When Sophie Brinkmann meets Hector Guzman, she knows everything that she needs to: he s handsome, he s charming and he makes her happy. But what she doesn t know is that Hector has some nasty friends, some even nastier enemies, and an unscrupulous police operation relentlessly following his every move. With her house under surveillance by the law and her life under threat from drug traffickers, gangsters and hitmen, Sophie must decide who she can trust and whose side she really wants to be on.

The Godfather for the 21st century. The Andalucian Friend is a major international thriller about an intricate crime web that engulfs all who are caught up in it.

Neil Smith lebt als Autor und Übersetzer in Montreal, Kanada. Sein Debüt Bang Crunch ist bereits in den USA, Großbritannien, Frankreich und Indien erschienen und unter anderem von der Washington Post zum Buch des Jahres gewählt worden. Die Stories waren außerdem nominiert für den Commonwealth Writers s Prize für Bestes Debüt und gewannen den Debüt-Preis der Quebec Writers Federation.