Its 1950 in Chicago, P.I. Nate Hellers old stomping grounds. But things are different now, and the wind is blowing in a different, decidedly more dangerous direction. Congressman-with-a-cause and presidential-hopeful Estes Kefauver creates the Committee on Organized Crime to put the squeeze on the moband anyone who ever associated with them. Heller tries to lay low, but when ex-cop Bill Drury cooperates and mafia moll Jackie Payne sings, Heller finds himself catapulted into the middle of the investigation. Quick wits and tough talk swirl in the middle of Kefauvers senatorial charade as Max Allan Collins blends fact and fiction to stunning results. When Drury is murdered and Jackie disappears, Heller decides its time for a little paybackand maybe some ice cold justice. With the mob and Kefauvers crime committee hot on his trial, Heller mixes with the likes of Frank Sinatra, Jayne Mansfield, and Senator Joe McCarthy on a wild Windy City ride.
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Publication Date: 13 Sep 2011
Publisher: Amazon Publishing
Publication City/Country: United States
Language: English
ISBN13: 9781612180946
About Max Allan Collins
Max Allan Collins has earned fifteen Private Eye Writers of America Shamus nominations winning for his Nathan Heller novels True Detective and Stolen Away and receiving the PWA life achievement award the Eye. His graphic novel Road to Perdition which is the basis of the Academy Awardwinning film starring Tom Hanks was followed by two novels Road to Purgatory and Road to Paradise. His suspense series include Quarry Nolan Mallory and Eliot Ness and his numerous comics credits include the syndicated Dick Tracy and his own Ms. Tree. He has written and directed four feature films and two documentaries. His other produced screenplays include The Expert an HBO World Premiere. His coffee-table book The History of Mystery received nominations for every major mystery award and Mens Adventure Magazines won the Anthony Award. Collins lives in Muscatine Iowa with his wife writer Barbara Collins. They have collaborated on seven novels and numerous short stories and are currently writing the Trash n Treasures mysteries.