White Leopard, by Laurent Guillaume
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White Leopard, by Laurent Guillaume
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A man torn between two continents finds himself in a dangerous confrontation between tradition and corruption. Solo is a former cop who ran away from a dark past in France to start his life over again in Bamako, Mali, as a PI. An ordinary case turns out to be not so ordinary. The drug mule gets her throat slit. The French lawyer is too beautiful and too well-informed. The cocaine is too plentiful. This is classic hard-boiled noir with a modern twist set in Africa.
White Leopard, by Laurent Guillaume- Amazon Sales Rank: #1021112 in Books
- Published on: 2015-11-19
- Original language: English
- Number of items: 1
- Dimensions: 8.50" h x .60" w x 5.50" l, .70 pounds
- Binding: Paperback
- 238 pages
Review "Fans of classic hard-boiled PI fiction will relish Guillaume’s first book to be translated into English... He delivers a tale of high-level corruption that will resonate with James Ellroy readers.” ―PUBLISHERS WEEKLY STARRED REVIEW and Book of the Week"A thrill ride of epic proportions―the real deal! The perfect combination of street smarts and literary talent." ―Craig Johnson, NYT-bestselling author of the Walt Longmire Mysteries, a Netflix drama"This is crime fiction as hard-boiled as it gets. Guillaume, winner of literary prizes in France, is likely to win fans here, too." ―Booklist "West Africa is brought vividly to life in this enthralling, fast-paced noir." ―Foreword Reviews "A powerful novel with keys to understanding what is at play in Mali." ―Midi Libre "Guillaume displays remarkable knowledge about Mali and its underworld." ―Liberation "Guillaume's energetic writing offers readers a hard-boiled mystery set in a Sahel eaten away by corruption." ―Alibi Magazine"An intensely true-to-life mystery on steroids. It's raw, authentic and topical." ―Emotions Literary Blog "Guillaume's familiarity with the Mali government and community is evident in his vivid, unflinching portrayal of the novel’s setting and characters." ― Killer Nashville Book of the Day "No matter how gritty a hardboiled detective novel can be, it'll always get grittier in the Sahara." ―Book Page
About the Author After a successful career in law enforcement, Laurent Guillaume is now a full-time, award-winning crime fiction writer. He studied law, then served France, and graduated from the police academy a lieutenant. He started working urban crimes in the projects outside of Paris. His unit’s logo was a bat and the men called Batmen. They worked nights, in direct contact with dealers and drug addicts, thieves and vandals, traffickers and the down-and-out. His excellent physical and organizational skills led him abroad, on missions of international cooperation in Chad and North Africa. Back in France, he returned to his home region of Annecy for a calmer job. There, he discovered crime fiction and began reading the genre’s founding writers. Eager to be on the move again, he signed up to be an advisor to the police in Mali in 2007, where he specialized in fighting drug trafficking. It was in Mali he began to write. Two novels, two literary prizes and TV rights sold right off the bat, Guillaume returned to France in 2011 to work financial crimes in Annecy. In 2013, he left behind the red tape, judges and lawyers to write full time. He has seven published novels to date. White Leopard is the first to be translated into English.
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful. Definitely noir, but not Sam Spade. By A. L. Palmer The White Leopard is definitely noir. The PI set on a case by a woman, and continuing on it to avenge a friend... it's like The Maltese Falcon, except there's no falcon, and I have a feeling that Sam Spade might take awhile to get up to speed in this modern world, where it's drugs people are after, not mysterious and legendary falcons.Solo, the PI, has cunning and guts, and is startlingly cool under pressure. Yet he's human, like everyone else in this drama, and he has his weaknesses. Beautiful women, girls without protectors, his friend and houseman, and a kid needing a job. Like most PIs, he's troubled, and running from (or just plain avoiding) a troubled past. He's also quick-witted, reminding me somewhat of Henry Kane's hero, Pete Chambers (just minus New York).Bringing noir to an African setting instead of a more typical US metropolis got me interested quickly, and Guillaume's compelling writing kept me reading. I am so glad Le French Book had this one translated. I hope they'll translate more from M. Guillaume in the near future, because I think I've found another favourite author. (copy provided as a part of France Book Tours)
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful. ‘It was a beautiful morning.’ By Jennifer Cameron-Smith Souleymane (known as Solo) Camara used to be a policeman in France. He’s escaped from France, leaving behind a murky past, to begin life afresh in Bamako, Mali. Here, living in his late father’s house, Solo work as a private investigator. Solo has learned a lot about how power works in Mali, how who you know and how much you pay can get results. He’s doing okay.But then he’s approached by Farah Tebessi, a Parisian lawyer to look into the arrest of her sister Bahia. Bahia has been arrested as a drug trafficker. She had 13 kilos of cocaine hidden in her luggage. Can Solo help? He’s been recommended to Ms Tebessi by his former boss.‘I have a saying: in Mali everything’s possible and nothing’s certain.’But freeing Bahia becomes the beginning of Solo Camara’s nightmare. There are plenty of people with an interest in protecting a drug empire, and murder is of no concern to them. But who is in control? Any possibility that Solo could walk away from this case is quickly removed: it’s become personal.And while Solo works on solving the case, we learn more about his past. About how he’s in the position he’s in, and why this case matters. This is a fast-paced story, with an abundance of bribery, death, sex and violence.I enjoyed it, and I hope Laurent Guillaume writes more novels featuring Solo Camara.Note: My thanks to NetGalley and Le French Book for an opportunity to read an advance copy of this novel.Jennifer Cameron-Smith
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful. Bad times in Bamako By rkmc This is in-the-genre writing of a recognizable kind. If you like thrillers set in |Bamako, in francophone Africa, with lots of sadistic violence; violence towards women (who taunt men with their power and appear to love rough sex); violence toward men; cocaine; money-laundering; and the kind of hero who benefits from good-guy corruption and somehow doesn't die of huge abdominal wounds; as well as lots--and lots--of bad guys buying Mali wholesale; is a damaged PI whose wife and son were murdered (we know not how); stereotyped characters; some nice scenery; and a certain complexity of plot, then you're probably a man who likes adventure and more than a bit of rough. The ending is tied up hugger mugger, and the beginning is never entirely clarified. Not as good as, say, Robert Wilson, but not as bad as some right-wing French thrillers.
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