Apaches: A Novel of Suspense
May 2010 · Sold by Ballantine Books
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They're not cops anymore. They're apaches. At war against evil.
“Pulp noir . . . Apaches showcases [Lorenzo] Carcaterra's ability to create chillingly evil characters and a world horrifying in its depravity.”—The Washington Post Book World
Boomer. Dead-eye. Pins. Geronimo. Reverend Jim. Mrs. Columbo.
Legends of the NYPD, they were great cops. The best cops. But they are cops no more. Now they are apaches, a renegade unit working on their own—reunited to bring down the most vicious criminal working in New York City today. . . .
Praise for Apaches
“One of the most intriguing writers around . . . Readers will no doubt die for this stuff.”—Newsweek
“A compellingly readable novel . . . Think of it as The Magnificent Seven Does New York.”—The Dallas Morning News
“[Carcaterra] writes with the passion of Styron, the guts of Mailer, and the sting of James M. Cain.”—William Diehl
“Pulp noir . . . Apaches showcases [Lorenzo] Carcaterra's ability to create chillingly evil characters and a world horrifying in its depravity.”—The Washington Post Book World
Boomer. Dead-eye. Pins. Geronimo. Reverend Jim. Mrs. Columbo.
Legends of the NYPD, they were great cops. The best cops. But they are cops no more. Now they are apaches, a renegade unit working on their own—reunited to bring down the most vicious criminal working in New York City today. . . .
Praise for Apaches
“One of the most intriguing writers around . . . Readers will no doubt die for this stuff.”—Newsweek
“A compellingly readable novel . . . Think of it as The Magnificent Seven Does New York.”—The Dallas Morning News
“[Carcaterra] writes with the passion of Styron, the guts of Mailer, and the sting of James M. Cain.”—William Diehl
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4.5
17 reviews
Daniel Steven Janerico (DJ DanSteve)
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June 7, 2021
I Read This Book When It Came Out , 2010 .. I Am Part Cherokee From My Mother .. When I Looked And Read The Short Descript Info , Retired Law Enforcement's , Band Together , To Form ake On And Take Out " Real Life Actual True Modern Day Crime Thug's " .. I Have Lived A Life On This Borderline Similarity .. This Reading , The Author , Depicted So Many Real True Life Stories And Packed It All Day n This Novel .. Humbly Grateful To This Author , For Where He Got Some Of This Info , It Is Not Public As It Has A Lot Of True Fact's Of What Public Should Not Be Aware Of , Or Should Public Know It Is More Real Than A Tv Series It Movie Could Portray .. Marvelously Executed , Timeless Classic Novel .. Similar To ~ Dragon Tear's ~ By Dean Koontz ~ From Boondock SAINT'S Of Greater Boston Area ~
Pepetua Havea
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February 6, 2019
One of my favorite books. If only they could make it into a movie, but filmed as it is in my head lol I want more like it!! Thank you!
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E Roper
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May 8, 2018
Great depiction of that time..
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About the author
Lorenzo Carcaterra is the author of the autobiographical memoir A Safe Place and the New York Times bestseller Sleepers. He has also written the screenplay Dreamer: The Bobby Darin Story for director Barry Levinson, and Doubt, a thriller for Touchstone Pictures. He is currently at work on his new book, Shadows.
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