Kill Your Darlings Contributor(s): Collins, Max Allan (Author) |
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ISBN: 1612185223 ISBN-13: 9781612185224 Publisher: Thomas & Mercer OUR PRICE: $13.46 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: December 2012 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Fiction | Mystery & Detective - Historical - Fiction | Literary |
Dewey: 813.54 |
LCCN: 2013498176 |
Series: Mallory Novel |
Physical Information: 0.54" H x 5.53" W x 8.24" (0.66 lbs) 218 pages |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: Roscoe Kane is one of the last--and, in Mallory's opinion, best--of the old-school mystery writers. Back in the day, he turned out crime thrillers filled with babes, bullets, and tough-guy banter. But today Kane is filled with bitterness over the nosedive his career took after he sued a publisher. For Mallory, who learned his craft at Kane's knee, it's tough watching his literary hero drown his sorrows in booze--but it's a million times tougher finding the old master drowned in a hotel bathtub. Some call it ironic that Kane meets his end in the middle of Bouchercon, the famed convention that's a mecca for mystery writers. The Chicago coroner calls it a drunken mishap. But Mallory spies treachery mingled with the tragedy. Just like a classic whodunit, there's a gallery full of suspects--from a scorned ex-wife and an ostracized gay son to an underhanded publisher and a roster of rival writers with axes to grind. Throw in a knockout dame who gives Mallory a private eyeful, an alluring widow who's not too sad to be seductive, and a clutch of thugs who let their knuckles do the talking, and Mallory has his hands full finding justice for his hero. |
Contributor Bio(s): Collins, Max Allan: - Max Allan Collins is the New York Times best-selling author of Road to Perdition and multiple award-winning novels, screenplays, comic books, comic strips, trading cards, short stories, movie novelizations, and historical fiction. He has scripted the Dick Tracy comic strip, Batman comic books, and written tie-in novels based on the CSI, Bones, and Dark Angel TV series; collaborated with legendary mystery author Mickey Spillane; and authored numerous mystery novels including the Quarry, Nolan, Mallory, and the bestselling Nathan Heller historical thrillers. His additional Mallory novels include The Baby Blue Rip-Off, Kill Your Darlings, A Shroud for Aquarius, and Nice Weekend for a Murder. |