L'impostore
Format: paperback
ISBN:
9788807018497 (8807018497)
Publish date: 2011
Publisher: Feltrinelli
Pages no: 400
Edition language: Italian
Series: DC Belsey (#1)
Worum geht es? Nick Belsey ist nicht gerade eine Vorzeige-Polizist. Seine Spielsucht hat ihn soweit ruiniert, dass er sogar seine Wohnung verloren hat. Da kommt ihm der Tod eines Millionärs gerade recht, der es ihm ermöglicht, für einige Zeit dessen Haus und Kreditkarten zu nutzen, während er seine ...
maverick cop playing by his own rules but gets results, taken to its ultimate hilarious satirical extreme. so good loved it
A crackling and fast-paced introduction to a slightly scummy but oddly compelling anti-hero, DC Belsey. He's pretty much at the bottom of the barrel, nine lives used up and on his way out, when the book starts - and although it seems like it's just going to be another "cop who doesn't play by the r...
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