| The Biggest Liar in Los Angeles: A California Century Novel Contributor(s): Kuhlken, Ken (Author), Porter, Ray (Read by) |
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ISBN: 144173922X ISBN-13: 9781441739223 Publisher: Blackstone Audiobooks OUR PRICE: $68.40 Product Type: Compact Disc - Other Formats Published: May 2010 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Fiction | Mystery & Detective - Historical |
| Dewey: FIC |
| Physical Information: 1.2" H x 6.8" W x 6.2" (0.50 lbs) |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: In 1926, musician Tom Hickey reads in a broadside about a lynching that the Los Angeles newspapers failed to report and discovers that the Negro victim was an old friend. When his neighbor, an LAPD detective, confirms that, officially, the lynching didn't occur, Hickey decides to investigate the murder. The investigation earns Tom beatings, gunfire meant to dissuade him, and warnings from a Klansman that he's made some formidable enemies. Among them may be infamous Police Chief Two Gun Davis, Examiner publisher and political heavyweight William Randolph Hearst, and Harry Chandler, owner of the Times, who owns more land than any man in the world. |
Contributor Bio(s): Kuhlken, Ken: - Ken Kuhlken earned degrees in literature and writing and has been a columnist for the San Diego Reader. His stories have appeared in Esquire and Best American Short Stories, and he won the St. Martin's Press / PWA Best First PI Novel Contest. Porter, Ray: -Ray Porter is an AudioFile Earphones Award-winning narrator and fifteen-year veteran of the Oregon Shakespeare Festival. He has appeared in numerous films and television shows, including Almost Famous, ER, and Frasier. |