Richard Lange Bücher

Ausgezeichnet mit dem Hammett Prize Im Leben von Luz ist einiges schiefgelaufen: Sie hat ihre kleine Tochter in Los Angeles zurückgelassen, um in Tijuana einen mächtigen Drogenboss zu heiraten. Seither lebt sie wie eine Gefangene in Rolandos bizarrer Villa und ist seiner Willkür ausgeliefert. Doch heute ist der Tag, an dem Luz ihre Fehler wiedergutmachen wird. Sie schießt ihre Bewacher nieder, räumt den Tresor leer und flieht in Richtung Grenze. Alles oder nichts. Das Schicksal wird entscheiden, ob sie ihre Tochter findet oder beim Versuch draufgeht.

Presents a collection of twelve stories featuring a wide range of protagonists from straight arrows and have-it-alls to outlaws and outcasts.

Set against the gritty backdrop of Southern California, this debut novel combines the sharp wit of Elmore Leonard with the raw intensity of Denis Johnson. It explores the lives of flawed characters navigating a world filled with crime, desperation, and unexpected connections. The narrative promises a thrilling ride through the darker aspects of human nature, highlighting the complexities of survival in a vibrant yet dangerous landscape.

"That rare thriller that will jack your pulse even as it breaks your heart."--Adam Sternbergh, author of Shovel Ready Rowan Petty is a conman down on his luck. He's flat broke, living out of cheap hotels, and wondering how it all went wrong. His car quits on him in Reno, and he takes a job there on the bottom rung of a lousy phone scam. When he's not swindling lonely widows, he tries to turn nickels into dimes at the poker table. One snowy night, he crosses paths with a sweet-talking hooker who's tired of the streets, and sparks fly. When an old friend of his turns up spreading a rumor about two million dollars in army money smuggled out of Afghanistan and stashed in an apartment in Los Angeles, it seems like a chance at the score of a lifetime. So Petty and the hooker head south, and straight into trouble. A wounded vet, a washed-up actor, and Petty's estranged daughter are all players in the dangerous game they find themselves caught up in. For the winner: a fortune. For the loser: a bullet to the head. Propulsive, suspenseful, and written with a searing lyricism, The Smack shows once again that "Lange is a writer firing on all cylinders who belongs in the top tier of novelists working today" (Omaha World-Herald).

Joe Hustle has never had much luck-but things start looking up when he meets an intriguing new woman and scores a rare windfall. Can he outrun disaster long enough to turn things around?

By shifting the perception of children's mistakes from being "bad" to simply being "mistakes," parents can foster a more constructive learning environment. This approach encourages children to view their missteps as opportunities for growth rather than failures. The authors argue that many parents mistakenly associate mistakes with incompetence, which negatively impacts a child's self-image. Instead, reframing these incidents allows for open dialogue and problem-solving, helping children learn valuable lessons about social interactions and responsibility as they navigate their world.

Luz è povera e bella, e questo a Tijuana significa avere il destino segnato: la prostituzione, il matrimonio-prigione con El Príncipe, il boss della malavita locale, le pillole per sopportare soprusi e violenze. L'unica ragione che ha per andare avanti è Isabel, la sua bambina, affidata a una zia in California. È per ricongiungersi a lei che Luz decide di scappare, e per riuscirci non esita a uccidere. Mentre cerca qualcuno disposto a farla espatriare clandestinamente, incontra Kevin Malone, un alcolizzato che campa di espedienti e a cui è morta la figlia: un sopravvissuto a sé stesso, abbastanza indifferente alla vita da decidere di aiutare una sconosciuta in una missione impossibile. Inizia così una fuga a rotta di collo per lasciare il Messico e sottrarsi a Jerónimo, l'uomo incaricato di riportarla indietro, pena lo sterminio della sua famiglia se non ci riuscirà.