The Exiled
by Christopher Charles
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Pub Date Apr 19 2016 | Archive Date May 19 2016
Description
Can anyone ever truly outrun his past?
Back in the 1980s, Wes Raney was an ambitious New York City Narcotics Detective with a growing drug habit of his own. While working undercover on a high-risk case, he made decisions that ultimately cost him not only his career, but also his family. Disgraced, Raney fled-but history is finally catching up with him.
Now in his early forties, Raney has been living in exile, the sole homicide investigator covering a two-hundred-mile stretch of desert in New Mexico. His solitude is his salvation-but it ends when a brutal drug deal gone wrong results in a triple murder. Staged in a locked underground bunker, the crime reawakens Raney's haunted and violent past.
From the vast, unforgiving landscape of the American west to the mean streets of New York, The Exiled is at once a riveting murder mystery and a brilliant portrait of a man on the run from himself, an unforgettable thriller that is "impossible to put down" (Frank Bill).
Back in the 1980s, Wes Raney was an ambitious New York City Narcotics Detective with a growing drug habit of his own. While working undercover on a high-risk case, he made decisions that ultimately cost him not only his career, but also his family. Disgraced, Raney fled-but history is finally catching up with him.
Now in his early forties, Raney has been living in exile, the sole homicide investigator covering a two-hundred-mile stretch of desert in New Mexico. His solitude is his salvation-but it ends when a brutal drug deal gone wrong results in a triple murder. Staged in a locked underground bunker, the crime reawakens Raney's haunted and violent past.
From the vast, unforgiving landscape of the American west to the mean streets of New York, The Exiled is at once a riveting murder mystery and a brilliant portrait of a man on the run from himself, an unforgettable thriller that is "impossible to put down" (Frank Bill).
Advance Praise
“[A] dark gem of a novel . . . Powered by relentless pacing and fully realized characters, this brutal narrative illuminates the harrowing realms of drug addiction and organized crime. Readers won’t soon forget Raney’s blood-soaked and coke-fueled journey through self-loathing to some semblance of salvation.” —Publishers Weekly
“Chris Narozny is a nimble and unflinching writer.” —Patrick deWitt, author of The Sisters Brothers
“The Exiled is a brilliant, powerful novel, rich with character and conflict. Charles skillfully weaves past and present into a gritty, vibrant story paced with an avalanche momentum.” —Stephen Weddle, author of Country Hardball
“Christopher Charles’ The Exiled startles with its grit and energy. . . . As Detective Wes Raney’s haunted past boils to the surface, we’re pulled into a tangled world where death is ubiquitous. This is a quick and thrilling read, a brilliant study in American devastation.” —William Boyle, author of Gravesend
“Christopher Charles has written one of the most gripping novels to come my way in a long time. . . . Charles is a spellbinding storyteller, and his characters are as vivid and real as they get. . . . The Exiled is the work of an amazing writer.” —Stephen Yarbrough, author of Visible Spirits and The Realm of Last Chances
“Chris Narozny is a nimble and unflinching writer.” —Patrick deWitt, author of The Sisters Brothers
“The Exiled is a brilliant, powerful novel, rich with character and conflict. Charles skillfully weaves past and present into a gritty, vibrant story paced with an avalanche momentum.” —Stephen Weddle, author of Country Hardball
“Christopher Charles’ The Exiled startles with its grit and energy. . . . As Detective Wes Raney’s haunted past boils to the surface, we’re pulled into a tangled world where death is ubiquitous. This is a quick and thrilling read, a brilliant study in American devastation.” —William Boyle, author of Gravesend
“Christopher Charles has written one of the most gripping novels to come my way in a long time. . . . Charles is a spellbinding storyteller, and his characters are as vivid and real as they get. . . . The Exiled is the work of an amazing writer.” —Stephen Yarbrough, author of Visible Spirits and The Realm of Last Chances
Available Editions
| EDITION | Other Format |
| ISBN | 9780316340649 |
| PRICE | $26.00 (USD) |
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