(hb; 2019)
From the inside flap
“Half a ton of a dead man’s gold lies hidden beneath
a mansion on the Miami Beach waterfront. Ruthless men have tracked it for
years. Leading the pack is Hans-Peter Schneider. Driven by unspeakable
appetites, he makes a living fleshing out the violent fantasies of other,
richer men.
“Cari Mora, caretaker of the house, has escaped from
the violence in her native country. She stays in Miami on a wobbly Temporary
Protected Status, subject to the iron whim of ICE. She works at many jobs to
survive. Beautiful, marked by war, Cari catches the eye of Hans-Peter as he
closes in on the treasure. But Cari Mora has surprising skills, and her will to
survive has been tested before.”
Review
Cari is a
fun, fast-moving summer read, highlighted by Harris’s quirky, mordant humor, violence
and gore, as well as a few pointed political references. I read this 300-page treasure-hunt
novel in one sitting, something I rarely do. Fans of Harris’s other
books─particularly his Hannibal quadrilogy─may well appreciate his humor,
although this is a relatively light read (on the surface), when compared to his
other books. This is worth checking out from the library, or owning, for the
price of a regular-sized paperback.
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