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Charlesgate Confidential Scott Von Doviak

Charlesgate Confidential By Scott Von Doviak

Charlesgate Confidential by Scott Von Doviak


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CHARLESGATE CONFIDENTIAL is terrific. - Stephen King A breathtakingly clever, twist-filled narrative that moves from 1946 to 1988 to 2014 and back again, CHARLESGATE CONFIDENTIAL establishes Scott Von Doviak as a storyteller of the first order.

Charlesgate Confidential Summary

Charlesgate Confidential by Scott Von Doviak

CHARLESGATE CONFIDENTIAL is terrific. - Stephen King A breathtakingly clever, twist-filled narrative that moves from 1946 to 1988 to 2014 and back again, CHARLESGATE CONFIDENTIAL establishes Scott Von Doviak as a storyteller of the first order. A group of criminals in 1946 pull off the heist of the century, stealing a dozen priceless works of art from a Boston museum. But while the thieves get caught, the art is never found. Forty years later, the last surviving thief gets out of jail and goes hunting for the loot, involving some innocent college students in his dangerous plan - and thirty years after that, in the present day, the former college kids, now all grown up, are drawn back into danger as the still-missing art tempts a deadly new generation of treasure hunters. A breathtakingly clever, twist-filled narrative that moves from 1946 to 1988 to 2014 and back again, CHARLESGATE CONFIDENTIAL establishes Scott Von Doviak as a storyteller of the first order, and will leave you guessing until the very last page.

Charlesgate Confidential Reviews

Impressive...inventive...immensely enjoyable. - Tom Nolan, Wall Street Journal & chosen by Wall Street Journal for Best of 2018

CHARLESGATE CONFIDENTIAL IS TERRIFIC!- Stephen King

Charlesgate Confidential is the sort of canny, witty crime novel that doesn't come along often enough. Scott Von Doviak is terrific at Boston voices and a fearless plotter. The crew at Hard Case Crime has found another gem! May they never reform. - Owen King, author of Double Feature and co-author of Sleeping Beauties

An all around superior thriller. - Booklist Starred Review

a wildly inventive fantasia spiced with frequent revelations of new crimes and new solutions. - Kirkus Reviews

Highly entertaining...era-bending caper novel. - Publishers Weekly

Von Doviak captures perfectly the dialogue, mood and mores of each of the eras that comprise his tale. -BookReporter

Charlesgate Confidential is a riveting tale, a hard-boiled art heist worthy of Dashiell Hammett in his prime. - Ernie Cline, author of Ready Player One

Scott Von Doviak's Charlesgate Confidential is a corker! With its intriguing plot that spreads across three distinct time periods, quirky characters quick with the witty repartee, and an amazing sense of place and time, it had me reading way past my designated bedtime. Boston, and its love for the home team-GO RED SOX-really comes alive in the various years depicted. Couldn't imagine Charlesgate Confidential not making many Crime/Mystery Best Of Lists next year. - Thomas E. Sniegoski, New York Times Bestselling author

It's impressive that Von Doviak captures the tenor of the times from the criminal milieu of 1946, to the drug and alcohol fueled students living in the Charlesgate dorm in 1986, to the swanky Charlesgate condo residents in 2014. If you're looking for an entertaining caper novel, I highly recommend Charlesgate Confidential. - George Kelley

A beautifully plotted, satisfyingly simple heist and murder novel. Highly recommended for noir fans! - The Crime Review

About Scott Von Doviak

Scott Von Doviak is the author of three books on film and pop culture, including the acclaimed Hick Flicks: The Rise and Fall of Redneck Cinema. He covers television for The Onion's AV Club and is a former film critic for the Fort Worth Star-Telegram. He lives in Austin, Texas.

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CIN1785657194G
9781785657191
1785657194
Charlesgate Confidential by Scott Von Doviak
Used - Good
Paperback
Titan Books Ltd
20190917
384
N/A
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