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Inside the mob-choked Chicago of 1932, private detective Nathan Heller may be happy to risk his life to earn a Major depression dollars, but he never sacrifices his sardonic wit. Now, publisher Max Allan Collins (Road to Perdition) reissues the contemporary classic that introduces the wise-cracking Nathan Heller in every his guts and glory. When Mayor Cermak's "Hoodlum Squad" brings Heller along on a raid with no instructions but to keep his oral cavity shut and his weapon handy, he becomes an unwitting, unwilling part of a hit on Al Capone's successor, Frank Nitti. Because of this, Heller quits the pressure to become a private eyesight. His first job: head off a nation-shaking politics assassination in Miami Beach. With the Chicago World's Good as a backdrop, Heller encounters a ragtag array of crooks and clients, including Al Capone, George Raft, "Dutch" Reagan, and FDR himself. Rich in riveting plot turns, including a heartbreaking relationship, True Detective is one of the very most highly interesting and improbable coming-of-age stories ever written. That is why mystery enthusiasts and critics similarly list this historical thriller near the top of their lists - and just why the book swept up a Shamus Award to discover the best novel from the Private Eye Writers of America.
