Lawrence Wright
3 SeriesLawrence Wright is a Pulitzer Prize-winning American author known for his thriller novels and non-fiction books. He is also a screenwriter and a staff writer for The New Yorker. Wright graduated from Tulane University and has taught at the American University in Cairo, Egypt.
In "God's Favorite" by Lawrence Wright, set during Christmas 1989, Tony Noriega, a disgraced former ally of major political figures, flees from multiple adversaries including the U.S. Congress, the Justice Department, and the Colombian mob. Desperate, Noriega turns to various sources for salvation, ranging from God to voodoo priests. With a million-dollar bounty on his head and 20,000 American soldiers in pursuit, his options dwindle rapidly. This standalone novel captures Noriega's frantic search for redemption amidst a backdrop of intense political and personal turmoil.
