The Wolf: A Novel by Lorenzo Carcaterra

The Wolf: A Novel

Lorenzo Carcaterra
Ballantine Books
Jul 2014
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In this thrilling novel by Lorenzo Carcaterramdashthe New York Times bestselling author of Sleepers Gangster and Midnight Angelsmdashorganized crime goes to war with international terrorism in the name of one manrsquos quest for revenge My name is Vincent Marelli though most people call me The Wolf Yoursquove never met me and if yoursquore lucky you never will But in more ways than you could think of I own you I run the biggest criminal operation in the world Wersquore invisible but wersquore everywhere Wherever you go whatever you do however it is you spend your money a piece of it lands in our pockets You would think that with that kind of power I would be invincible You would be wrong I made a mistake one that a guy like me can never afford to make I let my guard down And because I did my wife and daughters are gone Murdered by terrorists with a lethal ax to grind That was my mistake But it was also theirs I wasnrsquot looking for a war with them No one in my group was But theyrsquove left me with nothing but a desire for revengemdashso a war is what theyrsquoll get The full strength of international organized crime against every known terrorist group working today Crime versus chaos We will protect our interests and I will protect my son We wonrsquot get them all but I will get my revenge or I will die trying They will know my name They will feel my wrath They will fear The WolfPraise for The Wolf ldquoLorenzo Carcaterra is one of my favorite writers in the world and The Wolf is his best book yet In it yoursquoll meet the superbly crafted crime boss Vincent Marellimdashand then yoursquoll spend this riveting read trying to decide whether Marelli like Michael Corleone is a hero or a villain Pick up a copy of The Wolf and you wonrsquot put it down until the surprise endingrdquomdashLisa Scottoline New York Times bestselling author of Accused ldquoThe Wolf crackles with the geopolitical high stakes of Homeland the intrigue and lore of The Godfather and the clock-ticking final showdown of No one combines such themes as Renaissance art global terror and all things Italian like Lorenzo CarcaterrardquomdashAndrew Gross New York Times bestselling author of Everything to Lose ldquoBinds a strong confessional voice with a taut revenge plotrdquomdashNew York ldquoA high-octane thrillerrdquomdashPublishers Weekly starred review ldquoAction fans will love itrdquomdashBooklist Praise for Lorenzo Carcaterra ldquoCrackles with action a riveting and ingenious read that will keep you turning the pagesrdquomdashDouglas Preston on Midnight Angels ldquoA powerful read with plenty of action and dialogue as authentic as the streets of New YorkrdquomdashSt Petersburg Times on Paradise City ldquoTerrifying and heartbreaking a brilliant troubling important bookrdquomdashJonathan Kellerman on Sleepers ldquoA brilliant multilayered novel that breathes and bleeds on every page This book transcends the genre of crime fiction It is a full-blooded novel and an epic readrdquomdashRobert Crais on GangsterFrom the Hardcover edition.
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Publisher Ballantine Books
Published 2014
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