Night Call
Published on 24. December 2020
Book
Paperback/Softback
336 pages
978-1-4597-4579-7 (ISBN)
Description
A rogue robot is terrorizing the dark underbelly of 1930s Manhattan. Can detective Elias Roche and his new Automatic partner track it down?
The year is 1933. Even in a world with free energy, robot labour, and megacorporations, nothing could stop the collapse of the American Dream. As the world-spanning Great Depression rages on, the remaining New York-based mafias clash with police for control of the broken city. Elias Roche, former police officer turned Mafia enforcer, works to maintain a tenuous peace between the two parties.
Accustomed to settling disputes with the business end of a gun, Roche must expand his repertoire after a violent murder is covered up by the FBI. With the Mafia insisting they're innocent of the crime and the police powerless to help, Roche and his new Automatic partner, Allen, must root out those responsible before the situation sparks a war in the city streets.
FINALIST FOR THE 2021 RAKUTEN KOBO EMERGING WRITER PRIZE
The year is 1933. Even in a world with free energy, robot labour, and megacorporations, nothing could stop the collapse of the American Dream. As the world-spanning Great Depression rages on, the remaining New York-based mafias clash with police for control of the broken city. Elias Roche, former police officer turned Mafia enforcer, works to maintain a tenuous peace between the two parties.
Accustomed to settling disputes with the business end of a gun, Roche must expand his repertoire after a violent murder is covered up by the FBI. With the Mafia insisting they're innocent of the crime and the police powerless to help, Roche and his new Automatic partner, Allen, must root out those responsible before the situation sparks a war in the city streets.
FINALIST FOR THE 2021 RAKUTEN KOBO EMERGING WRITER PRIZE
Reviews / Votes
[A] dazzling little debut novel... Carlson wonderfully creates a world that is instantly recognizable but is still populated with a new landscape filled with people we recognize and understand. This writer is definitely one to watch. -- Margaret Cannon * Globe and Mail * Carlson does a good job populating his gritty, split-level world with dodgy mobsters, deadly dames, and killer machines * Publishers Weekly * A fascinating reality, and the glimpses of the world Carlson gives us through Roche makes for an intriguing tale, delivering a new spin on familiar territory. -- The Mind ReelsMore details
Language
English
Place of publication
Toronto
Canada
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Paperback (trade)
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Dimensions
Height: 201 mm
Width: 127 mm
Thickness: 25 mm
Weight
318 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-4597-4579-7 (9781459745797)
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Brenden Carlson is a chemist and freelance writer. He lives in St. Catharines, Ontario.