Overview
June 1947 Eight years have passed since the events of The Pictures. Jonathan Craine has left his old life in Hollywood behind him, content to live out his days on a farm in rural California with his teenage son. But when infamous mobster and Las Vegas founder Bugsy Siegel is killed at his home in Beverly Hills, Craine is forced to face his past once again. Summoned to Las Vegas to meet mob head Meyer Lansky, Craine is given the impossible task of finding Siegel's murderers. He has no access to crime reports, no police contacts and no one to help in his investigation other than an ageing hit man and a female crime reporter with her own agenda. But Lanksy's orders aren't to be ignored; if Craine can't find Siegel's murderers in five days, he and his son will both be killed.
Full Product Details
Author: Guy Bolton
Publisher: Oneworld Publications
Imprint: Point Blank
Dimensions:
Width: 15.30cm
, Height: 3.30cm
, Length: 23.40cm
ISBN: 9781786074317
ISBN 10: 1786074311
Pages: 400
Publication Date: 04 October 2018
Audience:
General/trade
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General
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: To order
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Reviews
'From the shocking start to the dramatic conclusion this is a great and compelling read.' * <i>Bookbag</i> * `Bolton is a fine writer. This is a gripping, gloves-off period tale, sharply told with no holds barred.' * Peter James, author of <i>Not Dead Enough</i> * `Both gritty and glitzy, this evocative noir set in Hollywood's heyday feels like a lost reel from a Bogart classic.' * Thomas Mullen, author of <i>Darktown</i> * `Sharp, skilful and savagely stylish, Guy Bolton blends grit and glamour to stunning effect.' * Chris Whitaker, author of <i>Tall Oaks</i>, winner of the CWA New Blood Dagger 2017 *
`Bolton is a fine writer. This is a gripping, gloves-off period tale, sharply told with no holds barred.' * Peter James, author of <i>Not Dead Enough</i> * `Sharp, skilful and savagely stylish, Guy Bolton blends grit and glamour to stunning effect.' * Chris Whitaker, author of <i>Tall Oaks</i>, winner of the CWA New Blood Dagger 2017 * Praise for The Pictures: `A splendid read.' The Times `An astonishingly accomplished debut.' Daily Mail
Praise for The Pictures: `A splendid read' The Times 'An astonishingly accomplished debut.' Daily Mail
Author Information
Guy Bolton lives in London and has worked in publishing, film and television. He currently works in drama at the BBC. Guy is also a screenwriter whose work has been optioned by Bedlam Productions, Hat Trick and Tiger Aspect. The Pictures is his first novel. Last year it was short-listed in the Telegraph Harvill Secker crime writing competition.
