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An acceptable sacrifice: Jeffery Deaver.

An acceptable sacrifice: Jeffery Deaver.
acceptable sacrifice
They call him 'Cuchillo' - the Knife. Not because he kills with a blade - he has plenty of men to do that kind of work for him - but because his mind is so sharp. As Mexico's government wages war on the drug cartels, it takes brains to survive, and Cuchillo has not just survived - he has prospered. But when Cuchillo begins to cut too deeply, the federal police of both the United States and Mexico step in to dull his blade.P. Z. Evans and Alejo Díaz know the Hermosillo cartel is planning an attack on a tourist bus in Sonora, and they know they will have to capture or kill Cuchillo to stop it. The cartel leader has just one weakness: rare and ancient books. To destroy the intellectual's evil empire, this unlikely pair of policemen will have to appeal to his inner bibliophile. Requires Adobe Digital Editions (file size: 2063 KB) or OverDrive Read (file size: N/A KB).

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Record Number 506262
ISBN 9781781858127 (electronic bk)
Author Deaver, Jeffery
Title An acceptable sacrifice Jeffery Deaver.
Publication details New York : Head of Zeus, 2014.
Series Death Sentences: Short Stories to Die For
Summary Note They call him 'Cuchillo' - the Knife. Not because he kills with a blade - he has plenty of men to do that kind of work for him - but because his mind is so sharp. As Mexico's government wages war on the drug cartels, it takes brains to survive, and Cuchillo has not just survived - he has prospered. But when Cuchillo begins to cut too deeply, the federal police of both the United States and Mexico step in to dull his blade.P. Z. Evans and Alejo Díaz know the Hermosillo cartel is planning an attack on a tourist bus in Sonora, and they know they will have to capture or kill Cuchillo to stop it. The cartel leader has just one weakness: rare and ancient books. To destroy the intellectual's evil empire, this unlikely pair of policemen will have to appeal to his inner bibliophile.
Subject Fiction
Mystery
Short stories
Thriller
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