Magic City: A Novel - Softcover

Hall, James W.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 031294747X ISBN 13: 9780312947477

Publisher: St. Martin's Paperbacks, 2008

Synopsis

A simple black and white photograph taken during the 1964 Cassius Clay-Sonny Liston fight on Miami Beach may hold the key to a horrific, politically-motivated crime forty-two years earlier. After it mysteriously reappears, the photo is burned in an act of arson that sets off a modern-day killing spree reaching from the quiet neighborhoods of Miami to the back corridors of the White House.

What the killer did not know is that a copy of the photograph still remains. When it falls into Thorn’s hands, he and everyone he close to him—including his beloved Alexandra—become the targets of madmen and trained hitmen, each of whom has a powerful motive to see the photograph destroyed...and will go to murderous lengths to make it disappear forever.

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From the Back Cover:

National bestselling author James W. Hall’s MAGIC CITY is an unforgettable crime thriller—a book that does for Miami what Chinatown did for Los Angeles.

“DAMN GOOD.”—Miami Sun Post

A simple black and white photograph taken during the 1964 Cassius Clay-Sonny Liston fight on Miami Beach may hold the key to a horrific, politically-motivated crime forty-two years earlier. After it mysteriously reappears, the photo is burned in an act of arson that sets off a modern-day killing spree reaching from the quiet neighborhoods of Miami to the back corridors of the White House.

“Impossible to put down.” —Library Journal (Starred Review)

What the killer did not know is that a copy of the photograph still remains. When it falls into Thorn’s hands, he and everyone he close to him—including his beloved Alexandra—become the targets of madmen and trained hitmen, each of whom has a powerful motive to see the photograph destroyed...and will go to murderous lengths to make it disappear forever.

“Torrid...provocative and memorable.”—The News & Observer (Raleigh, NC)

From the Inside Flap:

Based on real events, and newly declassified documents, Magic City, like L.A. Confidential and Chinatown, evokes a time in our nation’s history when powerful men were willing to do whatever they thought necessary to achieve their goals. A simple black and white photograph taken during the 1964 Clay-Liston fight on Miami Beach sets off a modern-day murder spree that reaches from the quiet neighborhoods of Miami to the back corridors of the White House. When the last remaining copy falls into Thorn’s hands, he and everyone he loves become the target of madmen and trained killers, each of whom has his own powerful motive to see the photograph destroyed forever and its secrets kept hidden.  To find retribution for the death of a loved one, Thorn joins forces with a dangerous enemy to solve a maddening puzzle. Unraveling this dangerous riddle shakes the foundation of his bond with both Alexandra as well as his closest friend, and sends him on a deadly journey into the dark heart of Magic City. But cover-ups have a way of disintegrating over time, especially when someone like Thorn is pounding on the door.

About this edition

• Publisher: St. Martin's Paperbacks
• Publication date: 2008
• ISBN 10: 031294747X
• ISBN 13: 9780312947477
• Binding: Mass Market Paperback
• Number of pages: 336