Pardon the Ravens (Alec Brno #1) by Alan Hruska (2015, Hardcover/Dust Jacket)

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Item specifics

Condition
Acceptable: A book with obvious wear. May have some damage to the cover but integrity still intact. ...
Signed By
N/A
Signed
No
Book Series
Alec Brno
Ex Libris
Yes
Narrative Type
Fiction
Original Language
English
Inscribed
No
Intended Audience
Young Adults, Adults
Edition
First Edition
Vintage
No
Personalize
No
Type
Novel
Unit Type
Unit
Literary Movement
Modernism, Realism
Era
2010s
Personalized
No
Features
Dust Jacket, Ex-Library
Country/Region of Manufacture
United States
Unit Quantity
1
ISBN
9781938849404
Category

About this product

Product Identifiers

Publisher
Turner Publishing Company
ISBN-10
193884940X
ISBN-13
9781938849404
eBay Product ID (ePID)
7038781770

Product Key Features

Book Title
Pardon the Ravens
Number of Pages
320 Pages
Language
English
Publication Year
2015
Topic
Thrillers / Crime, Thrillers / Legal, Legal, Thrillers / General
Genre
Fiction
Author
Alan Hruska
Book Series
An Alec Brno Novel Ser.
Format
Hardcover

Dimensions

Item Height
1.3 in
Item Weight
19.5 Oz
Item Length
8.2 in
Item Width
5.2 in

Additional Product Features

Intended Audience
Trade
LCCN
2014-013284
Reviews
Vividly real and quite compelling… Hruska really knows how to write; fans of legal-thriller stars like John Grisham, John Lescroart, William Lashner, and especially Scott Turow will want to add this fine novel to their must-read lists." — Booklist A classic legal thriller in the mold of Scott Turow, with a fiery heroine, a monster of a mobster, corporate villains, and a young lawyer fighting to win his first big case. The action is compelling in and out of the courtroom. Taut, lean storytelling with a great finish." — Michael Sears, award-winning author of Black Fridays and Mortal Bonds "With the backdrop of Mad Men –era New York, Pardon the Ravens never fears to get dirty with style. Alan Hruska brings it all—sounds, smells, tastes, and attitude—to life with passion. Bravo!" — Cara Black, author of the New York Times bestselling Aimée Leduc series Grabs readers and leaves them hanging on for dear life… excellent dialogue and nonstop action." — Suspense Magazine Praise for Wrong Man Running : Beautifully written and beautifully imagined, this dark, spiraling, Kafkaesque nightmare might be the best psychological suspense you'll read this year or this decade." — Lee Child, author of the Jack Reacher novels It's like some excellent Hitchcock – 39 Steps, North by Northwest, Frenzy ….Perfect late-night reading, as long as you don't mind all the back-loaded twists that pile up toward 3 a.m." — Kirkus Reviews (starred review) This is a tremendously exciting book, extremely well written (the dialogue fairly sings)… It is as good as the best offerings of Turow, Grisham, and other legal-thriller hitmakers." — Booklist (starred review) Society novelists don't usually write crime well; crime novelists don't usually understand Society. But Wrong Man Running both amuses and thrills." — Jesse Kornbluth, HeadButler.com The dark grabs you on page one and just gets darker." — John Shannon, author of the Jack Liffey novels, A classic legal thriller in the mold of Scott Turow, with a fiery heroine, a monster of a mobster, corporate villains, and a young lawyer fighting to win his first big case. The action is compelling in and out of the courtroom. Taut, lean storytelling with a great finish." — Michael Sears, award-winning author of Black Fridays and Mortal Bonds "With the backdrop of Mad Men –era New York, Pardon the Ravens never fears to get dirty with style. Alan Hruska brings it all—sounds, smells, tastes, and attitude—to life with passion. Bravo!" — Cara Black, author of the New York Times bestselling Aimée Leduc series Grabs readers and leaves them hanging on for dear life… excellent dialogue and nonstop action." — Suspense Magazine Praise for Wrong Man Running : Beautifully written and beautifully imagined, this dark, spiraling, Kafkaesque nightmare might be the best psychological suspense you'll read this year or this decade." — Lee Child, author of the Jack Reacher novels It's like some excellent Hitchcock – 39 Steps, North by Northwest, Frenzy ….Perfect late-night reading, as long as you don't mind all the back-loaded twists that pile up toward 3 a.m." — Kirkus Reviews (starred review) This is a tremendously exciting book, extremely well written (the dialogue fairly sings)… It is as good as the best offerings of Turow, Grisham, and other legal-thriller hitmakers." — Booklist (starred review) Society novelists don't usually write crime well; crime novelists don't usually understand Society. But Wrong Man Running both amuses and thrills." — Jesse Kornbluth, HeadButler.com The dark grabs you on page one and just gets darker." — John Shannon, author of the Jack Liffey novels, "Vividly real and quite compelling... Hruska really knows how to write; fans of legal-thriller stars like John Grisham, John Lescroart, William Lashner, and especially Scott Turow will want to add this fine