Barranca

by Troon Mcallister

Book Overview

Legendary curmudgeon and hustler extraordinaire Eddie Caminetti has taken on the Ryder Cup (The Green), unrepentant sinners (The Fourseome), and the entire golf equipment industry (Scratch). But... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1590710231
• ISBN13: 9781590710234
• Release Date: April 2004
• Publisher: Rugged Land Books
• Length: 389 Pages
• Weight: 1.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 6.3" x 9.2"

Customer Reviews

Excellent, on all counts

I'm not enough of a critic to comment in detail, I just love to read and this book got to me in a big way, not the least of which was the number of my "hot buttons" that MacAllister was able to express a lot better than I could. It's a great story, filled with characters you hate to leave (even the bad guys), and just when you think you know what's really going on, you really don't. I'm going to read all of his other novels as soon as possible, with fingers crossed that they're as good as this one.

Troon goes "off-tackle" to create a huge winner

I always grimace a little when picking up a sequel to a favorite book (or, in this case, bookS.) The strain to punch out cookie-cutter copies of a winner invariably goes south. But McAllister socks us with a hugely satisfying surprise by forgoing "just another golf novel." He has wisely chosen to stray a little from the links (although there's still plenty of terrifically clever golf action) and take us on a bitingly satirical ride all over the western hemisphere, with my favorite character in all of literature, Eddie Caminetti, flexing his considerable hustle-muscle in remarkable new ways. HIGHLY RECOMMENDED, not just for diehard Eddie fans but the general read who loves intricate plotting and dizzyingly creative writing.

Biting satire - terrific fun

I'm convinced: There's no better writer in the sports novel genre than Troon McAllister. This is only the latest in a string of wonderful books that can be read on any of many levels. The social satire is cutting edge, the story is as thrilling as anything by Clancy or Follett, and all the while the belly laughs just keep on coming. A book to be savored, and as highly recommended as they come.

Another classic - Eddie strikes again!

Eddie Caminetti is like Harry Potter for the thinking adult: His adventures just get better and better. This one takes place on a geopolitical scale and, as usual, Troon McAllister leaves a trail of thoroughly skewered sacred cows in his wake. Everything you ever hated about network news but didn't know how to express is here, and the same goes for Washington power players and a handful of cultural affectations, all wrapped up in a deliriously intriguing plot as fast-paced as Grisham and as keenly observed as Turow. Eddie rocks as never before, and he's rocked plenty before.

Back, and better than ever

Like a lot of other fans of McAllister, I worry whenever a new Eddie Caminetti novel appears -- can he sustain one of the greatest franchises in popular literature? The answer here is a resounding Yes. McAllister rips the living daylights out of Washington and international politics, popular culture and the news media, all wrapped up in a terrific yarn with so many intriguing twists and turns it makes The Manchurian Candidate look like Mother Goose. As compelling and suspenseful as any Clancy or Ludlum thriller, this is nevertheless an hysterically funny book, full of surprisingly profound insights that will have you thinking as well as laughing. Eddie Caminetti, in all his glorious irreverence and iconoclasm, explodes off the pages. One thing is for sure: You'll never look at a news broadcast the same way again.