Magic City (Thorn Series #9) » (Reprint)

JAMES W. HALL is an Edgar and Shamus Award–winning author whose books have been translated into a dozen languages. He has written four books of poetry, a collection of short fiction, and a collection of essays. This is his fifteenth novel. He and his wife, Evelyn, divide their time between South Florida and North Carolina.

A simple photo taken during the 1964 Clay-Liston fight on Miami Beach sets off a modern-day murder spree that reaches from the quiet neighborhoods of Miami to the back corridors of the White House. Unabridged. 10 CDs.

Library Journal

On February 25, 1964, in Miami, Cassius Clay (Muhammad Ali) beat Sonny Liston to win the world heavyweight championship. The same evening, a family of Cuban exiles is brutally murdered, along with four militiamen who have sworn to liberate their homeland. The murders are never solved. Forty years later, enigmatic series hero Thorn (Blackwater Sound) is visiting Alexandra in Miami when two men attempt to steal a photograph in his possession that was taken during the Clay/Liston match. Thwarted in their efforts, the two persist, leading Thorn into a search for answers that uncovers corruption in Miami's government and a CIA plot to facilitate a second invasion of Cuba after the Bay of Pigs fiasco. In his 14th novel, Hall has written a gripping tale of dirty politics, love gone wrong, murder for hire, and international intrigue that is impossible to put down. Highly recommended for all popular fiction collections.-Thomas L. Kilpatrick, Southern Illinois Univ. Lib., Carbondale Copyright 2006 Reed Business Information.