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    The Carrion Birds: A Novel

    By Urban Waite

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    The Carrion Birds from Urban Waite, author of the highly acclaimed The Terror of Living, is a remarkable work of literary noir.

    Hired gun Ray Lamar is ready to put his past behind him. He wants to see his twelve-year-old son and start a new life—away from the violence of the last ten years. One last heist will take him there. All he has to do is steal a rival’s stash. Simple, easy, clean. 

    But when things start to go very wrong, Ray realizes the path to redemption isn’t always easy.

    A soulful tale of violence, vengeance, and contrition, The Carrion Birds is an elegant depiction of one man’s last chance to make things right.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherHarperCollins
    Release dateApr 16, 2013
    ISBN9780062216908
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    The Carrion Birds: A Novel
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    Urban Waite

    Urban Waite is the author of the critically acclaimed novels The Carrion Birds and The Terror of Living, which was named one of Esquire's Ten Best Books of 2011. His work has been a finalist for the New Mexico and Arizona Book Awards, has been translated in nine languages, and is sold worldwide. He lives in Seattle with his wife.

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    • 4/5
      This book is a fine example of Southwestern noir. It is a compelling novel of a search for redemption that turns into a quest for vengeance. A story of family bonds that compels and changes the lives of the two protagonists and those who are touched by their actions.
    • 5/5
      This was my first win on First Reads. This is really out of my normal zone and not a book that I would normally gravitate toward. I completed this book in two sessions. If I didn't have to work, I would have completed in one session. This is a true noir western. I had to keep looking at the picture of the author because it's hard to believe how young he is to have written such a graphic, frightening western type book that is impossible to put down! The genre reminded me of "No Country For Old Men" and it was hard, sometimes to read, I had to keep catching my breath before I could go on. I have to recommend this book as a must read. I will be ordering Mr. Waite's first book, The Terror of Living because I think he will be one of my new favorite authors.
    • 5/5
      Ray Lamar has made some bad choices in his life. Dangerous people have been involved and innocent people have had to pay. He wants something better. Something he misses from before everything went wrong. A good life with his son. He wants peace and to not have to hurt people anymore. He has a plan and talks to his boss about this being his last job. Tom, Ray's cousin, also made mistakes connected to Ray. He trusted Ray and was burnt. He lost his job as sheriff over a botched drug raid and he could have gone to prison. He would like to be in law enforcement again. He too hopes for a better future.Kelly is the sheriff in the town now, but it is tainted with memories of Tom as her boss. Can she make the decisions she needs to make or is there too much history behind it all? Sometimes the law has a cold heart and sometimes blood blurs the line between good and evil. The Carrion Birds by Urban Waite is rich with drugs, love, trust, violence, hope and betrayal. It is definitely a thriller. It reminds me of writing by CJ Box and Nevada Barr.For most of the book, my heart was in my throat and yet I continued to turn the pages-I had to know what would happen next. I won this from Booktrib. Thank you.
    • 3/5
      *I was fortunate to win this novel from Goodreads' First Reads program.The premise of The Carrion Birds was strong, but I just couldn't "get into" the books. The greatest accomplishment and the greatest downfall were the details. There were so many, and it was great to have in some scenes, but overall it slowed down the story.My favorite part: "Day 4." It showed how good the rest of the story could have been if Urban Waite had taken out unnecessary details and added in more incidents.
    • 4/5
      When I received a copy of Carrion Birds by Urban Waite I pondered whether or not it could live up to my expectations of Waite’s writing in his previous book, The Terror of Living, happily Carrion Birds is indeed a well written, suspense thriller. I do not often read such violent books dealing with drug trafficking, and maybe that is one component to my enjoying Waite’s books so much, but I rather think it is because he is a superb storyteller with a solid combination of well developed characters, plot, and atmosphere. Carrion Birds is not to be missed by those who enjoy suspense/thrillers.