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Edsel: (Detroit Crime, Bk 4)
Edsel - Detroit Crime, Bk 4
Author: Loren D. Estleman
It's Detroit, 1950's: the age of Sputnik, Joe McCarthy, and fast money. Connie Minor is a washed-up newspaper man who is about to get a second shot. His ticket: sell America Henry Ford's new dream car, the Edsel. Unfortunately for Connie, everybody in Detroit wants a piece of the dream, from mobsters to pro wrestlers, from Walter Reuther to a re...  more »
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ISBN-13: 9780446403665
ISBN-10: 0446403660
Publication Date: 3/1996
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Publisher: Mysterious Pr
Book Type: Paperback
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summerlady46 avatar reviewed Edsel: (Detroit Crime, Bk 4) on + 44 more book reviews
Perhaps living near Detroit has colored my opinion of this book, but I found it absolutely terrific. Written in the style of Raymond Chandler, Estleman gives his man Connie Minor a repertoire of clever and cynical remarks in tune with the rest of the cast. Though the plot was convoluted to the extent that I sometimes lost my way, I thoroughly enjoyed this book due to Estleman's metaphor and simile-packed language.


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