NIGHT PRAYERS

two colombian siblings struggle to reunite as the clock ticks down in this emotional thriller from an author praised for his masterful suspense (publishers weekly). as a boy, manuel was a dreamer, a lover of literature, and a tagger. his sister, juana, made a promise to do everything in her power to protect him from the drug- and violence-infested streets of bogotá. she decided to take him as far from colombia as possible, and in order to raise the money to do so, she went to work as a high-priced escort and entered into contact with the dangerous world of corrupt politicians--and when things spun out of control she was forced to flee, leaving her beloved brother behind.now manuel, a philosophy student, has been arrested in bangkok and accused of drug trafficking. unless he enters a guilty plea he will almost certainly be sentenced to death. but it is not this prospect that weighs most heavily on him--it is the longing for his sister, juana, whom he hasn´t seen for years. before he dies he wants nothing more than to be with her again. finally, one man learns of manuel´s situation and decides to find juana--now married to a rich man in tokyo--and reunite the siblings. but it is a feat that may be beyond his power . . . with the style that has earned him a reputation as one of the most important colombian writers (manuel vázquez montalbán), santiago gamboa presents a compelling and moving story about the mean streets of bogotá, the sordid bordellos of thailand, and a love between siblings that knows no end.