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Bezig met laden... The Baddest Assdoor Anthony Neil Smith
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Onderdeel van de reeks(en)Billy Lafitte (3)
Billy Lafitte, former Deputy-Sheriff and motorcycle gang enforcer, was sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole. For some of his enemies, that's still not enough punishment. Agents Colleen Hartle and Franklin Rome want Lafitte dead so bad, they've put a price on his head--eighteen grand to the first prisoner who takes him out. Gang leader Ri'Chess and Head Prison Guard Garner want to collect, and they don't mind who gets run over while they try--like inmate Bryce West, a pawn for whoever hurts him the most. Lafitte's church-going ex-mother-in-law believes in redemption ... for everyone except Billy, perhaps. But she still believes a son has a right to see the truth about his father, so she brings his boy Ham for what she expects to be their final visit. When they all converge on a half-finished prison on the North Dakota prairie during a blizzard, something bad is bound to happen. The third chapter of the Billy Lafitte saga (following YELLOW MEDICINE and HOGDOGGIN') tests the limits of everyone whose life revolves around this man and all his deeds. He's a shadow of his former self, but he still fights to survive, if only for spite. Sometimes, being the baddest ass of them all isn't worth it. "Right now, this sits at the top of my 'Best Thrillers of 2013.' " - Les Edgerton "a tremendous novel" - Ray Banks WHAT THEY'RE SAYING ABOUT ANTHONY NEIL SMITH'S AWARD-WINNING ALL THE YOUNG WARRIORS "written with a sureness of hand and a depth of character that are impressive. A highly accomplished crime novel exposing an often unseen world." - The Big Issue ALL THE YOUNG WARRIORS will grip readers who enjoy the chance to slip into a foreign culture and also those who want a page-turning thriller" - Spinetingler Magazine "a powerful story that is both riveting and meaningful" - Crime Fiction Lover "this book is a classic in the making" - I Meant To Read That "ALL THE YOUNG WARRIORS is a pretty rare beast, a clever page-turner. It deserves to be a bestseller and has film adaptation stamped all over it." - Loitering With Intent "a courageous novel that raises a lot of pertinent questions" - Dead End Follies Geen bibliotheekbeschrijvingen gevonden. |
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 Google Books — Bezig met laden...GenresDewey Decimale Classificatie (DDC)813.6Literature English (North America) American fiction 21st CenturyWaarderingGemiddelde: (3.17)
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Smith sets it in a half-completed prison where the guards are as corrupt as the prisoners, and everyone is in on a deal to assassinate Billy Lafitte, but let's say things don't go as planned. There are some intense scenes of violence here and a constant use of foul language that will no doubt turn some readers off, but in the hands of Smith, it all comes across as very real and--for the most part--believable. The book introduces several unforgettable characters, though you may want to forget them, as well as re-introducing characters from the first two books, who are shown in a slightly different light this time. Nothing is cookie cutter in Smith's universe.
There is a little too much "indestructibility" about Lafitte's character, but that is the only slight weakness I can come up with. It pains me to see authors who probably couldn't get a good grade in Smith's creative writing class making millions while he has to make do with a pittance. He is simply one of the best writers working today. (