LA FRONTERA
Book ID/图书代码： 14934113B66245
English Summary/英文概要： Ana Torres is a Texas Ranger assigned to a dusty outpost to protect the border. When she discovers the body of a dead crosser, the stage is set for an investigation and a confrontation in the nighttime desert. Luis González lives on the Mexican side, helping those who seek a better life in the north while looking for peace in his own way. Marisol Herrera, a border crosser, braves hardship and dangers on her journey from the high mountains of El Salvador to the sun-blasted flats of the Mexico/Texas border. She is alone, chasing a dream, but threatened by the realities of la frontera. The stories of these three will intersect in the badlands of Texas. There will be death and pain and prices paid along the banks of the Rio Grande.
Chinese Summary/中文概要： 阿娜•托瑞斯是德克萨斯州的一名骑兵巡逻队队员，她被分派到了索然无趣的边境，任务便是保护边境地区。当她发现了一名越境者的尸体时，她不得不展开调查并面对夜间的沙漠地带。刘易斯•龚扎雷居住在墨西哥边境地区，他一边帮助那些希望在北方寻找到更好生活的人们，同时也在以自己的方式寻求内心的平静。马莉索•赫雷拉是一名越境者，她直面旅途过程中的困难与危险，从萨尔瓦多的高山地区来到了墨西哥与德克萨斯交界处因为阳光的常年照射而枯竭的平原地带。她独身一人前来追寻梦想，然而拉弗龙特拉地区的现实确使得她遭受威胁。他们三人将在德克萨斯州的崎岖之地相遇，在格兰德河畔，会有死亡，会有伤痛，同时他们也会付出代价。（DC）
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About the Author/作者介绍： 萨姆•霍肯是一名小说家，其出版生涯主要开始于2011年，当他在英国出版了一部犯罪小说作品《茱阿蕾的女逝者》，这部小说以墨西哥城中真实的女性自杀悲剧为出发点，讲述了有关于堕落、绝望和救赎。英国犯罪小说家协会将其评选为约翰•克里斯•新血统匕首奖候选作品。
2012年的作品《龙舌兰的日出》带领读者们回到了茱阿蕾和她的姐妹之城，德克萨斯州的埃尔帕索。这一次，霍肯借用了臭名昭著的黑帮大佬Barrio Azteca的传奇故事，他曾与发生在茱阿蕾的百分之八十的谋杀案件有关。英国犯罪家小说协会再一次提名霍肯的作品《龙舌兰的日出》为金匕首奖入围作品（年度最佳犯罪小说奖）。
萨姆•霍肯最初为一名专业历史学家，因此他借助于自己的专业背景进行写作创作，使得其作品与真实世界有着强烈的联系，但同时也不乏极具人性的感人故事。
尽管德克萨斯对他而言已经不再是故乡，但美国西南部地区却一直在其心中占据着重要位置。他的第三部传统意义上出版的小说《拉弗龙特拉》已于2013年11月出版，其第四部作品《消失》则将于2014年问世。《茱阿蕾之舞》是他于2013年自费出版的一部作品，同样也是以这块丰富的土地作为全书背景。
出于一丝娱乐和惊悚精神的考虑，霍肯还著有卡马洛•埃斯皮诺萨系列小说作品，该系列作品仅以kindle阅读版发行。
写作之余，霍肯还是一名丈夫与父亲，他的儿子患有自闭症。因此他在各类与自闭症及其他特殊事业项目上都十分活跃，其中包括自闭症演说及残奥会等。作者十分鼓励人们向马里兰州巴蒂摩尔市的肯尼迪•克里格机构进行捐赠。
Sam Hawken is a novelist whose mainstream publishing career began in 2011 with the publication in the United Kingdom of The Dead Women of Juárez, a crime novel that used the real-life tragedy of female homicides in the Mexican city of Ciudad Juárez as the stepping-off point for a story of corruption, despair and redemption. It was shortlisted by the Crime Writers Association for the John Creasy New Blood Dagger.
Tequila Sunset followed in 2012, returning once again to Ciudad Juárez and its sister city, El Paso, Texas. This time Hawken drew upon the legacy of the infamous gang Barrio Azteca, at one time responsible for over 80% of the murders in Juárez, formerly the murder capital of the world. Once again, the Crime Writers Association recognized Hawken’s work, nominating Tequila Sunset for the Gold Dagger (best crime novel of the year).
Trained as an historian, Sam Hawken leans on his academic background to create books with solid connections to the real world, while also telling human stories.
Though he no longer counts Texas as his home, he has not left the American Southwest behind. His third traditionally published novel, La Frontera, is due in November 2013, with a fourth, Missing, coming in 2014. A self-published release from 2013, Juárez Dance, mines this same fruitful territory.
For a bit of fun and thrills, Hawken has written the Camaro Espinoza series of novellas and released them exclusively to the Kindle.
When not writing, Hawken is a husband and the father of a son with autism. He is active in autism- and special needs-related causes, including Autism Speaks and the Special Olympics. He especially encourages donations to the Kennedy Krieger Institute in Baltimore, Maryland.
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Sales in other countries/其他国家销售情况：German: Polar Verlag
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