The Long Count - by Ron Faust (Paperback)

About the Book

In this intense, heart-racing thriller, an American boxer down on his luck in South America just wanted to be left alone--but when he and several other U.S. citizens are taken hostage by terrorists, he is forced to take a stand.

Book Synopsis

In this intense, heart-racing thriller, an American boxer down on his luck in South America just wanted to be left alone-but when he and several other U.S. citizens are taken hostage by terrorists, he is forced to take a stand.

Review Quotes

"A writer of enormous talent, a stylist to admire and a storyteller of great power."
--Scott Turow, author of Presumed Innocent

"Faust writes beautifully . . . he reminds you of Hemingway and Peter Matthiessen. . . . Faust has it all: lyrical prose, complex characters and provocative plots."
--Booklist

"Faust's clear, unadorned prose and his deft, pure characterization ring with the force of Hemingway or Graham Greene."
--Publishers Weekly

About the Author

RON FAUST is the author of fourteen previous thrillers. He has been praised for his "rare and remarkable talent" (Los Angeles Times), and several of his books have been optioned for films. Before he began writing, he played professional baseball and worked at newspapers in Colorado Springs, San Diego, and Key West.