Port Vila Blues
Ein Wyatt-Roman
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- £10.99
Publisher Description
Wyatt erbeutet bei einem Einbruch in dem Haus einer Politikerin $ 50.000 und ein gesuchtes Schmuckstück und hat bald nicht nur die Polizei, sondern auch dubiose Typen am Hals. Doch in diesem Spiel bestimmt Wyatt die Regeln, und Angriff ist die beste Verteidigung. Fernab der Heimat, auf einem Anwesen an den Klippen des tropischen Südseehafens Port Vila, macht er den Drahtzieher ausfindig.
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
It's thief vs. thief Down Under in Disher's fast-paced fifth Wyatt thriller, first published in 1995 (after 1994's Crosskill). Wyatt, a mellower version of Richard Stark's professional crook Parker, is worried about his career options, especially with his caper planner, Jardine, suffering from cancer. Wyatt soon has plenty on his plate after a Tiffany brooch from a recent burglary brings him into conflict with the "magnetic drill gang," bent cops robbing banks at the behest of their leader, the sinister De Lisle, a circuit court judge. Tense romance with an undercover cop adds some spice. The action swings through Australia (Sydney, Melbourne, Victoria's Yarra River Valley) before building to an exciting finale in De Lisle's hideout in Port Vila, the capital of the island nation of Vanuatu. Disher should win more U.S. fans with this colorful outing, but those with a taste for hardcore gore will have to look elsewhere.
