True DetectiveAuthor :
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Published : Tuesday 16 August 2011
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In the mob-choked Chicago of 1932, private detective Nathan Heller may be willing to risk his life to earn a Depression dollar, but he never sacrifices his sardonic wit. Now, author Max Allan Collins (Road to Perdition) reissues the contemporary classic that introduces the wise-cracking Nathan Heller in all his guts and glory. When Mayor Cermakâ?Ts â?oHoodlum Squadâ?? brings Heller along on a raid with no instructions but to keep his mouth shut and his gun handy, he becomes an unwitting, unwilling part of a hit on Al Caponeâ?Ts successor, Frank Nitti. As a result, Heller quits the force to become a private eye; his first jobâ?"head off a nation-shaking political assassination in Miami Beach. With the Chicago Worldâ?Ts Fair as a backdrop, Heller encounters a Ragtime array of crooks and clients, including Al Capone, George Raft, â?oDutchâ?? Reagan, and FDR himself. Rich in riveting plot turns, including a heartbreaking romance, True Detective is one of the most highly entertaining and unlikely coming-of-age stories written. Thatâ?Ts why mystery fans and critics alike rank the history thriller True Detective at the top of their listsâ?"and why the book swept up a Shamus Award for the best novel from the Private Eye Writers of America.
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