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Αθωα Ματια
by Enrique Laso Κωνσταντίνα ΔελετάρηΈνα νέο μυθιστόρημα, με τον ειδικό πράκτορα του FBI, Ήθαν Μπους Πάνω από 1.200.000 πωλήσεις βιβλίων ανά τον κόσμο Ένα συναρπαστικό αστυνομικό μυθιστόρημα γεμάτο αγωνία Τέσσερα παιδιά δολοφονημένα... Μια διαβολική έρευνα... Ένας ειδικός πράκτορας της ΜΑΣ του FBI αναμειγμένος.. Η Έρημος Σονόρα... Ένα από τα πιο εντυπωσιακά μυθιστορήματα των τελευταίων χρόνων... Παγκόσμιο Μπεστ Σέλερ
Μαγικές Αποκαλύψεις στο Γουέστγουικ: Οι Μάγισσες του Γουέστγουικ (ΣΕΙΡΑ ΜΥΣΤΗΡΙΟΥ - ΟΙ ΜΑΓΙΣΣΕΣ ΤΟΥ ΓΟΥΕΣΤΓΟΥΙΚ #1)
by Κολην ΚροςΈνας πεθαμένος δισεκατομμυριούχος δεν είναι ότι καλύτερο για μια επιχείρηση, παραπονέθηκε η θεία Περλ στην Κεν όταν ανακαλύψαν το πτώμα του στο όμορφο, οικογενειακό πανδοχείο του Γουέστγουικ. Η Κεν όμως, ζει μια συνηθισμένη ζωή μακριά από την μαγισσο – οικογένεια της, έχει έναν συνηθισμένο αρραβωνιαστικό και μια συνηθισμένη δουλειά ως δημοσιογράφος. Δεν χρησιμοποιεί τις μαγικές της ικανότητες ποτέ και κανένας φόνος δεν πρόκειται να αλλάξει την ήρεμη ζωούλα της.Ακόμη και τώρα που όλη η πόλη κατηγορεί την θεία Περλ πως δολοφόνησε τον καλεσμένο τους. Ακόμη κι αν ο αρραβωνιαστικός της συμπεριφέρεται περίεργα και λέει πως βλέπει φαντάσματα. Ακόμη κι αν ο καινούριος σέξι σερίφης της πόλης, ο Τάιλερ Γκέιτς, της συμπεριφέρεται λες και είναι η πιο γρουσούζα μάγισσα που υπά&a
Places and Spaces of Crime in Popular Imagination (Topographies of (Post)Modernity: Studies in 20th and 21st Century Literature in English)
by Olga Roebuck Šárka BubíkováThe publication Places and Spaces of Crime in Popular Imagination is part of the Topographies of (Post)Modernity: Studies in 20th and 21st Century Literature in English Series. The text reflects growing interest in popular literary genres not only among the readers, but mainly in literary research. This still rather under-researched area is now representing fertile grounds for various theoretical approaches. As the publication mainly declares its interest in crime-related genres, its focus on place is justifiable: it reflects the postmodern “spatial turn”, manifested in an increased emphasis on the location of crime, not necessarily in the sense of the crime scene itself, but as a socio-geographical place and space. The setting of crime has a specific and well-defined role in the traditional crime genres, but this role has been redefined in the modern versions of crime-related fiction. ranging from educating the reader in certain areas, bringing up current problems, deepening the psychological aspect of individual characters etc. The published volume brings forth various aspects of this new role of place in popular genres centering on crime and gives space to its deeper analysis. It is not the researchers´ objective to provide overviews of the history of the theoretical discussion of place and space in literature in general. Instead, although the essays do employ a variety of critical approaches, the collection strives to show practically how place and space is employed in the specific material of the selected works.The seven chapters are written by scholars from the Czech Republic, Poland and Slovakia. Two essays represent London as a topos and a chronotope in the works by contemporary British writers of crime fiction. The selection is to show how varied the literary London can be, albeit in the often rather formulaic popular genre. The essays also document a shift from the country setting typical for the British Golden Age of detective fiction to the more recent urban focus. One contribution focuses on the genre of spy novel to show how rendering of place and space can contribute to the genre’s typical atmosphere of suspense, secrets and disquiet. Four more essays analyze a variety of places and spaces in American crime fiction, crime comics and crime film. All of the places are in some way specific to American milieu – the suburbia, the university campus, the wilderness, a holiday resort with a state park. These essays are designed to show the contemporary variety of places where crime literature (or film) is set and to document a shift from the traditional urban setting of American hard-boiled fiction to a far greater recent diversity.The volume brings together most recent central European research on the topic of place and community in popular imagination. Thus, it represents a unique insight into this growing phenomenon, which can no longer be overlooked by the academic community.
