The Dogs of Mexico

✍ Scribed by Asher, John J

• Book ID: 108587376
• Publisher: John J Asher
• Year: 2011
• Tongue: English
• Weight: 177 KB
• Category: Fiction

✦ Synopsis

In this literary noir thriller, former government agent Robert Bohnert has left the life behindbut it won't leave him. Broken by the destruction of his family, he agrees to one last jobthis time for the other side. When a "straightforward" diamond smuggling operation goes southliterallyBohnert finds himself trekking through Mexico, pursued by killers, including, a cross-dressing hit man, a psycho meth addict, and a fellow operative who was once a close friend. An unlikely love story complicates his flight when the woman who defects from his pursuers becomes the one person who might offer him salvation. The question becomes, ultimately, will they make it out of Mexico alive, and does the canister really contain diamonds, or is Robert being used to import an unimaginable horror into the U.S.? (K)ill a few hours enjoying the suspense and human drama. Publishers Weekly

Review

"For fans of the TV show '24,' this should fit the bill, while readers not as into thrillers may nevertheless be inclined to kill a few hours enjoying the suspense and human drama."

--Publishers Weekly

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