Blood PriceFOR PAUL WOOD, the meter is ticking in more ways than one. Careering through the dark, dilapidated streets of post-war Sarajevo in a taxi, with a five-year-old Tamil boy clutching his neck, Paul can’t believe what he’s doing. Half in the bucket, trying to find his way back to his hostel, Paul unwittingly stumbled upon the transfer of "human cargo": a child separated from his fraught refugee family and accidentally left behind by their gun-toting, Bosnian gangsta guides Paul, driven by the desire to help, just wants to reunite the boy with his parents. How can he know that this chance encounter on a last-ditch holiday with his girlfriend is going to turn him into an international dealer in human desperation The soul-searching, thirtysomething Net-head hero of Dark Places, Jon Evans’ acclaimed debut novel, is back for another cinematic ride. Blood Price is a page-turner fuelled by equal hits of bone-chilling suspense and punchy, ironic humour. Deftly conjuring the dark legacy of post-war Bosnia, a new "Wild West" inhabited by warlords, smugglers and people willing to do anything to survive, Jon Evans takes us from urban Sarajevo to rural Albania, through Belize and Mexico to California holy grail destination for freedom seekers everywhere. A riveting and addictive read, Blood Price confirms the storytelling talent that has earned Jon Evans an international readership. |