Prague Noir (Akashic Noir #0)
by Martin Goffa Štepán KoprivaThis &“varied and polished&” anthology of original noir fiction introduces a new wave of Czech authors to English-speaking audiences (Publishers Weekly).It can be difficult to imagine noir fiction emerging in a city like Prague, where the profession of private detective didn&’t even exist prior to 1990. Before the Velvet Revolution, the only serious criminal organization was the secret police. Yet, with its complex and often tragic history, the home of Franz Kafka and Milan Kundera offers a uniquely rich setting for stories of menace, danger, and secrecy; tales of individuals driven to break the law in the face of a desperate situation. In this &“superior entry in Akashic&’s noir series,&” fourteen contemporary Czech authors introduce themselves—and their world—to an international audience (Publishers Weekly).Prague Noir includes brand-new stories by Martin Goffa, Štěpán Kopřiva, Miloš Urban, Jiří W. Procházka, Chaim Cigan, Ondřej Neff, Petr Stančík, Kateřina Tučková, Markéta Pilátová, Michal Sýkora, Michaela Klevisová, Petra Soukupová, Irena Hejdová, and Petr Šabach.
Der Keller
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En morders gåte
by Claudio Ruggeri Øyvind SvendsenEn ullen etterforskning der politimester Vincent Germano ser seg tvunget til å bevege seg i et stadig mer usikkert terreng hvor han må balansere på en altfor tynn line, nemlig den som skiller offer fra overgriper.
Horoskop
by Claudio Ruggeri Øyvind SvendsenEn rekke uforklarlige forbrytelser herjer Roma-provinsen og etterforskningen blir overlatt til politimester Vincent Germano. Han får et svare strev med å løse gåten.
Livet er mer enn en eneste aften
by Øyvind Svendsen Maria CalabriaDet var solnedgang, asfalten var fortsatt glødende. I via Castaldo, nede ved stasjonen, gikk tre unge jenter med uskyldige ansikter arm i arm mens de skrønte og lo. I en drøm gjenopplever Cristina det første møtet med mannen sin femten år tidligere. Det som skulle være et lykkelig ekteskap, viser seg å være fullt av utroskap og løgner. Takket være en effektiv felle oppdager Cristina en dag mannens udyd. Kjærligheten mellom Elena og Roberto er den andre siden av den samme medaljen. Aldersforskjellen mellom dem og lidenskapen som nærer forholdet deres danner bakgrunnen for en tilstand der deres samliv presses til det ytterste. I et scenario som er sammensatt av dyp kjærlighet, utroskap og enkle forelskelser slår etterhvert også en komplisert krimhistorie rot, full av internasjonale intriger. Vendingene tvinger hovedpersoner til å skape seg et nytt liv og søke midlertidig ly på den andre siden av havet. Klarer Cristina og Elena å realisere idealene sine og finne fred i hjertet?
Politimesterens Spøkelse
by Claudio Ruggeri Øyvind SvendsenPolitimester Vincent Germano etterforsker i god gammel stil. Født i San Francisco, men oppholder seg i Italia siden han reiste dit da han var i tjueårene og etter et møte forandret livet hans retning. Castelli Romani som ligger i provinsen sør for Roma danner bakgrunnen for to situasjoner som setter politimesteren og hans medarbeidere på harde prøver. En fotballdommer i «offside» og en ung kvinne savnes.
Den Krossade Fotoramen
by Claudio Ruggeri Översatt Av Bodil BerghEn respekterad affärsman hittas död på golvet till sitt konstgalleri i den lilla staden Grottaferrata utanför Rom. Först pekar allt på självmord - men hur är det egentligen?
