Tequila Sunset - Softcover

Born in Texas, Sam Hawken now lives in Washington DC. His first book, The Dead Women of Juarez, also set on the US / Mexico border was shortlisted for the 2011 Crime Writers Association New Blood Dagger, a prize for the best debut crime novel of the year.

Hawken trades in gritty realism * Irish Times * His debut novel is a hard-boiled plunge into damaged lives that grippingly evokes the dust, decay and pervading sense of death in Juarez, leaving you with a lingering sense of sweaty unease * Metro * A tense, gripping read and a plea for justice * Sunday Times * 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 * Shots * The novel is a thrilling ride, but it also makes you appreciate the seriousness behind it -- David Hebblethwaite * We Love This Book * Raw and gritty * Shortlist * Interesting, refreshing and engrossing -- Francesca Peak * Latino Life * A grim tale of foreboding ... explosive -- Alastair Mabbott * Herald * A fast moving and well plotted story ... Hawken continues to deliver -- Robin Leggett * Bookbag * Haunting ... recalls the best of James M Cain -- Christopher Fowler * FT * 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 *