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THE BOUNCER

David Gordon

Joe Brody is not your average New York bouncer. When you work for the Mafia, it's more than guarding clubs and kicking out drunks. And for an elite Special Forces veteran like Joe, it's all in a day's work. But when his boss Gio calls with a special request, even Joe is stretched to the limit.

A colossal terrorist attack is imminent. With millions set to die, but no-one yet in custody, the FBI cracks down on the criminal underworld in search of results. Gang headquarters are being raided across the city. To survive, Gio strikes a deal with the FBI: catch the terrorists and the heat is off. The result is an unlikely alliance of Chinese Triads, Italian Mafia, and the Irish Mob.

Joe is their man, a suave professional and fierce patriot. Gio gives him one order: detect and destroy the terrorists. To succeed, he must survive double crossings, fatal firefights, and escape top secret government facilities, all under the nose of the authorities.

Meanwhile, a smart, resourceful FBI agent is hungry for a big break. Donna Zamora is tired of working the tip-off desk, and she can't shake the feeling that at the heart of all this is mysterious bouncer, Joe Brody. She dives into the case, and as the action rockets towards its heart-pounding conclusion, she finds herself chasing Joe—on the job, and off.

The award-winning and internationally famous writer David Gordon is in peak form with a dexterous, genre-bending mystery that unfurls with ferocious intent.

David Gordon holds an MA in English and Comparative Literature and an MFA in Writing, both from Columbia University, and has worked in film, fashion, publishing and pornography. His first novel, The Serialist, won the VCU/Cabell First Novel Award and was a finalist for an Edgar Award; in Japan, it won the Kono-Mys Award for Best Mystery in Translation, the Bunsun's Best Mystery Award, and the Hayakawa Best Mystery Award—the first time a novel had won all three mystery awards. It was made into a major motion picture in Japan. He is also the author of the novel Mystery Girl (2013) and a short story collection, White Tiger on Snow Mountain (2014.) His work has appeared in The Paris Review, The New York Times, Purple, and Fence, among other publications.

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Ein Joe Brody-Thriller.
Deutsch von dp Digital Publishers
[ EPUB dp Digital Publishers 11/19]
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Published 2018-08-01 by Mysterious Press

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David Gordon's The Bouncer is a treat?a hard-edged thriller that makes you feel good while you're reading it. Give it to someone. They'll thank you. ?Thomas Perry, New York Times bestselling author of The Bomb Maker

TV series rights were sold to production company Wiip, with Colombian director Andi Baiz of "Narcos" fame on board to direct. TV writer F. Scott Frazier is on board to adapt.

Fast, funny and tough, David Gordon's The Bouncer will toss you over his shoulder like King Kong and carry you away. ?Max Allan Collins, author of Road to Perdition

Bouncer Joe Brody, the hero of this impressive crime novel proves his mettle in the quest to bring down the terrorists. Gordon's sharply drawn supporting cast adds a nice balance to all the action. Cinematic writing makes this an obvious candidate for graphic novel or film adaptation. (starred review)

If you like a liberal dose of humor in your suspense fiction, then look no further than David Gordon's clever new caper, The Bouncer. [It has] 'film adaptation' written all over it.

A too-little-known writer who, for the last several years, has been turning out delightfully offbeat tales of fringe crooks with plenty of pizzazz now stakes his claim as a major player in the comic thriller world...Thomas Perry fans should catch up on Gordon's oeuvre as quickly as possible. This jewel of a book is as close as a devotee of comic caper novels can come to the sublime quirkiness of Perry's classic Metzger's Dog. (starred review)

The Bouncer is a brilliantly goofy caper novel in the grand tradition of Donald E. Westlake.

The Bouncer is a tour-de-force, ranging from underworld crime to a unique caper and a terrorist plot. David Gordon brings an outstanding new voice to the contemporary crime novel. ?Robert Crais, bestselling author of The Wanted and other Elvis Cole novels

A madcap thriller...Gordon is an Elmore Leonard acolyte, but his latest novel is also working in the tradition of New York City crime: the gritty, cynical, and riotous novels that defined the city in the late 60s and 70s, especially the many wild stories of Donald E. Westlake. (Summer's Most Anticipated Crime, Mystery, and Thrillers)

Japan: Hayakawa; UK: Head of Zeus; Czech Rep.: Dobrovsky;