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Black Sand
Black Sand
Author: William Caunitz
ISBN-13: 9780553196436
ISBN-10: 055319643X
Publication Date: 5/1/1991
Rating:
  • Currently 4/5 Stars.
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4 stars, based on 2 ratings
Publisher: Bantam
Book Type: Mass Market Paperback
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Crisp police documentary...
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A brutal machine gun massacre at a seaside resort kicks off a deadly hunt for a priceless ancient artifact. And while NYPD detective Teddy Lucas chases searing love and Greek cop Andreas Vassos pursues an obsessive passion, the toughest case of their careers could get them slammed into a New York City sidewalk.

THIS STORY IS AN EXTRAORDINARY NOVEL THAT KEEPS YOU IN TURNING PAGES AND KEEPING YOU IN SUSPENCE. THAT BRINGS TO LIFE TWO HARDENED STREET DETECTIVES. DETECTIVE LIEUTENANT TEDDY LUCAS IS THE HEAD OF A SQUAD OF THE NEW YORK CITY DETECTIVES. ANDREAS VASSOS IS A VETERAN GREEK COP THAT FOLLOWS JUSTICE AND A NEED FOR VENGEANCE TO THOSE WHO BRAKE THE LAW. THIS TWO DETECTIVES ARE UNITED TO BE AS UNLIKELY PARTNERS. TRYING TO SOLVE AN UNUSUAL CASE THAT WOULD GET THEM TO CRASH THEIR CAREERS. BOTH OF THEM WITH A LOT OF DIFFERENT ASPECTS. LUCAS SEARING LOVE AND VASSOS WITH AN OBSESSIVE PASSION TO JUSTICE. BUT WHEN THEY COME TOGETHER THEY MAKE THE PERFECT COUPLE BRINGING DIFFERENT CHARACTERISTICS TO THE WORD DETECTIVE OR COP. MAKING US TO LOOK AT THEM WITH RESPECT AND HONOR THEIR BRAVENESS OF WHAT THEY ENCOUNTER EVERY SIGLE DAY OF THEIR LONG, MYSTERIOUS, AND POWERFUL LIFE. BOTH DETECTIVES HAVING TO GO EVERY SINGLE DAY OF THEIR LIFE BEING AWARE OF TAKING CARE OF THEIR BACKS. BUT THEY WON'T STOP FIGHTING, SEARCHING, AND THINKING FOR THEIR ONLY PURPOSE, SOLVE THE CASE. THIS STORY IS FAST PACED, ACTION PACKED THAT WILL BLOW UP YOUR IMAGINATION AND MAKE YOU THINK INTELLIGENTLY OF THE WORLD WE LIVE ON. WILLIAM J. CAUNITZ IS AN INTELLIGENT WRITER THAT USES HIS TWENTY YEARS OF EXPERIENCE AS A MEMBER OF THE NEW YORK CITY POLICE DEPARTMENT, TO ABSORB YOU IN HIS STORY AND BRINGS TO LIFE THIS TWO DETECTIVES THAT MAKE THIS STORY AN INCREDIBLE STORY.
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Sorry, I didn't read it - my husband did, but its not his cup of tea! "two hardened cops, one American and one Greek are thrown together huting for a priceless ancient artifact"
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"An expert police procedural." -Los Angeles Times Book Review

"Genuinely Absorbing." -The New York Book Review

"Gritty, authentic...There's enough suspense, action, murder, and mayhem to keep any reader turning the pages long into the night." -Detroit News