The Last Girl
| Author | : | |
| Rating | : | 4.56 (827 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1608092526 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 229 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-04-12 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
But when he finds the woman, she tells him a very different storynothing is as it seems.Beaten by thugs and ordered to leave Mexico, Vega returns home to find himself immersed in a web of blackmail, greed, and revenge. And Vega’s prints are all over the murder weapon.As the police build a case against him, Vega flies to Mexico City to locate his client’s daughter, hoping she will help him find the murderer and thus clear his name. When it comes to murder, nothing is as it seemsAfter being laid off from his job as a newspaper reporter in a coastal Florida town, Dexter Vega meets a wealthy retiree who hires him to find his daughter who is supposed to be attending the local college. Still pursued by the copsand now a target of evil predators.. When Vega visits his client to inform him that his daughter is in Mexico, he discovers the man has been murdered
He worked numerous menial jobs before becoming a photojournalist, which allowed him to travel around the U.S., Mexico and the Caribbean and meet many of the characters that populate his stories. The author was raised in Mexico, Texas, and Florida. Danny López is a pen name. . The Last Girl is his first Dexter Vega novel. When he finally decided to get serious about writing, he went back to college and got an MFA
This is crime writing at its level best, a twisty, turny tale that's smart, sexy, and sensational.” Jon Land, USA Today best-selling author"The Last Girl is a boozy, hard-boiled trek through the sun-drenched streets of Sarasota, Florida to the darkened jungles of Mexico where everyone's playing an angle. The Last Girl is a fast and fun read.” James O. If you like meaty dialogue, a cynical protagonist, a messy investigation with ever surprising twists and turns, corrupt cops and lawyers, a hint of sex and love, and an ending you won’t see coming, this is the book for you. A wild ride! Matt Coyle, Anthony Award-winning author“Danny Lopez’s novel about an out-of-work journalist drawn into a missing persons case hits all the right notes.