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Ride the Lightning: A Crime Novel

(Paperback, No Edition)


Publishing Details

Full Title:

Ride the Lightning: A Crime Novel

Contributors:

By (Author) Dietrich Kalteis

ISBN:

9781770412118

Publisher:

ECW Press,Canada

Imprint:

ECW Press,Canada

Publication Date:

1st April 2014

Edition:

No Edition

Country:

Canada

Classifications

Readership:

General

Fiction/Non-fiction:

Fiction

Other Subjects:

Crime and / or mystery fiction

Dewey:

FIC

Physical Properties

Physical Format:

Paperback

Number of Pages:

276

Dimensions:

Width 152mm, Height 229mm, Spine 18mm

Weight:

454g

Description

A fast, powerful read full of action, twists, and dark humour

Bounty Hunter Karl Morgen goes after Miro Knotts on a skipped bond, finding the dope dealer wrapped around an underaged girl at a rave in Seattle. Dragging Miro in the hard way gets Karl's licence revoked, while Miro gets off with a suspended sentence. Karl then finds work as a process server in Vancouver, thinking it's the kind of place where people settle things with middle fingers instead of guns.

But the city is teeming with two-bit criminals, drug dealers, and gangsters, and Miro seizes an opportunity to settle his score with Karl while working a major drug deal. What follows is a ride through Vancouver's underbelly with a cast of characters whose ambition exceeds their criminal acumen. With dialogue that crackles on the page, Ride the Lightning introduces a new voice in crime fiction featuring grit, realism, and a comedic touch.

Reviews

A fast, powerful read full of action, twists, and dark humour. Cols Criminal Library
What I like best is that it sustains a breakneck pace without sacrificing character to action, or action to character. Kalteis made me care about his cast of lowlifes, screw-ups, and marginals without stopping the action too often for endearing moments of humanity or self-conscious wit. Detectives Beyond Borders
Dietrich Kalteis will be deservedly compared to Elmore Leonard, but he is an original voice. Ride the Lightning is a great story filled with wonderfully flawed characters. John McFetridge, author of the Toronto Series

Author Bio

Dietrich Kalteiss short stories have been published widely, and his screenplay Between Jobs was a finalist in the 2003 Los Angeles Screenplay Festival. Kalteis lives in West Vancouver, British Columbia. This is his first novel.

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