Scratched - Couverture souple

Partridge, J J

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1940192722 ISBN 13 : 9781940192727

Editeur : Koehler Books, 2014

Synopsis

As Algy Temple, the deft pool player, sleuth and Ivy League university lawyer, investigates the suspicious death of a retired professor, it coincides with his involvement in a high stakes pool tournament in Providence, where old world shadows hang heavily in the air. Unexpectedly, he finds himself on a path that leads him to Rome and the Boot of Italy where he confronts the dreaded 'Ndrangheta crime family and discovers a past haunted by vendetta and conspiracy. Mobsters and shylocks, a Ponzi scheme, an outraged Italo-American community locked in a culture war with the University, a pool hustler's last gambit for recognition, and his fiancé's, the sassy and beautiful Nadie Winokur, focus on their upcoming wedding add complexity to the suspenseful tension. Algy picks his way through dark alleys of moral corruption and the murky world of big time pool where the match becomes a wager of life and death.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

An astute observer of academia politics and politicians, and pool, J.J. Partridge's novels illuminate academic sensibilities and campus foibles, political turf wars and ethnic tensions, civic sleaziness, gaming's relationship with Native Americans, and particularly the murky world of the sport of pool, both amateur and professional. "Carom Shot" and "Straight Pool" are the prior titles in the Algy Temple mysteries; "Scratched" continues the series. J.J. Partridge's distinguished career practicing law provides experience with Providence's high times and low lifes.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Koehler Books
• Date d'édition: 2014
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1940192722
• ISBN 13: 9781940192727
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 200
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible