The Detroit Electric Scheme by De Johnson
It's Detroit 1910: When Will Anderson finds the body of John Cooper crushed in a huge hydraulic press, he panics - for good reason. The body is in his father's electric automobile factory, in the department Will manages. Worse yet, Cooper is engaged to the woman Will loves, his ex-fiancee Elizabeth Hume. He runs, eluding the police but leaving behind his cap and automobile. Under threat from a blackmailer and with the police closing in, Will discovers that Elizabeth is in terrible danger. He follows her through the Detroit underworld, trying to save her and find the killer at the same time. As the evidence mounts, Will gets closer and closer to the secret Cooper had been desperately trying to keep - a secret that could cost Will not only his life, but also the lives of the people he loves most.
A Les Miserables for the American Experience:Part Noir, part tale of obsession and persecution, and all historically sound..If you liked Dennis Lehane's The Given Day, you'll waste no time devouring Detroit Electric. - Loren D. Estleman, author of Alone and Frames
D. E. Johnson has been writing fiction since childhood. He comes by his interest in automotive history through his grandfather, who was the vice president of Checker Motors. Johnson lives near Kalamazoo, Michigan, with his family and is working on the sequel to The DetroitElectric Scheme. Visit his Web site at www.dejohnsonauthor.com.
| SKU | Unavailable |
| ISBN 13 | 9780312644567 |
| ISBN 10 | 0312644566 |
| Title | The Detroit Electric Scheme |
| Author | De Johnson |
| Series | Detroit Mysteries Ser |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Minotaur Books,US |
| Year published | 2010-09-14 |
| Number of pages | 320 |
| Prizes | Winner of Michigan Notable Books 2011 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
| Note | Unavailable |