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PublisherPegasus Books

ISBN-101605986259

ISBN-139781605986258

eBay Product ID (ePID)201602487

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Book TitleRiders on the Storm

Number of Pages252 Pages

LanguageEnglish

TopicWar & Military, Mystery & Detective / General, Mystery & Detective / Private Investigators

Publication Year2014

GenreFiction

AuthorEd Gorman

FormatHardcover

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Item Height0.8 in

Item Weight12.6 Oz

Item Length9.3 in

Item Width6 in

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ReviewsBesides getting the pop culture of the period right, Gorman captures the baffled frustration of provincial folk who don't want to believe that things are more complicated than they look., Gorman is a prolific, award-winning author, and the McCain series may be his best work. This is an extended, nuanced fictional biography with an occasional mystery thrown in. Great reading. Welcome home, Sam., Sam McCain has the rueful wisdom and charm of an exemplary hero who is curious not only about whodunit but also about some of the more elusive riddles of human existence., Gorman skillfully depicts Vietnam veterans' complex, often contradictory feelings toward the war. Classic noir., Gorman's successfully-drawn literary picture of Sam McCain's coming of age comes to a close in the satisfying Riders on the Storm., This sequel to Sam McCain's eighth case, Ticket to Ride (2010), originally announced as his last, has got to be great news for fans of the sharpest investigator in yesteryear Iowa. The final revelation will take most readers by surprise., Gorman captures the time period perfectly. Gorman cleverly transplants the classic elements of noir into the quiet cornfields of Iowa.

Synopsis1967: A brutal murder in the midst of an anti-Vietnam War group sparks an investigationby Sam McCain, in Ed Gorman's most politically charged mystery yet., When we last saw Sam McCain he had been drafted, along with his National Guard unit, to fight the war in Vietnam. But Sam's military career ended in boot camp when he was accidentally shot in the head and forced to spend three months in a military hospital to recover.Sam returns to his hometown of Black River Falls, where he works as a lawyer and an investigator for the court of the snobbish but amusing Judge Esme Ann Whitney. He also gets engaged to his high school classmate Wendy Bennett. Life is good until he is drawn into the bitter battle between the Vietnam veterans in town.The majority of veterans nationwide are angrily opposed to this new anti-war faction, Vietnam Veterans Against the War, feeling that it shames their patriotic service. Two of Sam's oldest friends are caught up in this same battle. Veteran Steve Donovan brutally belittles and finally savagely beats his old friend veteran Will Cullen when Cullen announces he's joined the anti-war group.When Cullen is found murdered, the obvious suspect is Steve Donovan, but Sam has serious doubts about the man's guilt. At least three people had reasons to murder Cullen, and Sam begins to suspect he'll discover even more as his investigation heats up, in this dynamic new politically-charged mystery novel by a veteran of the form., Sam returns to his hometown of Black River Falls, where he works as a lawyer (and part-time investigator) for the court of the snobbish but amusing Judge Esme Ann Whitney. Two of Sam's oldest friends are caught up in this same battle. Veteran Steve Donovan brutally belittles and finally savagely beats his old friend veteran Will Cullen when Cullen announces he's joined the anti-war group. When Cullen is found murdered, the obvious suspect is Steve Donovan, but Sam has serious doubts about the man's guilt. At least three people had reasons to murder Cullen, and Sam begins to suspect he'll discover even more as his investigation heats up, in this dynamic new politically charged mystery novel by a veteran of the form.

LC Classification NumberPS3557.O759R535 2014