Hombres de mar
by Óscar Colchado Lucio«El mar ya no es más la hembra paridora de antes. Ahora pare cocaína en vez de anchoveta. Los narcos, los pichicateros esos, se han apoderado del puerto. Los llamados ¿carteles de la droga? [...] están metidos acá como en su casa» "Con mano maestra, Óscar Colchado ha construido en Hombres de mar la saga de la memoria popular moderna del Perú, que en los trabajos de la pesca tiene su mejor metáfora #contrariada, paradójica# de nuestra modernización problemática, cuyo modelo costeño tiene su correlato en otras explotaciones de los recursos naturales, como de los minerales en la sierra y del petróleo o del gas en la selva. Esta ecuación de una naturaleza violentada por un sistema exacerbado de extracción produce la modernidad conflictiva del Perú. A partir de una representación tan verosímil que el lector puede tomar como real lo que es un trabajo de ficción, y cuyo lenguaje desgarrado va descubriendo su intimidad con la violencia, esta valerosa novela desnuda la fuerza destructiva de una modernización cuyos héroes son sus primeras víctimas. (...) el relato de las muchas vidas y muertes del pescador se levanta con su épica de pobres, su elegía de desconsuelos y su celebración del instante vivo. Por eso mismo, esta novela nos incluye en su espléndida saga y nos demanda decidir nuestro lugar en ese lenguaje peregrino, suma de voces migratorias, nuevo mapa peruano. Fresco de duras batallas y crueles trabajos, este libro late, también, con íntima furia amorosa..." (Julio Ortega)
Anti-Dictator: the Discours sur la servitude volontaire of Étienne de La Boétie
by Étienne de La BoétieThis famous essay asserts that tyrants have power because the people give it to them. La Boetie linked together obedience and domination, a relationship which would be later elaborated by anarchist thinkers. By advocating a solution of simply refusing to support the tyrant, he became one of the earliest advocates of civil disobedience and nonviolent resistance. “To him, the great mystery of politics was obedience to rulers. Why in the world do people agree to be looted and otherwise oppressed by government overlords? It is not just fear, Boetie explains in “The Discourse on Voluntary Servitude,” for our consent is required. And that consent can be non-violently withdrawn.”—Lew Rockwell
La intrusa
by Éric FayeGanadora del Gran Premio de la Academia Francesa, esta novela de Éric Faye se basa en un caso real para explorar el influjo que la memoria de los lugares que habitamos ejerce sobre nuestra conciencia. De profesión meteorólogo, Shimura lleva una vida solitaria y metódica que transcurre con precisión milimétrica entre el trabajo y su casa, un microcosmos de orden y pulcritud a las afueras de Nagasaki. Sólo el canto ensordecedor de las chicharras es capaz de alterar una rutina tan previsible hasta el día en que Shimura cree percibir pequeños cambios en la impoluta organización de su hogar: un yogur que desaparece de la nevera, el zumo de naranja que se evapora, la tetera fuera de su lugar habitual. No parece obra de un ladrón, pues todos los objetos de valor siguen en su sitio. ¿Se trata, pues, de una amante despechada, de un espíritu en busca de venganza, o incluso peor, de una alucinación? Para dilucidarlo, Shimura instala una cámara en la cocina y, perplejo, descubre la presencia de una mujer desconocida, una intrusa que lleva un año viviendo en un armario de la casa. Al exponer con exquisita sensibilidad los vericuetos de su mundo interior, la historia de Shimura adquiere una resonancia universal. De manera casi imperceptible, la novela cuestiona nuestra manera de vivir y de relacionarnos con los demás, y su lectura perdura como un temblor de tierra, inofensivo pero indeleble. Reseñas:«Siempre en equilibrio entre lo real y lo irreal, el autor prosigue su obra, original, aérea y de una increíble poesía.»Le Figaro «Éric Faye es un escritor mesurado y sobrio, un observador de lo cotidiano dotado de una aguda sensibilidad que, sin recurrir a efectos espectaculares, siempre nos sorprende.»Livres Hebdo «La escritura de Faye se caracteriza por no levantar el tono y, en esa templanza buscada, dejar oír la violencia subyacente, el dolor y, sobre todo, la melancolía.»Lire «Faye alcanza una sobriedad y una eficacia propias de una estampa japonesa: no hay una nota, un rasgo, una sola digresión inútil. Poner en duda las evidencias, cuestionar una sociedad que abandona a algunos de sus miembros en una soledad tal que desaparecen prácticamente ante la mirada de los otros, hablar directamente al corazón con admirable maestría son las virtudes de una novela tan breve como vibrante.»Le Monde des Livres
Monsieur Lecoq
by Émile GaboriauThe seminal detective novel by Émile Gaboriau, who was hailed by André Gide as"the father of all current detective fiction" Policemen patrolling the streets of Paris hear a commotion in a nearby bar. When they go inside to investigate, they find 3 men dead and 1 gravely wounded. The injured man, taken into custody by the police, claims to have murdered the others in self-defense, but he dies without giving any further information. Who was this man? His attire is that of a soldier, but his long, unkempt hair suggests he led a different kind of life. Without knowing the true identities of the murderer or his victims, how can this case be solved? It is up to the immensely perceptive Monsieur Lecoq and his uncanny powers of observation to solve this tangled homicide. This ebook has been professionally proofread to ensure accuracy and readability on all devices.
