The Man Who Never Returned - Couverture souple

Quinn, Peter

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0823297977 ISBN 13 : 9780823297979

Editeur : Fordham University Press, 2021

Synopsis

Peter Quinn's The Man Who Never Returned is a noir-ish, stylized detective narrative set in 1950s New York. It follows Fintan, a retired detective turned private investigator who has been given the job of finding Judge Crater, who just went missing in 1930. Based on a real story, it is quite an intriguing tale that was even more so for people living at the time. The famous missing-person case is comparable to the Amelia Earhart missing-person case, though it could have been an even more interesting one. It was alleged that the missing judge may have had information about underhanded dealings in the New York judiciary. It was believed that if such information came to light, Franklin D. Roosevelt, then governor of New York, would have had a hard time becoming the president of the United States. There were also rumors that the judge, who was a known ladies' man, had either decided to disappear or had fallen afoul of the mafia. Featuring hardboiled characters and a beautiful re-creation of New York from the '50s, it is quite a compelling read.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Peter Quinn is a novelist, political historian, and foremost chronicler of New York City. He is the author of Banished Children of Eve, American Book Award winner; Looking for Jimmy: In Search of Irish America; and a trilogy of historical detective novels--Hour of the Cat, The Man Who Never Returned, and Dry Bones.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Fordham University Press
• Date d'édition: 2021
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0823297977
• ISBN 13: 9780823297979
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 333
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