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.

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

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

« Une fois, dans un contexte douteux, il a vécu une aventure mouvementée et saignante ; et ensuite tout ce qu''il a trouvé à faire, c''est rentrer au bercail. Et maintenant au bercail, il attend. Le

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

En 1871 au Texas, alors que la Commune, à Paris, s''achève dans un bain de sang, Greene se retrouve loué par l''administration pénitentiaire à un planteur de coton. Dans ce bagne où règne une chaleur

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.

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