The Burning Sky

ISBN: 1620454289

Author: Faust, Ron

Condition: New

Review From the resonant, sinewy prose of the opening pages to the horrifying end, there is not a wasted word or a false move in this tautly thrilling novel.-Los Angeles TimesA writer of enormous talent, a stylist to admire and a storyteller of great power. -Scott Turow, author of Presumed InnocentFaust writes beautifully . . . he reminds you of Hemingway and Peter Matthiessen. . . . Faust has it all: lyrical prose, complex characters and provocative plots.-BooklistFausts clear, unadorned prose and his deft, pure characterization ring with the force of Hemingway or Graham Greene.-Publishers Weekly Product Description To salvage his broken-down ranch, near-bankrupt Ben Pearce devises a hunting scheme, the consequences of which he cannot begin to imagine. The prey: three rare, fierce cats-a leopard and two mountain lions caught in the wild. The predators: an arrogant Texas millionaire, his beautiful but disturbed wife, and their near-psychopathic teenage son. Each of them will hunt one of the animals with only Ben as guide: first the wife, then the son, and finally the Texan. In a closed New Mexico canyon, a hunt conceived in evil will run its deadly course when the hunters discover that the leopard is stalking them-an unexpected twist in this terrifying game that will forever change their lives.   About the Author RON FAUST is the author of fourteen previous thrillers. He has been praised for his rare and remarkable talent (Los Angeles Times), and several of his books have been optioned for films. Before he began writing, he played professional baseball and worked at newspapers in Colorado Springs, San Diego, and Key West. http://www.turnerpublishing.com/RonFaust.aspx