El Gavilan

The news is full of it: escalating tensions from illegal immigration; headless bodies hanging off bridges and bounties placed on lawmen on both sides of the border. New Austin, Ohio, is a town grappling with waves of undocumented workers who exert tremendous pressure on schools, police and city services. In the midst of the turmoil, three very different kinds of cops scramble to maintain control and impose order.

But the rape-murder of a Mexican-American woman triggers a brutal chain of events that threatens to leave no survivors. El Gavilan is a novel of shifting alliances and whiplash switchbacks. Families are divided and careers and lives threatened. Friendships and ideals are tested and budding love affairs challenged. With its topical themes, shades-of-gray characters and dark canvas, El Gavilan is a novel for our charged times.

Author: Craig McDonald
Publisher: Tyrus Books
Published: 12/18/2011
Pages: 432
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 1.09lbs
Size: 8.45h x 5.45w x 1.15d
ISBN: 9781440531910

Review Citation(s):
Publishers Weekly 10/03/2011
Kirkus Reviews 10/15/2011 pg. 1877
Library Journal 12/18/2011 pg. 98
Library Journal 12/01/2011

About the Author
Craig McDonald is an award-winning journalist, editor, and author of El Gavilan, the Hector Lassiter series, and the Chris Lyon series.