Apaches: A Novel of Suspense

by Lorenzo Carcaterra

Book Overview

Boomer. Dead-Eye. Pins. Geronimo. Reverend Jim. Mrs. Columbo. Legends of the NYPD, they were great cops. The best cops. But they are cops no more. Now they are apaches, a renegade unit working on... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Mass Market Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0345422511
• Release Date: June 1998
• Publisher: Ballantine Books
• Length: 384 Pages
• Weight: 0.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 6.9" x 0.8" x 4.2"

Customer Reviews

Great book

This is an above average book that keeps readers on the edge of their seats until they're done, then makes them want more! Mr. Carcaterra did an outstanding job on this book. This book puts you into the eyes of a group of renegade retired cops that are going up against the biggest drug Queen in the US. This nailbiting adventure should be required reading in English classes.

GREAT BOOK!

i can't belive that their are people out there that do not like this book! it was great! a story about 5 former policemen back to kill evil! i mean common its a book you guys can't start analizing it. read it for fun... one of my favorite books with all the other Carcaterra books, like Sleppers, A safe Place and Gangsters... i am a true Carcaterra I PROMISE YOULL LIKE THE BOOK! just give it a chance

DON'T GET IN THE WAY OF THE "APACHES"

My first introduction to this author was via his bestseller Sleepers which, I have been quoted as saying, was one of the best books I've ever read. While I had high expectations at the start of this book, I wasn't disappointed as many other reviewers seem to have been. I almost feel as if I have to justify my 5 star rating. I knew nothing was going to be as good as Sleepers, so I kept an open mind while reading. In my estimation, Carcaterra cannot disappoint me because his storytelling expertise is unparalleled. Since I am not reviewing this book based on the number of cliches nor am I expecting a great literary masterpiece, my enjoyment factor alone warrants the 5 stars given.In the first part of the book, we are introduced to six characters, each of which was a great cop at one point in their lives. Unfortunately, things happen, cops get hurt and these six cops are forced to collect their pensions, lick their wounds and perform jobs that are less than enjoyable than their previous employment with the NYPD. While they are still physically alive, they feel dead inside. Each of them had an expertise and it is this expertise that will bring them together once again as a renegade crime stopping unit called Apaches. They are not sanctioned by the police department but still have enough connections to be able to call in the favors necessary to enable them to perform their mission.They have some great nicknames as well -- Boomer, Dead-Eye, Pins, Geronimo, Reverend Jim and Mrs. Columbo. Carcaterra introduces you to each character individually and you feel an immediate connection. Since the premise of the book is about disabled cops, you read each chapter with trepidation knowing full well that doom is imminent just around the corner. As the Apaches, they get involved with trying to stop a drug trafficking ring led by a woman, named Lucia, out of her homebase in Arizona. Her tentacles stretch all the way across the country but then so do theirs. There's one other member in their group and he isn't a cop at all -- not by any stretch of the imagination. His name is Nunzio and he is the owner of an Italian restaurant where the Apaches meet. Lucia's connections can't compare to Nunzio's if you catch my drift. While some of this book is definitely gruesome, the characters are so inspiring in not only trying to right a wrong but in the way they need their cop work to keep them alive. Unfortunately, throughout the entire book, you just know that they won't all come out alive and therein lies the dilemma -- who's going to die and who's going to live. Once again, Carcaterra has done it for me. I just love the way he tells a story. He makes me feel as if I know each character as a friend and I couldn't ask any more from an author.

The Best of the Best.

I have read many Detective books but they can't hold a candle to "Apaches". Dirty Harry is a wimp by compairson. You will fall in love with all of the "Apaches" and when you finish the book you will feel like you are loosing a friend, and not want to put it away on the book shelf. I have loaned Apaches out to many of my friends and they all say it's the best they ever read. "Give us more Lorenzo" Bring back Boomer and the rest in on going Novels.C.W. Tilley

A very heroic tale of a courageous band of ex-cops.

I think this is a wonderful book from the author Lorenzo Carcaterra. I have never read any of his books, but this novel certainly took my breath away. Even though some readers complained of the graphic and sometimes unbelievable crimes that were committed in the story(but shouldn't you stop to think that crimes like those do go on in society)but coming from a seventeen year old's point of view I think that the story is all together brilliant. The passion these police officers had before they were put out of commission, I have never seen in a police officer out of the world of fantasy. These officers strived to at least make one last difference in their world before they had to live in it without feeling the satisfaction of knowing they made it safe for future citizens and themselves. The lifestyle they had to take because of their injuries could not feed the hunger and feeling they missed of bringing down a criminal. The way "Pins and "Geronimo" died was very moving because of the way they shared that special moment right before they died. Also the way "Boomer" and Mrs. Columbo carried their secret love for each other all the way till the end was just so breathtaking. I would recommend it to any high school student or a person of any age, believe me you won't regret reading this book. If I had it my way I would give it ten stars. I also want to include my English teacher Ms. Bernabei for encouraging me to read the book.