The Broken Fixer by Ralph Dennis
Brand: Brash Books LLC
Product Description
The gritty hardedged novel of sex crime and corruption in 1970s Atlanta...and the man who is paid to hide it all... by Ralph Dennis author of the legendary Hardman series of detective novels. Vince Gorman is a ruthless lawyer with flexible morality who makes problems go away for David Wardlaw an Atlanta real estate developer and the owner of the citys pro basketball team. Wardlaw doesnt care how Vince fixes things...as long as it gets done. But now Vince is in over his head... covering up a possibly fatal hitandrun by the teams hardpartying star shooter... and competing with Wardlaws rivals to bribe blackmail and intimidate the corrupt politicians who award the citys rich construction contracts...all while desperately scrambling to keep his own life of dark secrets relentless womanizing and soulrotting compromises from crashing down around him. This is an edited and revised version of a book previously published in 1975 under the title Atlanta. Praise for Ralph Dennis Ralph Dennis has mastered the genre and supplied top entertainment. New York TimesHis prose is muscular swift and highly readable. Joe R. Lansdale author of the Hap ampamp Leonard novels the basis for the hit TV series.Exceptional characterization strong and vigorous prose and a glimpse into a place and time that has long since disappeared. Mystery Scene MagazineAn underappreciated master. Robert J. Randisi founder of the Private Eye Writers of America.Straightup hardboiled crime fiction written in a tight evocative voice with a wicked dark sense of humor. Lee Goldberg 1 New York Times bestselling author of True Fiction and Lost Hills. show more
Condition : New
Author : Ralph Dennis
Weight : 450.21
Publisher : Brash Books LLC
Language : English
EAN : 9781941298190
ISBN10 : 1941298192
Format : Paperback
Date of Publication : 20193103
Place of Publication : NA
Pagination : NA
Dimensions : 140 X 216 X 15mm