City of Angels
Autor Kenneth Brombergen Limba Engleză Hardback – 9 noi 2020
Sam navigates L.A.'s seedy underbelly with help from an unlikely trio: Sam's partner, Lonnie, a handsome detective whose cavalier attitude conceals a troubled past outside of the law; Sam's friend, Edward Bixby, a brilliant man whose crucial forensic work is performed off the books since the LAPD would never hire a Black man for a murder investigation; and Susan, Sam's sister and moral compass, a war widow and mother who pursues leads of her own. The story takes place in the movie capital of the world, a city that attracts wide-eyed innocents and cold-hearted killers; a City of Angels.
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Specificații
ISBN-13: 9781787585362
ISBN-10: 1787585360
Pagini: 240
Dimensiuni: 146 x 218 x 26 mm
Greutate: 0.36 kg
Editura: Flame Tree Publishing
Colecția FLAME TREE PRESS
Locul publicării:New York, United Kingdom
ISBN-10: 1787585360
Pagini: 240
Dimensiuni: 146 x 218 x 26 mm
Greutate: 0.36 kg
Editura: Flame Tree Publishing
Colecția FLAME TREE PRESS
Locul publicării:New York, United Kingdom
Notă biografică
Kenneth Bromberg has wanted to be a writer for as long as he can remember. Born in Queen of Angels Hospital in downtown Los Angeles, he has had a lifelong fascination with the city’s corrupt and colorful history. This fascination is woven into his second novel, City of Angels, a noir tale set in the back alleys of 1920s Los Angeles, as well as his first book, American Dreams, a multi-generational saga about three immigrants from Europe who flee to New York City before arriving to the glitz and glamour of a very different corner of Los Angeles: Hollywood.
After college, Bromberg worked as a bartender, listening carefully to yarns of customers who'd left behind a checkered past to transform themselves into soap opera stars, real estate agents and even police officers. He later earned an MBA at UCLA and became a certified public accountant. During retirement, he started his writing career in earnest, utilizing the knowledge gained from his life experiences, a passion for history, and an ear for narrative.
Bromberg lives in Santa Monica, California, with his wife, Carol, close to their grown sons. He is currently working on his third novel.
After college, Bromberg worked as a bartender, listening carefully to yarns of customers who'd left behind a checkered past to transform themselves into soap opera stars, real estate agents and even police officers. He later earned an MBA at UCLA and became a certified public accountant. During retirement, he started his writing career in earnest, utilizing the knowledge gained from his life experiences, a passion for history, and an ear for narrative.
Bromberg lives in Santa Monica, California, with his wife, Carol, close to their grown sons. He is currently working on his third novel.
Recenzii
"This is a deep, layered novel with themes of abuse, racism, drugs, corruption and the fight for justice, no matter if you need to severely blur the lines: our Angels are not afraid to put away their wings for a while to get the job done."
" [...] of the characters will stay with me for a while I enjoyed reading about them all, wouldn’t mind another instalment with Sam and ‘the gang’.
"There is an awful lot of story packed into these 229 pages, you finish it feeling you have read a much longer novel-I mean this as a compliment. I think this is because it covers so many social issues that were not only prevalent in the 1920’s Hollywood, but which also permeate the 21st Century."
"City of Angels was a great read and I would recommend it to anyone who likes noir mysteries. Just be prepared for some hard-hitting topics which are made all the more sad because many of them still exist of 100 years later. Bromberg is an author to watch and I'm amazed at the talent Flame Tree Press has managed to secure."
Praise for American Dreams:
"There’s something of The Godfather to this sweeping novel. [...] It’s an involving tale that has the full gamut of experience: love, life, and death. All in all, it’s an intriguing tale well told."
" [...] of the characters will stay with me for a while I enjoyed reading about them all, wouldn’t mind another instalment with Sam and ‘the gang’.
"There is an awful lot of story packed into these 229 pages, you finish it feeling you have read a much longer novel-I mean this as a compliment. I think this is because it covers so many social issues that were not only prevalent in the 1920’s Hollywood, but which also permeate the 21st Century."
"City of Angels was a great read and I would recommend it to anyone who likes noir mysteries. Just be prepared for some hard-hitting topics which are made all the more sad because many of them still exist of 100 years later. Bromberg is an author to watch and I'm amazed at the talent Flame Tree Press has managed to secure."
Praise for American Dreams:
"There’s something of The Godfather to this sweeping novel. [...] It’s an involving tale that has the full gamut of experience: love, life, and death. All in all, it’s an intriguing tale well told."
Descriere
It's 1924. Sam Lacy, tough as nails robbery/homicide detective follows his own unique code of conduct within the racist and corrupt Los Angeles Police Department. Together with a group of allies, he must solve the murder of his old flame and deal with a ruthless and powerful predator who victimizes vulnerable young Chinese immigrants.