Título: Bateria no escuro
Autor: Davis T. Bunn
Sinopse: In a rip-roaring plot that could be torn from tomorrow’s headlines, bestselling author T. Davis Bunn weaves political intrigues and disturbing moral dilemmas into a chillingly credible portrait of the cutthroat world of international finance. Jackie Havilland is working in an Orlando detective agency when she is approached with an unusual request: Esther Hutchings, wife of Congressman Graham Hutchings, wants Jackie to find out who is behind a smear campaign to destroy her husband, who has recently suffered a debilitating stroke. Congressman Hutchings was investigating a secret project called Tsunami, the biggest currency scam in history. Jackie is instructed to unearth all she can and to leave no paper trail. Wynn Bryant, a successful, wealthy businessman, is the brother-in-law of the governor of Florida. Wynn has never liked politics and is surprised when his brother-in-law contrives to have him take Hutchings’s place in Congress. The reason soon becomes clear: Legislation to relieve Third World countries of their debt–dubbed the Jubilee Amendment–is in the offing, and the governor is determined to have it quashed at any cost. Just as Wynn is about to decline the position, he is told that refusing isn’t an option. As Jackie and Wynn get more deeply involved in their new assignments, they begin to feel ripples of a conspiracy carrying a destructive power far more dangerous than the notorious Tsunami scam. It is a killer wave that threatens to crush them both–and permanently reshape the world economy. In his previous Doubleday novel, The Great Divide, T. Davis Bunn spun a legal thriller that wowed critics and readers alike. In Drummer in the Dark, he captures contemporary political and financial maneuverings with the same dazzling artistry. Climaxing in a highly charged showdown between the demands of morality and the driving forces of economic globalization in our increasingly interdependent world, Drummer in the Dark brings the suspense novel to a whole new level of excitement.
Contexto da obra
Quando a classificação é mais ampla, o contexto do livro costuma depender ainda mais de autoria, tema e edição. “Bateria no escuro”, de Davis T. Bunn, publicado pela editora Doubleday Books e em 2001, integra a categoria Livros Variados. Por isso, autoria, edição e tema acabam tendo ainda mais peso na forma de apresentar o livro.
Editora: Doubleday Books
Páginas: 0
Ano: 2001
Edição: 2
Linguagem: pt_BR
ISBN: 9780385504799
ISBN13: 9780385504799
Sobre a editora
Os livros da editora DOUBLEDAY BOOKS conduzem o leitor por narrativas que mesclam profundidade psicológica e contextos sociais variados, muitas vezes explorando relações familiares complexas e dilemas morais. O catálogo apresenta obras que transitam entre o tom íntimo e o humor sutil, com personagens que enfrentam desafios cotidianos e situações inesperadas, como dramas pessoais ou intrigas mais densas. Há também títulos que se aprofundam em temas históricos e geopolíticos, oferecendo análises detalhadas e perspectivas amplas. A linguagem pode variar do coloquial e acessível ao mais elaborado e denso, sugerindo uma diversidade que atende tanto leitores que buscam histórias envolventes quanto aqueles interessados em reflexões mais analíticas.
