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Pub Date Nov 19 2015 | Archive Date Jul 20 2016

General Fiction (Adult) | Mystery & Thrillers

Description

A man torn between two continents finds himself in a dangerous confrontation between tradition and corruption. Solo is a former cop who ran away from a dark past in France to start his life over again in Bamako, Mali, as a PI. An ordinary case turns out to be not so ordinary. The drug mule gets her throat slit. The French lawyer is too beautiful and too well-informed. The cocaine is too plentiful. This is classic hard-boiled noir with a modern twist set in Africa.

A man torn between two continents finds himself in a dangerous confrontation between tradition and corruption. Solo is a former cop who ran away from a dark past in France to start his life over...

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A Note From the Publisher
Ebook and hardback library editions also available.

Ebook and hardback library editions also available.

Advance Praise

"Fans of classic hard-boiled PI fiction will relish Guillame’s first book to be translated into English... He delivers a tale of high-level corruption that will resonate with James Ellroy readers.” —PUBLISHERS WEEKLY STARRED REVIEW

"West Africa is brought vividly to life in this enthralling, fast-paced noir.“ —Foreword Reviews

A well-done thriller in which white powder is noir.” —Madame Figaro

"A powerful novel with keys to understanding what is at play in Mali." —Midi Libre

"Guillaume displays remarkable knowledge about Mali and its underworld." —Liberation

"Guillaume's energetic writing offers readers a hard-boiled mystery set in a Sahel eaten away by corruption." —Alibi Magazine

"An intensely true-to-life mystery on steroids. It's raw, authentic and topical." —Emotions Literary Blog

"Fans of classic hard-boiled PI fiction will relish Guillame’s first book to be translated into English... He delivers a tale of high-level corruption that will resonate with James Ellroy readers.”...

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Marketing Plan

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Print and online publicity campaign targeting mystery and thriller, French interest, and book blogs and sites — Prepublication online buzz campaign — Early galley giveaways to consumers — Online...

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ISBN 9781939474506
PRICE $16.95 (USD)

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