Author: Sam Hawken
Year: 2011
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Mystery, Crime, Fiction
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A visceral crime novel based on the true story of mass murder in a Mexican border town
In the last twenty years, over 3000 women have disappeared from Ciudad Juarez, on the border between Mexico and the USA. Sam Hawken takes this story of mass murder and abduction and around it weaves the story of Kelly Courter, a washed up boxer from Texas, who doesn't mind playing the stooge in the ring, so long as he gets paid.Courter is sucked into the underworld of organised crime that flourishes in the city, soon finding himself in way over his head. As his life spins out of control he becomes obsessed with seeking the truth about the female victims of Juarez. Sam Hawken is a classic American voice and Kelly Courteris a timeless American hero, fighting for freedom and justice in this fast-paced and brutal novel.
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