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The Jazz Bird
by Holden, Craig
- New
- Paperback
- first
- Condition
- New/No Jacket
- ISBN 10
- 0743418816
- ISBN 13
- 9780743418812
- Seller
-
Virden, Illinois, United States
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About This Item
Pocket, 2002 New, slightly faded page, first paperback edition, first printing, full number line, no remainder marks. Ships in a box, fast service from a real bricks and mortar independent bookseller open since 1998.
Synopsis
An exquisitely written novel of love and betrayal, of money and power, set at the apex of that time of glitz and innocence known as the Jazz Age CINCINNATI, 1927... Lawyer George Remus became the country's biggest bootlegger, grossing over $80 million until his arrest. Upon his release from prison, he learns that his beautiful wife, Imogene, has left him and that his bank accounts are empty. On the morning of their divorce, he runs her car off the road in the middle of rush hour in Eden Park and shoots her to death. Shocked and fascinated by this horrible crime, the country gears up for a sensational trial pitting the man known as ""the king of the bootleggers"" against Chief Prosecutor Charlie Taft, the youngest son of the former president. The trial is a national spectacle, a lens focused on the fabulous rise and fall of the Remus empire and the tragic love story within it, and an attempt to answer some tantalizing questions: What actually happened to the fortune? What are the motives of the federal agent who brought Remus down? What complex emotions and desires, leading ultimately to the ruin of three men, really lie within the heart of the woman known as the Jazz Bird? Based on a true story, The Jazz Bird is at once a love story, a crime novel, and the tale of the courtroom battle between two powerful men whose respective futures hang in the balance.
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Details
- Bookseller
- The Sly Fox
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 010147
- Title
- The Jazz Bird
- Author
- Holden, Craig
- Format/Binding
- Soft cover
- Book Condition
- New New
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Paperback Edition
- Binding
- Paperback
- ISBN 10
- 0743418816
- ISBN 13
- 9780743418812
- Publisher
- Place of Publication
- New York, New York, U.s.a.
- Date Published
- 2002
- Size
- 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾
Terms of Sale
The Sly Fox
Refund for any book returned within 10 days in salable condition.
About the Seller
The Sly Fox
Biblio member since 2005
Virden, Illinois
About The Sly Fox
A small, independent bookstore specializing in children's books, mysteries, and Illinois regional books. Store is open Monday through Friday from Noon to 5 p.m. and Saturdays from 10 to 3. Located on Illinois Route 4, 20 miles south of Springfield.
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