“Like all literature on the frontier between two cultures, and within the marginal character of a genre, crime fiction, Hall’s work moves in the twilight area of social violence, in the moral ambiguity of the characters, though not of the author, in a shadow line full of disillusionment, fear, and lack of meaning.”
—Paco Ignacio Taibo II, author of An Easy Thing and three-time winner of the Hammett Prize
Check out an excerpt from David C. Hall’s snarling and sophisticated international thriller, Barcelona Skyline, which was released as an ebook for the first time in the US yesterday.
A true master of suspense, Hall tells the page-turning epic of Elso Bari, a private investigator and restaurant owner in Chicago. When he is tasked with hunting down a stunningly beautiful contract killer, we are taken on an unforgettable ride through the seedy alleyways of Chicago to the sultry streets of Barcelona and beyond. Each of Hall’s seamlessly interrelated characters adds an element of intrigue and danger, resulting in a gripping novel on par with the best from even Michael Connelly and Sue Grafton.
Hall’s diverse background easily lends itself to a novel this international in scope. Hall himself grew up in the Midwest and lived in different parts of the United States, working in an array of jobs (including cooking pancakes in Seattle) before moving to Barcelona in 1974. There, he got involved in the rush of political activity in opposition to the Franco regime before becoming an English teacher.
Barcelona Skyline by David C. Hall {Excerpt} by OpenRoadMedia