Try the Morgue
Eva Maria Staal
(Author)
Description
Ten years ago, "Eva Maria Staal" kept a gun in her purse. It was a present from her boss, Jimmy Liu, the international arms dealer extraordinaire with a taste for high-class male escorts. Together, Jimmy and his devoted assistant traveled the world's most dangerous hotspots, closing deals with ruthless warlords and corrupt generals, and trading Stinger missiles in Karachi, AK-47s in Chechnya, and hollow-point bullets in Islamabad. But burdened by her conscience, Eva Maria finally got out, married an optometrist, and had a baby. Now, assailed with memories of her secret life, she must reconcile her suburban present with a repressed but ineradicable past, one that blasts a hole so deep she doesn't know how to love her own daughter. Writing with a knowing intelligence only an insider could provide, this pseudonymous author has created a debut with remarkable intensity that examines the razor-thin line separating those who are drowned from those who are saved.Product Details
Price
$24.95
$23.20
Publisher
Liveright Publishing Corporation
Publish Date
October 15, 2012
Pages
224
Dimensions
5.85 X 0.77 X 8.54 inches | 0.72 pounds
Language
English
Type
Hardcover
EAN/UPC
9780871403346
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About the Author
Eva Maria Staal is the pseudonym of a best-selling Dutch writer who was involved in the international arms trade. She is a regular contributor to Dutch Monthly magazine, among other publications.
Reviews
A morality tale of the first order: lean and intense; dead honest and unforgiving.
A wry, clever, suspenseful tale told with style and panache that had me turning pages as quickly as my fingers permitted. An exceptional work and a guaranteed good read.--Christopher Reich, New York Times best-selling author of Rules of Betrayal
Fascinating... the rare thriller with complex emotions.--Susannah Meadows
Try the Morgue is a thrilling rocket ride through the world of international arms deals, but its real ruthlessness lies in Staal's honesty about the human spirit and her unforgiving look at what it means to have a conscience. I was blown away by this remarkable book.--Zoë Ferraris, author of City of Veils
A wry, clever, suspenseful tale told with style and panache that had me turning pages as quickly as my fingers permitted. An exceptional work and a guaranteed good read.--Christopher Reich, New York Times best-selling author of Rules of Betrayal
Fascinating... the rare thriller with complex emotions.--Susannah Meadows
Try the Morgue is a thrilling rocket ride through the world of international arms deals, but its real ruthlessness lies in Staal's honesty about the human spirit and her unforgiving look at what it means to have a conscience. I was blown away by this remarkable book.--Zoë Ferraris, author of City of Veils