novel to their must-read lists." -- Booklist "A classic legal thriller in the mold of Scott Turow, with a fiery heroine, a monster of a mobster, corporate villains, and a young lawyer fighting to win his first big case. The action is compelling in and out of the courtroom. Taut, lean storytelling with a great finish." -- Michael Sears, award-winning author of Black Fridays and Mortal Bonds "With the backdrop of Mad Men -era New York, Pardon the Ravens never fears to get dirty with style. Alan Hruska brings it all--sounds, smells, tastes, and attitude--to life with passion. Bravo!" -- Cara Black, author of the New York Times bestselling Aime Leduc series "Grabs readers and leaves them hanging on for dear life... excellent dialogue and nonstop action." -- Suspense Magazine "... an erudite legal thriller" -- Library Journal "The plot rockets along" -- Kirkus Reviews "Pardon the Ravens by Alan Hruska is a legal thriller that keeps the reader guessing as to who will prevail. Brno is a great character, one you would want on your side at all times. And you've got to admire his girl friend. She's got guts. Hruska, a graduate of Yale Law School and a former trial lawyer, is no stranger to writing or directing. Pardon the Ravens is his third novel. He rivals any of the other authors of legal thrillers." -- Bookloons.com Praise for Wrong Man Running : "Beautifully written and beautifully imagined, this dark, spiraling, Kafkaesque nightmare might be the best psychological suspense you'll read this year or this decade." -- Lee Child, author of the Jack Reacher novels "It's like some excellent Hitchcock - 39 Steps, North by Northwest, Frenzy ....Perfect late-night reading, as long as you don't mind all the back-loaded twists that pile up toward 3 a.m." -- Kirkus Reviews (starred review) "This is a tremendously exciting book, extremely well written (the dialogue fairly sings)... It is as good as the best offerings of Turow, Grisham, and other legal-thriller hitmakers." -- Booklist (starred review) "Society novelists don't usually write crime well; crime novelists don't usually understand Society. But Wrong Man Running both amuses and thrills." -- Jesse Kornbluth, HeadButler.com "The dark grabs you on page one and just gets darker." -- John Shannon, author of the Jack Liffey novels, Vividly real and quite compelling… Hruska really knows how to write; fans of legal-thriller stars like John Grisham, John Lescroart, William Lashner, and especially Scott Turow will want to add this fine novel to their must-read lists." — Booklist A classic legal thriller in the mold of Scott Turow, with a fiery heroine, a monster of a mobster, corporate villains, and a young lawyer fighting to win his first big case. The action is compelling in and out of the courtroom. Taut, lean storytelling with a great finish." — Michael Sears, award-winning author of Black Fridays and Mortal Bonds "With the backdrop of Mad Men –era New York, Pardon the Ravens never fears to get dirty with style. Alan Hruska brings it all—sounds, smells, tastes, and attitude—to life with passion. Bravo!" — Cara Black, author of the New York Times bestselling Aimée Leduc series Grabs readers and leaves them hanging on for dear life… excellent dialogue and nonstop action." — Suspense Magazine … an erudite legal thriller" — Library Journal The plot rockets along" — Kirkus Reviews "Pardon the Ravens by Alan Hruska is a legal thriller that keeps the reader guessing as to who will prevail. Brno is a great character, one you would want on your side at all times. And you've got to admire his girl friend. She's got guts. Hruska, a graduate of Yale Law School and a former trial lawyer, is no stranger to writing or directing. Pardon the Ravens is his third novel. He rivals any of the other authors of legal thrillers." — Bookloons.com Praise for Wrong Man Running : Beautifully written and beautifully imagined, this dark, spiraling, Kafkaesque nightmare might be the best psychological suspense you'll read this year or this decade." — Lee Child, author of the Jack Reacher novels It's like some excellent Hitchcock – 39 Steps, North by Northwest, Frenzy ….Perfect late-night reading, as long as you don't mind all the back-loaded twists that pile up toward 3 a.m." — Kirkus Reviews (starred review) This is a tremendously exciting book, extremely well written (the dialogue fairly sings)… It is as good as the best offerings of Turow, Grisham, and other legal-thriller hitmakers." — Booklist (starred review) Society novelists don't usually write crime well; crime novelists don't usually understand Society. But Wrong Man Running both amuses and thrills." — Jesse Kornbluth, HeadButler.com The dark grabs you on page one and just gets darker." — John Shannon, author of the Jack Liffey novels, "Vividly real and quite compelling... Hruska really knows how to write; fans of legal-thriller stars like John Grisham, John Lescroart, William Lashner, and especially Scott Turow will want to add this fine novel to their must-read lists." -- Booklist "A classic legal thriller in the mold of Scott Turow, with a fiery