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 Libros
Jim Crumley es un aclamado escritor de naturaleza, centrado principalmente en el paisaje y la vida silvestre de Escocia. Su prosa es apasionada, inspiradora y visionaria, caracterizada por la sensibilidad y un alcance majestuoso que captura la esencia del mundo natural. La voz distintiva de Crumley y su profunda conexión con la naturaleza salvaje hacen que su obra sea de lectura esencial para cualquiera que busque comprender y apreciar la naturaleza. Su extenso cuerpo de trabajo ofrece una exploración profunda y evocadora del mundo natural.







A Byzantine tangle of crime, sex, drugs, violence and retribution in red-neck Texas from the ultimate hard-boiled writer Milo Milogragovitch, Crumley’s uncontrollable, cocaine-snorting Montanan, takes centre stage in this adrenaline-fuelled thriller by the master of hard-boiled fiction. This time Milo’s trying to find his feet in Texas, earning a living as a bar owner and a PI on the side.A tedious job tracking down a runaway wife takes a violent turn when he finds himself in a bar with ex-con Enos Walker, who’s out for revenge on the partners who turned him in. Turning a gun on Walker, bar manager Billy Long has accidently shot himself and the police are only too keen to add his murder to the long list of crimes Walker’s in the frame for. Only Milo’s testimony can save him from a death sentence, but Milo’s got problems of his own in the shape of sultry lawyer Molly McBride.Hurtling from the plains of Texas to the desert town of Las Vegas, from the freezing Montana mountains to the Gulf of Mexico and the final bloody showdown, The Final Country is a non-stop roller-coaster ride that will leave you breathless.
Bordersnakes
- 320 páginas
- 12 horas de lectura
Facing life-threatening circumstances for the first time, C.W. Sughrue grapples with fear and anger after being gut-shot. Meanwhile, Milo Milodragovitch is on a mission to reclaim his stolen three-million dollar inheritance from a conniving banker and a poet. Their journey leads them to the Mexican border, a hub of criminals and law enforcers. Together, they embark on a wild road trip filled with drugs, humor, and violence, navigating the chaotic landscape of the West while confronting their own demons.
The Wrong Case
- 304 páginas
- 11 horas de lectura
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.
The Last Wolf
- 235 páginas
- 9 horas de lectura
In The Last Wolf, Jim Crumley explores the place of the wolf in Scotland - past, present and future - and challenges many of the myths that have been regarded for centuries as biological fact.
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.
The Great Wood
- 173 páginas
- 7 horas de lectura
In this passionate and poetic appreciation of the Great Wood of Caledon, Jim Crumley thoughtfully explores the past myths, present remnants and future prospects of the historic native forest of Highland Scotland.
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.

