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PublisherOneworld Publications

ISBN-10178607558X

ISBN-139781786075581

eBay Product ID (ePID)3038486898

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Book TitleSyndicate

Number of Pages400 Pages

LanguageEnglish

Publication Year2019

TopicCrime, Historical, Mystery & Detective / General

GenreFiction

AuthorGuy Bolton

FormatTrade Paperback

Dimensions

Item Height1.1 in

Item Weight13.5 Oz

Item Length7.8 in

Item Width5.1 in

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Dewey Edition23

Reviews'Whatever other good qualities a book with a historical setting may have, I consider it important for the writer to demonstrate a good sense of the time and place being treated, and I think Bolton meets that test quite well. He gives a good, provocative picture of the post-World War II zeitgeist.', 'A violent, engrossing work set in Hollywood and Las Vegas... Fast moving and written with a deceptively light touch The Syndicate can only enhance Bolton's growing reputation.', 'Bolton is a fine writer. This is a gripping, gloves-off period tale, sharply told with no holds barred.', 'The Pictures was an incisive noir thriller...and The Syndicate is just as good... The unravelling of a connection between Hollywood and the criminal world is adroitly done, and the period language never sounds a false note.', 'Bolton is an assured writer with a style more direct than poetic -- a plus for this crime casserole -- and he's got winning characters in Craine and Conroy, among others.', 'Bolton perfectly captures the era, with cameos by debauched Hollywood stars, rampant chauvinism and racism, and hearings by the House Un-American Activities Committee. Craine's fear, exhaustion, and desperation are palpable as one lead after another turns to a dead end. This top-notch thriller doesn't pause from beginning to end.', 'Former Los Angeles cop Jonathan Craine accepts an offer he can't refuse by mobster Meyer Lansky, plunging him back into the world of violence and corruption that lurks under the glitzy Hollywood facade. Real figures from the late 1940s mingle with the fictional in this terrific follow-up to last year's The Pictures . The powerful writing and masterful plotting carry a reminder of Chandler.', 'The movie business rules throughout...in this brilliantly portrayed crime novel... Humphrey Bogart, Judy Garland, and Cary Grant all have walk on parts in this exhilarating sequel... HIGHLY RECOMMENDED.', 'The author has done so many things right here... He not only made Craine's story a compelling read, but he moved it in unexpected directions...anyone can write a murder mystery, but making it as psychologically intense as the author's done here is a job well done.', 'Bolton's evocation of the period and its many real-life characters is perfect and sharply drawn, and I can only think of James Ellroy or Max Allan Collins, both US authors, who have equalled Bolton's feel for the atmosphere and mood of crooked Hollywood, and Craine sports all the colours of a classic troubled hardboiled character... A total success.', 'Guy Bolton's first novel, The Pictures was shortlisted for the CWA New Blood Award, and I'm sure another CWA nomination lies in wait for this, its sequel, The Syndicate... The final act plays out like a Western and is all the better for it. The Syndicate is a well-written crime noir thriller and surely only the second in what could be a long-running series.', 'When infamous mobster Bugsy Siegel is murdered, LAPD cop Jonathan Craine is summoned by the Las Vegas mafia to find out who's responsible. If he fails, he dies. Taut and atmospheric, this is an excellent classic detective novel.', 'Both gritty and glitzy, this evocative noir set in Hollywood's heyday feels like a lost reel from a Bogart classic.', 'If you enjoy hard-boiled American crime thrillers then this book is perfect for you. Highly recommended.', 'This is an entertaining and well-written novel that is set firmly in the milieu of post-war Hollywood... The plot fairly zips along with all the twists and turns that the reader expects from a noir-ish thriller.', 'Guy Bolton's first novel, The Pictures was shortlisted for the CWA New Blood Award, and I'm sure another CWA nomination lies in wait for this, its sequel, The Syndicate ... The final act plays out like a Western and is all the better for it. T he Syndicate is a well-written crime noir thriller and surely only the second in what could be a long-running series.', 'Bolton's excellent novels are skillful evocations of the era but have a genuine darkness at their heart...[Bolton] manages to convey something of the redemptive magic of the movie business.', 'This is a razor-sharp evocation of the links between the movies and the mob and cements Bolton's promise as a master of vintage Hollywood noir.'

Dewey Decimal823.92

SynopsisTHE HOTLY ANTICIPATED NEW THRILLER FROM THE AUTHOR OF THE PICTURES - SHORTLISTED FOR THE CWA NEW BLOOD AWARD. June 1947. Jonathan Craine has left his old life in Hollywood behind him. But when notorious gangster Bugsy Siegel is murdered, Craine is summoned back to Las Vegas to find his killer. All he has helping him is a lone crime reporter with her own agenda. He only has five days. Or there will be fatal consequences for Craine and his son., THE HOTLY ANTICIPATED NEW THRILLER FROM THE AUTHOR OF THE PICTURES - SHORTLISTED FOR THE CWA NEW BLOOD AWARD., The hotly anticipated sequel to The Pictures. Guy Bolton's unforgettable 1930s Hollywood fixer Jonathan Craine is thrust into the dark underbelly of the LA mafia, only to discover more secrets and lies June 1947 Eight years have passed since the events of The Pictures. Jonathan Craine has left his old life in Hollywood behind him, content to live out his days on a farm in rural California with his teenage son. But when infamous mobster and Las Vegas founder Bugsy Siegel is killed at his home in Beverly Hills, Craine is forced to face his past once again. Summoned to Las Vegas to meet mob head Meyer Lansky, Craine is given the impossible task of finding Siegel's murderers. He has no access to crime reports, no police contacts and no one to help in his investigation other than an ageing hit man and a female crime reporter with her own agenda. But Lanksy's orders aren't to be ignored; if Craine can't find Siegel's murderers in five days, he and his son will both be killed.

LC Classification NumberPR6102