The Untameable

A young man in Mexico City seeks revenge for his murdered brother, while a hunter in Canada's Yukon tracks a wolf that his grandfather warned him about. The two stories are intertwined as they explore themes of vengeance, destiny, and the inner call of the wild.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 704 pages
Publication date: 14 April 2022
Publisher: Quercus Publishing

Goodfellas meets White Fang in this epic tale by the BAFTA-winning screenwriter of Amores Perros. An intriguing and virile novel, it was shortlisted for the Sunday Times Crime Club and the Irish Examiner. Set in Yukon, Canada's far north, a young man tracks a wolf through the wilderness, the one his grandfather warned him about. In Mexico City, Juan Guillermo has pledged vengeance for his murdered brother, Carlos, and his parents, sentenced to death by their grief. However, in 1960s Mexico, justice is sold to the highest bidder, and the Catholic fanatics who killed Carlos are allied to Zunita, a corrupt and influential police commander. To quench his thirst for revenge, Juan Guillermo must answer his inner call of the wild and discover what links his destiny to a hunter on the other side of America. This gripping coming-of-age thriller of vengeance and destiny is set between Mexico City's murderous 1960s underworld and the bleak tundras of Canada's most remote province. Translated from the Spanish by Frank Wynne and Jessie Mendez Sayer, it is a must-read for fans of crime fiction and adventure.

Weight: 484g
Dimension: 131 x 196 x 48 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9780857058225