Um sich vom Verdacht zu befreien, ein Bombenattentat verübt zu haben, will der New Yorker Lehrer Fitzgerald beweisen, dass er eigentlich ein wahrer Held ist.
Peter Blauner Bücher
29. Oktober 1959
Peter Blauner erschafft fesselnde Erzählungen, die sich mit den dunkleren Aspekten der menschlichen Psyche und der urbanen Existenz auseinandersetzen. Er siedelt seine Romane gekonnt in vertrauten Landschaften an und erforscht die komplexen Beziehungen und moralischen Zwickmühlen von Charakteren, die sich am Rande des Gesetzes bewegen. Sein unverwechselbarer Stil zeichnet sich durch scharfe Beobachtungsgabe und die Fähigkeit aus, eine eindringlich realistische Atmosphäre zu erzeugen, die den Leser in die Geschichte zieht. Blauners Werke bieten einen faszinierenden Einblick in das, was unter der Oberfläche des gewöhnlichen Lebens verborgen liegt.
Manhattan, Brooklyn, die Bronx, Harlem in den 90er Jahren – hier schlägt das kalte Herz der Riesenstadt New York, hier zeigt sie ihre Fratze. Steve Baum, Bewährungshelfer, kämpft seinen Kampf gegen Kriminalität und Gewalt. Und Darryl King, Crackdealer und Killer, ist der King von Manhattan, dem Steve Baum bei seinem Aufstieg in der Hierarchie der Dealer und Gangster im Wege ist.(Dieser Text bezieht sich auf eine frühere Ausgabe.)
The proprietor of the Golden Dubloon, David Kurtzman seems to have gone off the deep end, so the corporation that owns the casino sends Jerry Martling, a young trouble-shooter from New York, to get the situation under control. Jerry begins to suspect his efforts are being undermined and sabotaged.
Peter Blauner's epic Picture in the Sand is a sweeping intergenerational saga told through a grandfather's passionate letters to his grandson, passing on the story of his political rebellion in 1950s Egypt in order to save his grandson's life in a post-9/11 world.
Proving Ground
- 368 Seiten
- 13 Lesestunden
Renowned author Stephen King praises this gripping read, highlighting its compelling narrative that keeps readers hooked from start to finish. The book's engaging plot and dynamic characters create an immersive experience, making it difficult to set aside. With its captivating storytelling, it promises to leave a lasting impression on anyone who delves into its pages.
A critically-acclaimed New York Times bestseller when it was published in the 90s, The Intruder returns to print with urgency of today's headlines. Can a good man go too far to protect his family? That is the question underlying this gripping tale, which pulls the reader into its stranglehold of terror in the tradition of Dennis Lehane, Thomas Harris, and James Patterson, who called it "the best novel I've read in years." Jacob Schiff is a product of a tough city neighborhood who's managed to carve out a successful life with a loving family and a thriving law practice. But all of that is threatened when his wife, Dana, a psychiatric social worker, offers help and hope to a mentally disturbed homeless man named John Gates. When the patient decides Dana's family has somehow stolen the life he was meant to have, Gates begins to stalk them, generating violent confrontations and threats. The police offer no real solutions and so Schiff makes the mistake of his life: he recruits a day-laborer/street enforcer, Philip Cardi, to warn the homeless man off. That sets off a series of violent confrontations and escalating consequences that upend the lives of all the characters.
Slow Motion Riot
- 432 Seiten
- 16 Lesestunden
Blauner's Edgar Award-winning debut novel is back in print. Probation officer Steve Baum struggles to hold on to his idealism in an urban battleground divided along racial lines. Then deranged teenage sociopath Darryl King drags Baum into an inescapable morass of terror and corruption.
HOW FAR WOULD YOU GO TO PROTECT WHAT'S YOURS? Jake Schiff has the American Dream: a great family, a big house, and a successful career. Then THE INTRUDER shows up on his doorstep: a malevolent psychopath who's convinced that everything Jake has should be his. Now Jake has no choice but to take matters into his own hands. And go for broke before he -- and the world he loves -- goes down ...
