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Lädt ... Once a Warriorvon Anthony Neil Smith
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Gehört zur ReiheMustafa and Adem (2)
It's been three years since Mustafa Bahdoon, one-time leader of the Southside Killaz, saved his fugitive son Adem from the clutches of pirates in Somalia. But when Mustafa is asked to rescue a young girl from the gang's sex trafficking empire, he returns from retirement to seize control once again. But his coup ignites a vicious gang war on the streets of Minneapolis. Meanwhile, still haunted by guilt over the girl he left behind in Somalia, Adem reprises the role of Mr Mohammed, legendary pirate negotiator. But the CIA is on his tail and he soon finds himself unwillingly enmeshed in a deadly campaign against organised crime. Half a world apart, survival for both father and son depends upon telling friend from enemy, truth from lie, and their own true selves from the roles they must play. Once A Warrior is the highly anticipated follow-up to the award-winning All The Young Warriors. Praise for All The Young Warriors "a brilliant book, possibly the best novel of the year." - Les Edgerton "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 "Smith writes with force and clarity” - The Chicago Tribune "Smith's version of Minnesota is no Lake Wobegon; the inhabitants are refreshingly made up entirely of the deranged, the damaged, and the doomed. If you can picture the intellectual and physical mayhem that might have resulted from a Jim Thompson and Harry Crews collaboration, you'd be on the right track. But Anthony Neil Smith is his own writer -- and a very fine one, indeed.” - Booklist Keine Bibliotheksbeschreibungen gefunden. |
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Let's just say that neither father or son are making very good decisions throughout most of this book! The book's chapters alternate between the two stories, and each is as strong as the other.
Adem is, however, a bit savvier than he was in the first book, and the stories of how he gets out of several scrapes with death form some of the most exciting parts of the book. This is a non-stop thriller that you won't be able to put down (unless someone cuts your arm off.) That doesn't happen in this book, but plenty of other gruesome things do. These are dealt with pretty matter-of-factly, though not without some grim detail. It's a wicked world we live in, as someone said in a song.
Along the way through this wild ride, there are occasional moments of implausibility, but things move so fast and the overall narrative is so strong that these occasional lapses are soon forgotten. The book's ending is satisfying, but definitely leaves room for a third volume. You don't have to read the first volume of this series to appreciate Once a Warrior, but I highly recommend you do. If you haven't discovered Smith's writing, you don't know what you're missing. ( )