Jimmy and Fay: A Suspense Novel
Michael Mayo
(Author)
21,000+ Reviews
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Description
In the midst of Prohibition, Jimmy Quinn joins forces with screen siren Fay Wray to take on a King Kong-size case of extortion. It's March 2, 1933. King Kong is premiering at Radio City Music Hall, and Fay Wray is about to become the most famous actress on earth. So what's she doing hanging around a rundown Manhattan speakeasy? This Hollywood scream queen has come to see Jimmy Quinn, a limping tough guy who knows every gangster in New York--and does his best to steer clear of them all. A blackmailer has pictures of a Fay Wray lookalike engaged in conduct that would make King Kong blush, and Fay's movie studio--with the cooperation of a slightly corrupt NYPD detective--wants the threat eliminated. Jimmy tries to settle the matter quietly, but stopping the extortion will cut just as deeply as Fay's famous scream, ringing from Broadway all the way to Chinatown. Jimmy and Fay is the 3rd book in the Jimmy Quinn Mysteries, but you may enjoy reading the series in any order.
Product Details
Price
$15.99
$14.87
Publisher
Mysteriouspress.Com/Open Road
Publish Date
October 04, 2016
Pages
272
Dimensions
5.2 X 8.0 X 0.6 inches | 0.6 pounds
Language
English
Type
Paperback
EAN/UPC
9781504036078
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About the Author
Michael Mayo (b. 1948) has written about film for the Washington Post and the Roanoke Times. He was the host of the nationally syndicated radio programs Movie Show on Radio and Max and Mike on the Movies. He is the author of American Murder: Criminals, Crime, and the Media. His first novel, Jimmy the Stick, was published in 2012. Mayo lives in North Carolina.
Reviews
"If you love the old movies, the old stars, and remember when films were photography, not CGI, Mayo's highly amusing visit to the golden days of the thirties tinsel biz in Jimmy and Fay (Fay as in Wray) is a must!" --Stephen Hunter, bestselling author of Point of Impact Praise for the Jimmy Quinn Mysteries
"[Mayo] persuasively portrays such real-life mobsters as Meyer Lansky and Lucky Luciano in a tale sure to appeal to fans of Max Allan Collins's gangster historicals." --Publishers Weekly on Jimmy the Stick "Imagine an Agatha Christie country-house murder mystery soaked in booze and violence, with the detective played as a cold, pragmatic street fighter instead of some effete Belgian fop." --Mystery Scene on Jimmy the Stick "Fascinating tales of real crimes and criminals during the 1920s and '30s." --Booklist on Everybody Goes to Jimmy's
"[Mayo] persuasively portrays such real-life mobsters as Meyer Lansky and Lucky Luciano in a tale sure to appeal to fans of Max Allan Collins's gangster historicals." --Publishers Weekly on Jimmy the Stick "Imagine an Agatha Christie country-house murder mystery soaked in booze and violence, with the detective played as a cold, pragmatic street fighter instead of some effete Belgian fop." --Mystery Scene on Jimmy the Stick "Fascinating tales of real crimes and criminals during the 1920s and '30s." --Booklist on Everybody Goes to Jimmy's