The Widow Lerouge
by Émile GaboriauThe 1st book featuring Monsieur Lecoq--Paris's most perceptive detective, and a precursor to Sherlock Holmes The Widow Lerouge lived alone in an isolated cottage on the outskirts of Paris. When she is not seen for several days, her neighbors alert the gendarmes, who discover that the widow has been savagely murdered in her home. But who would have committed such a monstrous crime? The local police force is stumped. Enter Monsieur Tabaret--a former clerk who is also a remarkably astute amateur detective. It is up to Tabaret and the clever Monsieur Lecoq to unravel the mystery and apprehend the killer. Considered the father of modern detective fiction, author Émile Gaboriau has crafted a spellbinding classic mystery. This ebook has been professionally proofread to ensure accuracy and readability on all devices.
Besar al detective
by Élmer MendozaUna vibrante novela que explora el entramado de traiciones, pactos y conspiraciones de una sociedad en la que el crimen organizado forma parte indisoluble de la realidad cotidiana. El maestro de la novela negra mexicana, Élmer Mendoza, regresa con un nuevo caso del Zurdo Mendieta Los pobres resultados de la investigación sobre el sangriento homicidio de un adivinador obligan al Zurdo Mendieta a echar mano de sus contactos dentro del oscuro mundo del narcotráfico. Pero, como todos los favores, ninguno es gratuito. Los pobres resultados de la investigación sobre el sangriento homicidio de un adivinador obligan al Zurdo Mendieta a echar mano de sus contactos dentro del oscuro mundo del narcotráfico. Pero, como todos los favores, ninguno es gratuito. Esta búsqueda lo pone de nuevo en la mira y al reencuentro de su vieja amiga Samantha Valdés, jefa del Cártel del Pacífico, quien tras sufrir un atentado se halla convaleciente en un hospital, rodeada de inútiles agentes especiales y un desconfiado ejército mexicano. Como pago por la información sobre el homicida del adivino, al Zurdo no le queda más remedio que ayudar a la jefa a escapar. Lo consiguen mediante un plan descabellado y mucha adrenalina, aunque el rostro del detective es identificado y su misión queda truncada. En la clandestinidad y con un futuro incierto, el Zurdo revive un traumático evento que remueve su miedo y lo regresa a la calle: su hijo ha sido secuestrado en Los Ángeles. Con ayuda del cártel viaja a Estados Unidos, donde descubre una enmarañada situación en la que reina la confusión operada por el FBI, que esconde intereses de gran alcance que Mendieta no alcanza a vislumbrar. Éste es el regreso del Zurdo Mendieta en una vibrante novela en la que, una vez más, se enfrentará a un complejo rompecabezas donde la frontera que divide la ley del crimen pierde su definición. Otros autores han opinado: "El patriarca de la literatura policial en México" -Arturo Pérez Reverte-
Ella entró por la ventana del baño
by Élmer Mendoza«Quizá deba considerar la duda de Hamlet: ser o no ser, es la bronca.» Sebastián Salcido, alias el Siciliano, está libre después de pasar más de dos décadas en prisión. Es el líder de un despiadado grupo de exmilitares dedicados al narcotráfico. Lejos de suavizarse en la cárcel, ahora busca con ferocidad vengarse del excomandante de la policía que consiguiera arrestarlo. El Zurdo Mendieta deberá atraparlo, pero muy pronto descubrirá que se trata probablemente de uno de los rivales más poderosos y desalmados que ha enfrentado en su carrera de detective. Por si las cosas no fueran lo suficientemente difíciles, el Zurdo tiene una misión paralela: encontrar al antiguo amor de un empresario moribundo. Ricardo Favela, de ochenta y seis años, está en el hospital y los médicos le dan una semana de vida. Su último deseo es volver a ver a la mujer con quien vivió un intenso amorío hace veintidós años. Pero ni siquiera sabe su nombre. Samantha Valdés, jefa del cartel del Pacífico y amiga del Zurdo, decide ayudarlo porque sabe de quién se trata. El Siciliano se ha convertido en una amenaza implacable. ¿Qué resultará de esta alianza contra un enemigo común? El Zurdo Mendieta está en una carrera contra ese reloj infalible que es la muerte, a la que ahora verá de frente. ¿Hallará al viejo amorío de Favela? Quizás usted tenga que encontrar la última pista.
