Missing - Softcover

Sam Hawken is a native of Texas, who now lives near Washington DC with his wife and son. Current events in Mexico are his preoccupation, and Missing is his third novel set on the US/Mexican border. His previous novels Tequila Sunset (9781846688546) and The Dead Women of Juarez (9781846687747) were both nominated for Dagger awards.

Hawken trades in gritty realism * Irish Times * Praise for Tequila Sunset Haunting ... recalls the best of James M. Cain * Financial Times * A grim tale of foreboding ... explosive -- Alastair Mabbott * Herald * A fascinating, tense and engaging read that draws you into the lives of the characters with consummate ease until you reluctantly turn that final page * Crimesquad * Raw and gritty * Shortlist * The novel is a thrilling ride, but it also makes you appreciate the seriousness behind it -- David Hebblethwaite * We Love This Book * This brilliantly written, dramatic but vicious novel will keep you on tenterhooks all the way to the end...Tequila Sunset is realistically composed, deftly put together and drenched with violence and aggression that would make any sane person run for their life...Hopefully a book that will become a classic and will be read for years to come. Well worth losing sleep over -- Ayo Onatade * Shorts * A fast moving and well plotted story...Hawken continues to deliver -- Robin Leggett * Bookbag * Interesting, refreshing and engrossing -- Francesca Peak * Latino Life * Unsettlingly tense -- Howard Calvert * Shortlist * A dark, atmospheric book that reads like a draft for a Quentin Tarantino film -- Rob Dex * Press Association * A gripping, stylish thriller * Catholic Herald * This is a dark and gritty read that excels in its evocative depiction of the hot and dusty town of Nuevo Laredo, bristling with the threat of violence. Not for the faint-hearted. * Canberra Times, Australia * Brutal and believable -- Simon Copeland * The Sun * Hawken's prose is concrete, unadorned, brusquely vigorous, a form of noir minimalism. * The Australian *