by Robert Crais · Tapa dura · ISBN 9782744157301
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«Otages de la peur» is the suspense novel by Robert Crais, published by France Loisirs in hardback and in French.
Jeff Talley, police chief of a Californian town, remains haunted by a hostage who died during his time as a SWAT negotiator. Three novice robbers barricade themselves with a family after a failed heist; in the house there is something a mobster wants back at any cost, and Talley's family is also in danger.
French translation by Hubert Tézenas, published in 2002; the original work, Hostage, appeared in 2001.
For readers of suspense and crime fiction, especially fans of Crais and authors like Lehane, Connelly or Burke.
Robert Crais is an American author of detective fiction and former screenwriter. Crais began his career writing scripts for television shows such as Hill Street Blues, Cagney & Lacey, Quincy, Miami Vice and L.A. Law. His writing is influenced by Raymond Chandler, Dashiell Hammett, Ernest Hemingway, Robert B. Parker and John Steinbeck. Crais has won numerous awards for his crime novels. Lee Child has cited him in interviews as one of his favourite American crime writers. The novels of Robert Crais have been published in 62 countries and are bestsellers around the world. Robert Crais received the Ross Macdonald Literary Award in 2006 and was named Grand Master by the Mystery Writers of America in 2014.
