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[ Nov 2022,
Forge Books ]
PAPERBACK
JACK
From Forge
Books:
Paperback
Jack is a brand new historical thriller from Grand Master Loren
D. Estleman: lurid paperback covers promised sex and danger,
but what went on behind the scenes was nearly as spicy as the
adventures between the covers.
1946.
Fresh from the War in Europe, hack writer Jacob Heppleman discovers
a changed world back home. The pulp magazines he used to write
for are dying, replaced by a revolutionary new publishing racket:
paperback novels, offering cheap excitement for the common man
and woman. Although scorned by the critics, the tawdry drugstore
novels sell like hotcakes – or so Jacob is assured by the
enterprising head of Blue Devil Books, a pioneer in paperback
publishing, known for its two-fisted heroes and underclad cover
girls.
As “Jack
Holly,” Jacob finds success as the author of scandalously
bestselling crime novels. He prides himself on the authenticity
of his work, however, which means picking the brains of some
less than reputable characters, including an Irish gangster who
wants a cut of the profits – or else. Meanwhile, as Hollywood
comes calling, the entire industry also comes under fire from
censorious politicians out to tame the paperback jungle in the
name of public morality.
Targeted
by both Congress and the Mob, Jay may end up the victim of his
own success – unless he can write his way to a happier ending. |
[ March 2021,
Forge Books ]
THE
EAGLE AND THE VIPER
Part
high-octane suspense, part dire warning,
The Eagle and the Viper
from multiple-award-winning novelist Loren D. Estleman
reveals how close our world came—at the dawn of a promising
new century—to total war.
Praise for The Eagle and the Viper:
“Fascinating
premise of this standout novel... Estleman demonstrates that
his versatility extends to mastery of multiple genres.”
—Publishers Weekly starred review
“A beautifully written book that is filled with historical
accuracy, The Eagle and The Viper is a page-turner.” —Mystery
and Suspense Magazine
“Estleman mixes historical fact and fiction together so
seamlessly that it’s impossible, unless you’re a scholar
of French history, to know where one leaves off and the other
begins... A fine novel, rich in historical detail and boasting
a clever plot... He delivers a first-rate historical thriller.”
—Booklist |
[ June 2013,
Forge Books ]
THE
CONFESSIONS OF AL CAPONE
Forge Books
says:
"While Capone's
life has been a matter of public interest for nearly seventy
years, it has never been told like this. Loren D. Estleman, one
of the most accomplished novelists of our generation, captures
in an epic novel of Capone's life the ugliness of his crimes,
the light and dark moments of his past, blending them seamlessly
into a major American novel of our time."
At 26, he was the most powerful crime lord in history.
He was barely 30 at the time of the St. Valentine's Day Massacre.
Click HERE to read
A Public Enemy Primer:
Little-Known Facts about Al Capone
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GAS CITY
starred reviews
from
Booklist, Kirkus,
and Publishers Weekly
click to read them
New York
Times
Book Review
Leads with Gas City
Review by Marilyn
Stasio
The shades of
Frank Norris and Upton Sinclair must have been looking over Loren
D. Estleman’s shoulder
when he wrote GAS CITY...
read the full
review HERE
Entertainment Weekly
gives GAS CITY
an "A"
"He's been called an heir to
Chandler — and it's easy to see why."
read the full
review HERE |
[ SHERLOCK HOLMES
PASTICHES ]
Estleman is
a lifelong Sherlock Holmes enthusiast.
Here, he matches Holmes's wits with two of Victorian literature's
arch villains.
The two novels have been in and out of print for nearly thirty
years
SHERLOCK
HOLMES VS. DRACULA
Doubleday .
1978
Reprint: ibooks inc . 2000 . ISBN 0743407148
London in 1890
was the biggest city in the world, but the town wasn’t big
enough to contain these two adversaries. An epic battle.
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DR. JEKYLL
AND MR. HOLMES
Doubleday .
1979
Reprint: ibooks inc . 2001 . ISBN 0743423925
Robert Louis
Stevenson burned the first draft of his chiller about dual personalities.
Here for the first time is the full story. |
PEEPER
a different
sort of private eye...
BANTAM . 1989
. ISBN 0553053639
Sleazy P.I.
Ralph Poteet is too dumb to dislike and too unlucky to win. In
this hilarious sendup of hardboiled mysteries, he reaches for
the fast buck over a dead priest in a hooker’s bed and falls
flat on his aspirations. |
THE OKLAHOMA
PUNK
Estleman’s
first novel, based on the violent life of
Wilbur Underhill, 1930s Public Enemy No. 1.
Major Books . 1976
Reprinted in paperback as
RED HIGHWAY
Carroll &
Graf . ISBN 0786701781 |
[ SHORT STORY
COLLECTIONS ]
PEOPLE
WHO KILL
Mystery Scene
Press . 1993 . ISBN 1561460206
Nine offbeat
tales of murder,
written and introduced by Estleman.
and
[ From Crippen
& Landru ]
date to be announced
ATTITUDE AND
OTHER
STORIES OF SUSPENSE
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