James Crumley Libros

C. W. Sughrue -ex oficial del Ejército, alcohólico y mujeriego- representa el arquetipo del investigador privado de la América posterior a la Guerra de Vietnam. De gatillo fácil y escasos escrúpulos, mientras trabaja en un bar de topless de Montana recibe el encargo de encontrar a un escritor en paradero desconocido. Sin que Sughrue lo pretenda, su búsqueda le llevará a interesarse por la desaparición de una joven diez años atrás en San Francisco. Esta nueva tarea, sin embargo, se convertirá en un intrépido viaje a las entrañas de una nación que sufre las consecuencias psicológicas de una guerra, con sus pesadillas y sus sombras aflorando a cada paso. Con su prosa elegante y un retrato sin concesiones de una sociedad en decadencia, El último beso honesto es una experiencia llena de trepidante acción, cruel ironía y crítica brutal al género humano. El sexo, el dinero, la corrupción, la violencia y las drogas se hacen un hueco en una fascinante historia donde lo más importante es dejar atrás el propio pasado.

James Crumley first gained attention in crime fiction with his 1975 debut featuring hard-drinking private investigator Milo Milodragovitch. His 1978 novel became a seminal PI work of the late 20th century. Over the next 18 years, Crumley published only three more novels, becoming known for his meticulous craft, though none matched his early success. In this unexpected return, Milo Milodragovitch, now in a prosperous yet unfulfilling late middle age, owns a bar and motel in Texas but feels trapped in boredom. To escape, he resumes his private eye career, starting with the search for a runaway wife. During this, he encounters Enos Walker, an ex-con who has just killed a drug dealer, igniting Milo's sympathy and curiosity about Walker's past. As he investigates, Milo uncovers a web of lies and betrayals reaching back 20 years, involving a corrupt district attorney, a multimillionaire, and various associates. His journey spans from Texas to Las Vegas to Montana, filled with danger, substance abuse, and physical challenges. Ultimately, Milo emerges transformed, marking a significant evolution in his character. Crumley's skillful writing and rich characterizations elevate this tale of violence and greed, avoiding parody while maintaining a gripping narrative.

Milo once had a thriving divorce-case business in the small town of Meriwether, in the Pacific Northwest, but because of liberal new divorce laws has taken to drinking and staring out of the window. He's up to his third drink of the morning when an attractive young woman walks into his office and asks him to find her brother.

Ex-private eye C.W. Sughrue has been depressed, jobless and living in the basement of a morgue, but now a job has come up. He sets off on an odyssey of liquor, sex and gunplay to find a missing woman who has eluded the FBI and cocaine dealers.

C.W. Sughrue hasn't slept through the night for months and is having trouble with his bowel movements. A recovering gunshot victim, the last thing he wants is more work from Dr Will MacKinderick. Sughrue is soon cursing as he finds himself taking on yet another dangerous case for the desperate psychoanalyst.

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