Quick Silver
Published on 26. May 2020
635 pages
978-1-5040-6203-9 (ISBN)
Description
An "
intense, deeply haunting" saga about love, money, and murder, set amid Nevada's mining and gambling booms (
Publishers Weekly).
In the aftermath of World War I, three veterans-Mike, Jim, and Buck-meet a seductive woman named Ruby. Quick Silver follows all four over a span of decades, from Virginia City to Las Vegas, as their lives intertwine and intersect. It is a tale of marriage and infidelity, an orphaned boy and a forbidden passion, fortunes made in silver mining and the early days of casinos overrun by organized crime.
This absorbing tale of the American Southwest blends fictional characters with real-life figures, such as Bugsy Siegel and Meyer Lansky, in a dramatic epic.
"Turbulent emotions and confrontations fill this spellbinding tale that pits highly principled characters against wanton, amoral ones. To maintain the suspense, Howard deftly shifts from past to present. He is a superlative storyteller." - Publishers Weekly
"Skillful and well-researched... An entertaining and nicely turned plot." - Kirkus Reviews
In the aftermath of World War I, three veterans-Mike, Jim, and Buck-meet a seductive woman named Ruby. Quick Silver follows all four over a span of decades, from Virginia City to Las Vegas, as their lives intertwine and intersect. It is a tale of marriage and infidelity, an orphaned boy and a forbidden passion, fortunes made in silver mining and the early days of casinos overrun by organized crime.
This absorbing tale of the American Southwest blends fictional characters with real-life figures, such as Bugsy Siegel and Meyer Lansky, in a dramatic epic.
"Turbulent emotions and confrontations fill this spellbinding tale that pits highly principled characters against wanton, amoral ones. To maintain the suspense, Howard deftly shifts from past to present. He is a superlative storyteller." - Publishers Weekly
"Skillful and well-researched... An entertaining and nicely turned plot." - Kirkus Reviews
More details
Person
Clark Howard(1932-2016)Born in Ripley, Tennessee, Howardwas one of the most honored mystery writers in America and was a longtime favorite of readers of Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine, Alfred Hitchcock Mystery Magazine, and numerous other publications. A professional writer for over 40 years, he wrote sixteen novels, six books of non-fiction, and published two collections of short stories, in addition to more than 200 uncollected short stories. Howard was honored withthe Edgar Allan Poe award for best short story of 1981from the Mystery Writers of America. In 2009, Howard won the Edward D. Hoch Memorial Golden Derringer Award for Lifetime Achievement from the Short Fiction Mystery Society.¿
Content
- Intro
- Title
- Dedication
- Part One
- One
- Part Two
- Two
- Three
- Four
- Five
- Six
- Seven
- Part Three
- Eight
- Nine
- Ten
- Eleven
- Part Four
- Twelve
- Thirteen
- Fourteen
- Fifteen
- Sixteen
- Seventeen
- Eighteen
- Nineteen
- Twenty
- Twenty-One
- Part Five
- Twenty-Two
- Twenty-Three
- Part Six
- Twenty-Four
- Twenty-Five
- Twenty-Six
- Twenty-Seven
- Twenty-Eight
- Twenty-Nine
- Thirty
- Part Seven
- Thirty-One
- Thirty-Two
- Part Eight
- Thirty-Three
- Thirty-Four
- Thirty-Five
- Thirty-Six
- Part Nine
- Thirty-Seven
- Thirty-Eight
- Part Ten
- Thirty-Nine
- Forty
- Forty-One
- Forty-Two
- Forty-Three
- Forty-Four
- Part Eleven
- Forty-Five
- Forty-Six
- Forty-Seven
- Forty-Eight
- Part Twelve
- Forty-Nine
- Fifty
- Fifty-One
- Part Thirteen
- Fifty-Two
- Fifty-Three
- About the Author
- Copyright
