Infamous by Ace Atkins
Compelling. Atkins] captures the imminent end of the gangster heyday.-Booklist
In July 1933, the gangster known as George Machine Gun Kelly staged the kidnapping-forransom of an Oklahoma oilman. He would live to regret it.
Once again Ace Atkins transforms real-life events into riveting, thrilling fiction. Infamous is a passionate blend of historical novel and crime story-set in the first days of the modern FBI, featuring an unexpected hero, some of the most colorful supporting characters in recent crime fiction, and the unforgettable Kathryn Kelly (George Kelly's wife), the Lady Macbeth of Depression-era crime.
Ace Atkins is the New York Times bestselling author of the Quinn Colson series, the first two of which were nominated for Edgar Awards for Best Novel (he also has a third Edgar nomination for his short story, Last Good Deal Gone Down). He is also the author of numerous New York Times bestseller novels in the Robert B. Parker series. The Spenser series by Parker. He worked as a correspondent for the St. Louis Post-Dispatch before turning to fiction. In college, he was a defensive end for the undefeated Auburn University football team (for which he was featured on the cover of Sports Illustrated) and a crime reporter for the Tampa Tribune. He is a resident of Oxford, Mississippi.
| SKU | Unavailable |
| ISBN 13 | 9780399156304 |
| ISBN 10 | 0399156305 |
| Title | Infamous |
| Author | Ace Atkins |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Putnam Adult |
| Year published | 2010-04-29 |
| Number of pages | 406 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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