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Publisher | Harper Voyager | ||
ISBN | 9780007261307 | ||
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Jayne
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Synopsis
The first volume in a noirish, gritty urban fantasy for adults from the bestselling author otherwise known as Darren Shan. Quick-witted and cocksure, young upstart Capac Raimi arrives in the City determined to make his mark. As he learns the tricks of his new trade from his Uncle Theo -- extortion, racketeering, threatening behaviour -- he's soon well on his way to becoming a promising new gangster. Then he crosses paths with The Cardinal, and his life changes forever. The Cardinal is the City and the City is The Cardinal. They are joined at the soul. Nothing moves on the streets, or below them, without the Cardinal's knowledge. His rule is absolute. As Capac begins to discover more about the extent of the Cardinal's influence on his own life he is faced with hard choices. And as his ambition soars ever higher he will learn all there is to know about loss, and the true cost of ultimate power!
Review
Quick witty and cocksure, young upstart Capac Raimi arrives in the City determined to make a name for himself as a crimminal and gangster. He arrives and joins his uncle Theo - but he does not expect to be pulled into the rackets and the destruction of people especially his Uncle on the first time he is summond to see the Big man of the City, known as the Cardinal who controls the city.
He sees his uncle and his men gunned down and then is transported to meet the cardinal. Who takes him aboard with his team and the work that he gets involved with and the people who disapear so suddenly. He does not understand what is going on.
Every page is a got to be read page and one will not want to put it down but there are twists and turns that no one would expext. The story is an amazing tale and the outcome is not the one I was expecting to see or read.
This is a great crime thriller with many unexpected twists and turns.
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