy, but someone clearly to root for."
--"Houston Chronicle"
"In New York City schoolteacher O'Mara's debut novel, he writes what he knows."
--"New York Post" (required reading)"The well-drawn characters are what really bring this compelling debut to life, along with the Williamsburg, Brooklyn, setting. Donne is a damaged protagonist, and it is not just the physical injuries he sustained as a cop that hinder him, but also the more significant psychological injuries he harbors. Donne is the type of character who keeps readers coming back for more, much in the manner of Michael Connelly's Harry Bosch or James Lee Burke's Dave Robicheaux. Here's hoping we see much more of him in the future."
---"Booklist"
"Readers will enjoy meeting a complex, conflicted, and capable hero able to navigate the varied strata of Brooklyn despite the occasional bruising to body and soul."
---"Publishers Weekly""Resounding debut."
---"Library Journal
""[Raymond Donne is] appealingly fallible and sensitive in this promising series kickoff."
---"Kirkus Reviews"
"Tim O'Mara's "Sacrifice Fly" is superb---one of those rare first novels that delivers on every level. Raymond Donne is an unforgettable character, and O'Mara will make you feel the steam coming off the Brooklyn streets where Donne works, lives, and tr
""An authentically gritty debut crime novel... Mr. O'Mara's first-person mystery is rich in hard-boiled New Yorkese."
--"The New York Times"
"Intriguing debut... Strong characters enhance the sturdy plot... O'Mara's Sacrifice Fly deserves an A-plus."
--Oline H. Cogdill in "Sun-Sentinel"
"Tim O'Mara makes an impressive debut with Sacrifice Fly... The pleasure of the book resides more in the layered evocation of a vivid neighborhood and a community of well-realized individuals, conveyed in rich dialogue... Most interesting of all may be the multidimensional Donne... Not a saint, this guy, but someone clearly to root for."
--"Houston Chronicle"
"In New York City schoolteacher O'Mara's debut novel, he writes what he knows."
--"New York Post" (required reading)"The well-drawn characters are what really bring this compelling debut to life, along with the Williamsburg, Brooklyn, setting. Donne is a damaged protagonist, and it is not just the physical injuries he sustained as a cop that hinder him, but also the more significant psychological injuries he harbors. Donne is the type of character who keeps readers coming back for more, much in the manner of Michael Connelly's Harry Bosch or James Lee Burke's Dave Robicheaux. Here's hoping we see much more of him in the future."
---"Booklist"
"Readers will enjoy meeting a complex, conflicted, and capable hero able to navigate the varied strata of Brooklyn despite the occasional bruising to body and soul."
---"Publishers Weekly""Resounding debut."
---"Library Journal
""[Raymond Donne is] appealingly fallible and sensitive in this promising series kickoff."
---"Kirkus Reviews"
"Tim O'Mara's "Sacrifice Fly" is superb---one of those rare first novels that delivers on every level. Raymond Donne is an unforgettable character, and O'Mara will make you feel the steam coming off the Brooklyn streets where Donne works, lives, and tr
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