heroine, a monster of a mobster, corporate villains, and a young lawyer fighting to win his first big case. The action is compelling in and out of the courtroom. Taut, lean storytelling with a great finish." -- Michael Sears, award-winning author of Black Fridays and Mortal Bonds "With the backdrop of Mad Men -era New York, Pardon the Ravens never fears to get dirty with style. Alan Hruska brings it all--sounds, smells, tastes, and attitude--to life with passion. Bravo!" -- Cara Black, author of the New York Times bestselling Aimée Leduc series "Grabs readers and leaves them hanging on for dear life... excellent dialogue and nonstop action." -- Suspense Magazine "... an erudite legal thriller" -- Library Journal "The plot rockets along" -- Kirkus Reviews "Pardon the Ravens by Alan Hruska is a legal thriller that keeps the reader guessing as to who will prevail. Brno is a great character, one you would want on your side at all times. And you've got to admire his girl friend. She's got guts. Hruska, a graduate of Yale Law School and a former trial lawyer, is no stranger to writing or directing. Pardon the Ravens is his third novel. He rivals any of the other authors of legal thrillers." -- Bookloons.com Praise for Wrong Man Running : "Beautifully written and beautifully imagined, this dark, spiraling, Kafkaesque nightmare might be the best psychological suspense you'll read this year or this decade." -- Lee Child, author of the Jack Reacher novels "It's like some excellent Hitchcock - 39 Steps, North by Northwest, Frenzy ....Perfect late-night reading, as long as you don't mind all the back-loaded twists that pile up toward 3 a.m." -- Kirkus Reviews (starred review) "This is a tremendously exciting book, extremely well written (the dialogue fairly sings)... It is as good as the best offerings of Turow, Grisham, and other legal-thriller hitmakers." -- Booklist (starred review) "Society novelists don't usually write crime well; crime novelists don't usually understand Society. But Wrong Man Running both amuses and thrills." -- Jesse Kornbluth, HeadButler.com "The dark grabs you on page one and just gets darker." -- John Shannon, author of the Jack Liffey novels, Vividly real and quite compelling… Hruska really knows how to write; fans of legal-thriller stars like John Grisham, John Lescroart, William Lashner, and especially Scott Turow will want to add this fine novel to their must-read lists." — Booklist A classic legal thriller in the mold of Scott Turow, with a fiery heroine, a monster of a mobster, corporate villains, and a young lawyer fighting to win his first big case. The action is compelling in and out of the courtroom. Taut, lean storytelling with a great finish." — Michael Sears, award-winning author of Black Fridays and Mortal Bonds "With the backdrop of Mad Men –era New York, Pardon the Ravens never fears to get dirty with style. Alan Hruska brings it all—sounds, smells, tastes, and attitude—to life with passion. Bravo!" — Cara Black, author of the New York Times bestselling Aimée Leduc series Grabs readers and leaves them hanging on for dear life… excellent dialogue and nonstop action." — Suspense Magazine … an erudite legal thriller" — Library Journal The plot rockets along" — Kirkus Reviews Praise for Wrong Man Running : Beautifully written and beautifully imagined, this dark, spiraling, Kafkaesque nightmare might be the best psychological suspense you'll read this year or this decade." — Lee Child, author of the Jack Reacher novels It's like some excellent Hitchcock – 39 Steps, North by Northwest, Frenzy ….Perfect late-night reading, as long as you don't mind all the back-loaded twists that pile up toward 3 a.m." — Kirkus Reviews (starred review) This is a tremendously exciting book, extremely well written (the dialogue fairly sings)… It is as good as the best offerings of Turow, Grisham, and other legal-thriller hitmakers." — Booklist (starred review) Society novelists don't usually write crime well; crime novelists don't usually understand Society. But Wrong Man Running both amuses and thrills." — Jesse Kornbluth, HeadButler.com The dark grabs you on page one and just gets darker." — John Shannon, author of the Jack Liffey novels
Dewey Edition
23
Series Volume Number
1
Dewey Decimal
813/.54
Synopsis
The fast-paced tale of a budding lawyer who falls in love with his lead witness in a high-profile case., "As good as the best offerings of Turow, Grisham, and other legal-thriller hitmakers"-- Booklist , on Wrong Man Running From the author of Wrong Man Running and the writer and director of the films Reunion and The Warrior Class , this fast-paced legal thriller set in the Mad Men era grabs you and doesn't let go. Gifted young New York lawyer Alec Brno gets the career boost of a lifetime: the opportunity to try a huge fraud case making international headlines. But he risks it all when he falls for an alluring young woman whose estranged husband is a sadistic Mafia don--and the criminal mastermind behind Alec's case.
LC Classification Number
PS3558.R87P37 2015

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