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The Hunger of Crows

by Richard Chiappone
David Bendena
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After a one-night stand with the wrong man, Carla Merino is hiding out in Lost Bay, Alaska, living in a camper and waitressing to stay afloat. She'd taken a memento from the evening (a habit of hers), a photograph from the man's wallet, a younger version of himself and some very important military men. But she quickly realizes who the men are—including Gordon McKint, a billionaire military security and technologies contractor with a secretive personal army and eyes on the presidency. She knows that the photo is valuable and that having taken it makes her a target. So when she finds out she's been tracked to Lost Bay, she leaves for another hideout by boat, unaware of the dangerous weather headed her way. Now in Lost Bay, Cosmo D'Angelo (a former CIA gunslinger) is in search of her. In the era of political secrets and deep-fake technology, he was foolish to let that photograph out of his sight, no matter how satisfying his evening with Carla had been. McKint—and his dangerous men—are after that photo, and he needs to get to it first. When a man out fishing alone finds an overturned boat and a nearly drowned woman, his life gets infinitely more complicated—and dangerous. Together, he and Carla must outwit the professional killers sent to recover the deadly memento that threatens both McKint's political career and her life.

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  • Release date

    November 9, 2021

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    • OverDrive Listen audiobook

      • ISBN: 9781666522419
      • File size: 296641 KB
      • Duration: 10:18:00

  • Languages

    • English

  • Reviews

    • Publisher's Weekly

      September 20, 2021
      Short story writer Chiappone (Water of an Undetermined Depth) hits the ground running with his assured first novel, a thriller. Carla Merino, a Phoenix waitress, enjoys one-night stands. One evening, toward the end of her shift, Cosmo D’Angelo walks in. They flirt, and she agrees to go home with him. After sex, she surreptitiously steals a photo of Cosmo from his nightstand drawer as a memento. Closer examination of the photo shows, alongside a much younger Cosmo, a man in military uniform, and Gordon McKint, “military contractor and billionaire asshole of the highest order, now running for president.” A reporter friend Carla consults tells her the photo could ruin McKint’s bid for president, because it shows McKint with a Colombian army colonel who stole millions in American foreign aid money, and McKint once testified to Congress he’d never met the man. According to the reporter, Cosmo is an operative in the Phoenix office of Sidewinder Security, McKint’s company. Realizing she’s in danger, Carla winds up hiding in Homer, Alaska, where her pursuers track her down. The complex, well-developed Carla winds up facing avenging killers and the unpredictable Alaskan weather amid loads of heart-stopping action. Only a limp, ambiguous ending disappoints. Readers will want to see more from this talented author. Agent: Rachel Ekstrom, Folio Literary.

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