Kiss the Detective: A Lefty Mendieta Investigation (Book 4)
by Élmer MendozaAn intelligent, atmospheric police procedural series for fans of John Le Carré and Mick Heron"The most important thing that's happened in Mexican literature in the last thirty years" Gaby Wood, Sunday Telegraph.Detective Lefty Mendieta makes a deal with the devil in a gripping new novel from the Godfather of Narco Lit Short of leads on the execution-style murder of a fortune-teller, Detective Lefty Mendieta turns to his contacts in the drug underworld. They oblige, but there is a quid pro quo: Help Samantha Valdés, head of the Pacific Cartel, slip through the net of Mexican army and federal police encircling the hospital where she is recovering after an attempt on her life. Grudgingly he agrees, but then gets caught on camera during the escape and becomes headline news.Fired from the force and on the run from the Feds, Lefty again seeks Samantha's help when he learns that his son Jason has been kidnapped in Los Angeles. There, he must come to terms with the woman who broke his heart, while contending with a thicket of conspiracies, feints and double-crosses that further blur the distinction between crime and the law. Betrayal is certain. To save his son, who will Lefty sell out?Translated from the Spanish by Mark Fried
Kiss the Detective: A Lefty Mendieta Investigation (Book 4)
by Élmer MendozaAn intelligent, atmospheric police procedural series for fans of John Le Carré and Mick Heron"The most important thing that's happened in Mexican literature in the last thirty years" Gaby Wood, Sunday Telegraph.Detective Lefty Mendieta makes a deal with the devil in a gripping new novel from the Godfather of Narco Lit Short of leads on the execution-style murder of a fortune-teller, Detective Lefty Mendieta turns to his contacts in the drug underworld. They oblige, but there is a quid pro quo: Help Samantha Valdés, head of the Pacific Cartel, slip through the net of Mexican army and federal police encircling the hospital where she is recovering after an attempt on her life. Grudgingly he agrees, but then gets caught on camera during the escape and becomes headline news.Fired from the force and on the run from the Feds, Lefty again seeks Samantha's help when he learns that his son Jason has been kidnapped in Los Angeles. There, he must come to terms with the woman who broke his heart, while contending with a thicket of conspiracies, feints and double-crosses that further blur the distinction between crime and the law. Betrayal is certain. To save his son, who will Lefty sell out?Translated from the Spanish by Mark Fried
Name of the Dog: A Lefty Mendieta Investigation (Book 3)
by Élmer MendozaPerfect for fans of Mick Herron and John Le Carré"The most important thing that's happened in Mexican literature in the last thirty years" Gaby Wood, Sunday Telegraph.It's Christmas in Culiacán and Detective Edgar "Lefty" Mendieta can't believe his luck. An old flame has returned with a teenage son he knew nothing about. Happiness seems to finally beckon for our careworn hero. The only snag is that Jason Mendieta wants to follow in his father's footsteps-even as Mexico's drug war descends a slippery slope toward chaos.While Lefty pursues a lunatic who has taken to bumping off dentists with a heavy-calibre pistol, a secret agent infiltrates a meeting of the drug lords and hears Pacific Cartel boss Samantha Valdés implore her underlings to stay out of the war. But an audacious murder provokes Samantha to change her mind and launch a wave of grisly killings across the country.Samantha then persuades Lefty to help her find the killer that pushed her over the edge. The truth he discovers will underline an old adage: revenge is a dish best served cold. No quiet family Christmas for our detective.
