White Shadow by Ace Atkins
?Mesmerizing?a tour de force from one of the best crime writers at work today. Michael ConnellyWhite Shadow is a ?stunning? (Lee Child) noir thriller based on real-life events.
1955: Tampa, Florida is a city pulsing with Sicilian and Cuban gangsters, cigar factories, sweet rum, and violence. The death of retired kingpin Charlie Wall? the White Shadow?has shocked the city, sending cops, reporters, and associates scrambling to find those responsible. As the trail winds through neighborhoods rich and poor, enmeshing the innocent and corrupt alike all the way down to the streets and casinos of Havana, an extraordinary story of revenge, honor, and greed emerges. For Charlie Wall had his secrets?secrets that if discovered could destroy a criminal empire and ignite a revolution.
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 | 9780425214909 |
| ISBN 10 | 0425214907 |
| Title | White Shadow |
| Author | Ace Atkins |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Berkley Books |
| Year published | 2007-04-03 |
| Number of pages | 402 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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