Jon Talton
Auteur de Concrete Desert
Séries
Œuvres de Jon Talton
The Opposite of Fate 1 exemplaire
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Partage des connaissances
- Sexe
- male
- Nationalité
- USA
- Lieu de naissance
- Arizona, USA
- Lieux de résidence
- Seattle, Washington, USA
- Professions
- economics columnist for the Seattle Times
columnist for the Arizona Republic
Knight Western Fellow in Journalism at the University of Southern California
community fellow at the Morrison Institute at Arizona State University
Membres
Critiques
Prix et récompenses
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Statistiques
- Œuvres
- 16
- Aussi par
- 1
- Membres
- 450
- Popularité
- #54,506
- Évaluation
- 3.8
- Critiques
- 43
- ISBN
- 110
- Langues
- 1
The police are doing nothing to investigate the ‘suspicious death’ as the Phoenix Chamber of Commerce doesn’t want crime to scare away the tourists. As a result, it is up to Hammons, along with his girlfriend, photographer Victoria Vasquez, to investigate the dismembered body. As they gather evidence, several suspects emerge, including the girl’s ex-boyfriend and a crooked cop. It also appears she was not as innocent as everyone says she was. But Hammons also has the feeling he’s being followed and, at times, played. Are Gene and Victoria putting their lives in danger to get at the truth?
Talton includes flashbacks to Gene’s tracking and capture of the University Park Strangler which provides insights into his investigative methods.
As I mentioned earlier, City of Dark Corners definitely has that 1930s/1940s pulp feel to it. As a matter of fact, the author includes a Note on Language, stating that he is using the vernacular of the era, which include racial epithets and references to ethnicity and gender that would be considered highly offensive today.
But Talton has created an empathetic character in Gene Hammons, one who readers will like and root for. There is some violence and a lot of action, none of which is gratuitous. Talton shines in weaving together of the mystery with The Great War, the Depression, hoboes and Hoovervilles, the migration west, Prohibition and organized crime. But these were the signs of those times. In addition, some well known dignitaries and crime bosses of the time are characters in the book, all lending atmosphere to the story.
I don’t know if Gene Hammons and crew are the beginnings of a new series, but I’d be happy if they are. Talton is a breath of fresh air in an overly crowded American mystery scene.… (plus d'informations)