
In the Shadow of the Tower
Martin Hill Ortiz(Author)
Oliver-Heber Books (Publisher)
Published on 7. April 2026
Book
Paperback/Softback
316 pages
979-8-90043-966-2 (ISBN)
Description
A nation on edge. A city crawling with gangsters. A plot that could change history forever.
Miami, 1933. The nation is in the grip of the Great Depression, and former New York World reporter Alan Priest is struggling to survive as a freelance journalist. His wife, Lorraine, once a sought-after magazine model, is watching her own career fade with the times. Together, they are drawn into a dangerous investigation that reaches far beyond headlines and photographs.
When Alan and Lorraine uncover a mob conspiracy to assassinate President-elect Franklin D. Roosevelt, they find themselves racing against time-and against forces far more powerful than they imagined. To stop the plot, the intrepid pair must navigate a maze of corruption, betrayal, and shifting loyalties, battling ruthless gangsters and questioning even those who claim to be allies.
With history hanging in the balance and no one they can fully trust, Alan and Lorraine must risk everything to prevent a murder that would alter the course of the nation.
In the Shadow of the Tower delivers a tense, fast-moving historical mystery set against the economic despair and political intrigue of Depression-era America. Blending real historical stakes with relentless suspense, Book Three of the Skyline Murder Series follows a journalist couple whose pursuit of truth may alter the course of history itself.
PERFECT FOR READERS WHO LOVE:
- Depression-era mysteries with real historical stakes
- Journalist couples investigating dangerous conspiracies
- Mob intrigue and political assassinations
- Fast-paced suspense with shifting loyalties
- Stories where truth could rewrite history
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Language
English
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Unsewn / adhesive bound
Dimensions
Height: 203 mm
Width: 133 mm
Thickness: 19 mm
Weight
400 gr
ISBN-13
979-8-90043-966-2 (9798900439662)
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Martin Hill Ortiz, a native of Santa Fe, New Mexico, is a professor at the Ponce University of Health Sciences in Ponce, Puerto Rico, where he lives.Hill Ortiz has three novels: A Predatory Mind (Loose Leaves Publishing), Never Kill A Friend, (Ransom Note Press), A Predator's Game (Rook's Page) and a novella, Dead Man's Trail (Seven Archons Press).Over fifty of his short stories have appeared in journals and anthologies including Mystery Magazine, Miami Accent, Belanger Books' Sherlock Holmes anthologies, and Over My Dead Body.An award winning poet, in addition to his scientific background, he has worked in theater, having operated a comedy troupe in South Florida.