Patrick Hasburgh – författare

From 21-Jump Street writer and series creator Patrick Hasburgh, a part thriller, part family novel about an ex-pat American living and surfing in Mexico, the family he loves, and the murder he witnesses, in the vein of Don Winslow’s The Dawn Patrol.“It’s rare to find a novel that’s so harrowing, funny and touching at the same time, but Patrick Hasburgh somehow pulls it off. His surf-bum narrator is a new classic—think of Philip Marlowe, on a longboard.”      —Carl Hiaasen, New York Times bestselling author of Razor Girl“Fueled by equal parts humor and suspense, Pirata makes for a fast and satisfying read.”   — Kem Nunn, author of National Book Award Finalist Tapping the Source"Going straight at the stuff that scares you is good advice. I just didn’t have the courage to do it…”—Nick LutzIn a former life, Nick Lutz, sold cars in the Golden State. He had a wife and a young son, and they struggled along until Nick was shot in the head when a potential customer hijacked the car he was demonstrating. The incident sets off a bad-luck domino fall, and he loses an eye, his job, his family, and, eventually, his self-respect.With nothing left, Nick heads for Mexico, where he sheds his former self among an eclectic group of expats and locals, who fondly name him “Pirata” on account of his eye patch. There on the beaches of Sabanita, Nick and his buddy Winsor drink, surf, and—most of all—escape, buoyed away from their pasts on south swells and Tecate. Nothing epic. That is until Winsor’s girlfriend, Meagan, ends their abusive relationship and flees with her two boys to the safety and solace of Nick’s beachside casita. A monsoon season fling of convenience turns into a torrid love affair as new loyalties and dark secrets are shaped into something like a family. But when the local policía struggle to identify a body that has washed up in the surf, Nick realizes his secrets—and sins—have caught up with him. And there are dangerous new surprises that have yet to roll in with the tide. . . . A gifted storyteller, Hasburgh drops readers into the middle of a gripping, heartwarming, viscerally compelling page turner. At once tender and deadly hysterical, Pirata is a novel readers won’t soon forget.

An ex-car salesman heads to Mexico following a near-death experience, but trouble soon finds him in this “thoughtful” thriller” (Publishers Weekly).In a former life, Nick Lutz, sold cars in the Golden State. He had a wife and a young son, and they struggled along until Nick was shot in the head when a potential customer hijacked the car he was demonstrating. The incident sets off a bad-luck domino fall, and he loses an eye, his job, his family, and, eventually, his self-respect.With nothing left, Nick heads for Mexico, where he sheds his former self among an eclectic group of expats and locals, who fondly name him “Pirata” on account of his eye patch. There on the beaches of Sabanita, Nick and his buddy Winsor drink, surf, and—most of all—escape, buoyed away from their pasts on south swells and Tecate. Nothing epic. That is until Winsor’s girlfriend, Meagan, ends their abusive relationship and flees with her two boys to the safety and solace of Nick’s beachside casita. A monsoon season fling of convenience turns into a torrid love affair as new loyalties and dark secrets are shaped into something like a family. But when the local policía struggle to identify a body that has washed up in the surf, Nick realizes his secrets—and sins—have caught up with him. And there are dangerous new surprises that have yet to roll in with the tide. . . .A gifted storyteller, Hasburgh drops readers into the middle of a gripping, heartwarming, viscerally compelling page turner. At once tender and deadly hysterical, Pirata is a novel readers won’t soon forget.

Nick myy autoja, hänellä on vaimo ja pieni poika, ja aivan tavallinen elämä. Kaikki muuttuu kuitenkin sekunnissa, kun varas kaappaa Nickin kaupitteleman auton ja ampuu Nickiä päähän kesken työpäivän. Tapaus laukaisee huonon onnen dominoefektin, jonka seurauksena Nick menettää toisen silmänsä, työnsä, perheensä ja lopulta itsekunnioituksensakin.Nick pakenee Meksikoon, surffariksi Sabanitan rannoille, ja saa lempinimen Pirata, sillä hänen toista silmäänsä peittää musta silmälappu. Nick rakastuu Meganiin, kahden pojan äitiin, joka pakenee väkivaltaista ex-miestään. Mutta huono onni ei jätä Nickiä rauhaan, ja kun rannalta löydetään ruumis, jota paikallinen poliisi ei kykene tunnistamaan, Nickin menneisyys pulpahtaa pintaan. Pian Nick ja hänen rakkaansa ovat vaarassa ja keskellä uusia karmaisevia tapahtumia. Onko Nickillä mitään mahdollisuutta katkaista synkkien tapahtumien kierrettä ja selvitä hengissä?PATRICK HASBURGH on käsikirjoittaja, tuottaja ja ohjaaja, joka tunnetaan mm. 21 Jump Street -sarjasta. Hän jätti TV- ja elokuvamaailman vuonna 2000 ja kirjoittaa nykyisin romaaneja, hiihtää ja surffaa. Pirata – myrskyn ratsastaja on hänen toinen romaaninsa.