My Favorite Scar
by Nicolas Ferraro
Narrated by Stacy Gonzalez
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Pub Date Jan 23 2024 | Archive Date Feb 02 2024
RB Media | Recorded Books
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Description
A teenage girl and her gangster father embark on a road trip toward revenge in this award-winning coming-of-age Argentinian noir.
Fifteen-year-old Ámbar has never known any parent other than her father, Víctor Mondragón, nor any life other than his. On any given Friday night, Ámbar longs to be at the arcade or a rock concert, but she’s more likely to be patching up Víctor’s latest bullet hole in a dingy motel or creating a new set of fake identities for the both of them.
When a tattooed mercenary kills Víctor’s best friend and vows that Víctor is next, father and daughter set off on a joyride across Argentina in search of bloody retribution. But Ámbar’s growing pains hurt worse than her beloved sawed-off shotgun’s kickback as she begins to question the structure of her world. How much is her father not telling her? Could her life ever be different? And will she survive long enough to find out?
It’s kill or be killed in this gritty, devastating coming-of-age thriller from the king of Argentine neo-noir.
Advance Praise
Winner of the Spanish-language Dashiell Hammett Prize
“Paper Moon meets Kill Bill in this unnerving story about how a father’s violent criminal career effects his fifteen-year-old daughter.” —Booklist
“The book feels like Richard Stark’s Parker had a ‘bring your daughter to work’ day and stands apart from other thrillers as Ferraro gives narrative space to Ámbar’s own self-discovery . . . This literary thriller with The Last of Us dynamics will please readers who like thrills with substance.” —Library Journal
“A brutal father-daughter road trip revenge saga . . . Ferraro ends on a satisfying note. For readers with strong stomachs, this offers high-octane suspense.” —Publishers Weekly
“Ferraro smoothly combines elements of noir, road novel, and coming-of-age story . . . The climactic violence is both inevitable and devastating. A brisk, gritty crime yarn.” —Kirkus Reviews
Available Editions
| EDITION | Audiobook, Unabridged |
| ISBN | 9798891783157 |
| PRICE | $24.99 (USD) |
| DURATION | 10 Hours, 15 Minutes |
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