Jean-Patrick Manchette

Prólogo de Carlos ZanónLa novela que ha inspirado la película protagonizada por Sean Penn y Javier Bardem.Un asesino profesional al servicio de una «Compañía»–que nos remite inevitablemente a la CIA–

Deadly professional assassin Martin Terrier returns to Paris after his latest job determined to get out of the game. Ten years ago he made a promise to return to his childhood sweetheart in the south of France. But circumstances put Martin's attempted retirement on hold: a key target is flying in to Paris, and there is only one man fit for the task of eliminating him. As Martin flees southwards, desperate to return to the crushing mediocrity of life in a backwater town, he finds his former employers will stop at nothing to regain his services for one last job. Bursting with Gallic irony and visceral brutality, The Gunman (originally published in English as The Prone Gunman) is a shocking and sardonic masterpiece from the late, great master of the French crime novel, J-P Manchette.

Deadly professional assassin Martin Terrier returns to Paris after his latest job determined to get out of the game. Ten years ago he made a promise to return to his childhood sweetheart in the south of France. But circumstances put Martins attempted retirement on hold: a key target is flying in to Paris, and there is only one man fit for the task of eliminating him. As Martin flees southwards, desperate to return to the crushing mediocrity of life in a backwater town, he finds his former employers will stop at nothing to regain his services for one last job.Bursting with Gallic irony and visceral brutality, The Gunman (originally published in English as The Prone Gunman) is a shocking and sardonic masterpiece from the late, great master of the French crime novel, J-P Manchette.

MAGISTRAL ADAPTACIÓN DE LA OBRA DE UNO DE LOS MAESTROS FRANCESES DE NOVELA NEGRA Su nombre es Aimée Joubert. O quizá no, quién sabe. Se ha instalado en Bléville. Pero lo hubiera podido hacer en cual

TARDI NOS OFRECE SU VISIÓN DEL CLÁSICO DE GÉNERO NEGRO DE JEAN-PATRICK MANCHETTECuando eres asesino a sueldo, no puedes retirarte. Martin Terrier lleva más de diez años de su vida matando a gente. Su

Jean-Patrick Manchette es considerado el padre del neopolar francés, un estilo que dinamita el género negro desde dentro, con una mezcla explosiva de crítica social, humor corrosivo y violencia estilizada. Este volumen reune sus principales novelas negras, muchas de ellas convertidas en clasicos del noir europeo.

De quelque côté que l'on se dirige, écrit Manchette, il y a une longue côte à gravir pour sortir de Bléville". Il est ainsi, dans Fatale comme dans ses autres livres, des phrases porteuses d'étranges

La solitaria Aimée Joubert,una asesina a sueldo de cuya vida conocemos escasos datos, se instala en la localidad de Bléville.Tenaz y refinada,pronto seducirá al círculo más influyente de la ciudad,formado por empresarios corruptos que tienen negocios oscu