Name of the Dog: A Lefty Mendieta Investigation (Book 3)
by Élmer MendozaPerfect for fans of Mick Herron and John Le Carré"The most important thing that's happened in Mexican literature in the last thirty years" Gaby Wood, Sunday Telegraph.It's Christmas in Culiacán and Detective Edgar "Lefty" Mendieta can't believe his luck. An old flame has returned with a teenage son he knew nothing about. Happiness seems to finally beckon for our careworn hero. The only snag is that Jason Mendieta wants to follow in his father's footsteps-even as Mexico's drug war descends a slippery slope toward chaos.While Lefty pursues a lunatic who has taken to bumping off dentists with a heavy-calibre pistol, a secret agent infiltrates a meeting of the drug lords and hears Pacific Cartel boss Samantha Valdés implore her underlings to stay out of the war. But an audacious murder provokes Samantha to change her mind and launch a wave of grisly killings across the country.Samantha then persuades Lefty to help her find the killer that pushed her over the edge. The truth he discovers will underline an old adage: revenge is a dish best served cold. No quiet family Christmas for our detective.
Silver Bullets
by Élmer MendozaTormented by past heartbreak and contemporary politics, for Edgar 'Lefty' Mendieta the news of the murder of lawyer Bruno Canizales represents just another day at the office in the drug-ridden city of Culiacán. It soon becomes clear that there is no shortage of suspects in a city where it's hard to tell the gangsters from the politicians. Canizales was the son of a former government minister and the partner of a drug baron's daughter, with his own penchant for cross-dressing and dangerous sex. What is less clear is why the assassin chose to use a silver bullet. And why, two days later, they seem to have struck again. In this sweltering city where a desire for the truth can be as dangerous as any drug, Mendieta's search for justice takes him from mansions to drug dens, in Élmer Mendoza's seminal founding text of Latin America's 'narco-lit' wave.
Silver Bullets
by Élmer MendozaTormented by past heartbreak and contemporary politics, for Edgar 'Lefty' Mendieta the news of the murder of lawyer Bruno Canizales represents just another day at the office in the drug-ridden city of Culiacán. It soon becomes clear that there is no shortage of suspects in a city where it's hard to tell the gangsters from the politicians. Canizales was the son of a former government minister and the partner of a drug baron's daughter, with his own penchant for cross-dressing and dangerous sex. What is less clear is why the assassin chose to use a silver bullet. And why, two days later, they seem to have struck again. In this sweltering city where a desire for the truth can be as dangerous as any drug, Mendieta's search for justice takes him from mansions to drug dens, in Élmer Mendoza's seminal founding text of Latin America's 'narco-lit' wave.
The Acid Test
by Élmer MendozaEgdar "Lefty" Mendieta investigates the death of a notorious stripper in this second sweltering "Narco-lit" noir from the Godfather of Mexican crime fictionAn intelligent, atmospheric police procedural series for fans of John Le Carré and Mick HeronWhen the mutilated body of Mayra Cabral de Melo is found in a dusty field, Detective Edgar "Lefty" Mendieta has personal reasons for bringing the culprit to justice. Mayra, a well-known stripper, had no shortage of ardent, deluded and downright dangerous admirers, and Lefty himself is haunted by the night he spent in her company.As Mexico's drug war ramps up, Lefty's pursuit of a gallery of jealous and powerful suspects, all with a murderous glint in their eye, leads him to Samantha Valdés, the godfather's daughter, who is battling to retain her father's empire. And as the mystery deepens, the bodycount rises.
The Acid Test
by Élmer MendozaEgdar "Lefty" Mendieta investigates the death of a notorious stripper in this second sweltering "Narco-lit" noir from the Godfather of Mexican crime fictionAn intelligent, atmospheric police procedural series for fans of John Le Carré and Mick HeronWhen the mutilated body of Mayra Cabral de Melo is found in a dusty field, Detective Edgar "Lefty" Mendieta has personal reasons for bringing the culprit to justice. Mayra, a well-known stripper, had no shortage of ardent, deluded and downright dangerous admirers, and Lefty himself is haunted by the night he spent in her company.As Mexico's drug war ramps up, Lefty's pursuit of a gallery of jealous and powerful suspects, all with a murderous glint in their eye, leads him to Samantha Valdés, the godfather's daughter, who is battling to retain her father's empire. And as the mystery deepens, the bodycount rises.