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Jul 31, 2012 | ISBN 9780307475893 Buy *This format is not eligible to earn points towards the Reader Rewards program
Aug 09, 2011 | ISBN 9780385532549 Buy
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Jul 31, 2012 | ISBN 9780307475893
Aug 09, 2011 | ISBN 9780385532549
Detective Frank Behr finds himself neck deep in white collar crime and facing off with cold-blooded killers more terrifying than anything he’s faced before. Bernard “Bernie Cool” Kolodnik is a hard-driving business mogul in the process of making a move into big-time Indiana politics, and it’s Frank Behr’s job to protect him. When a gunman takes a shot at Kolodnik, Frank does what he does best: saves Kolodnik’s life. So why then was he taken off the detail? And why are the usually adept Indianapolis cops making no headway? To discover the truth, Behr navigates a labyrinthine landscape of hardened former Feds, crooked real estate developers, casino magnates, and power seekers feeding on the edge of a dangerous and deadly political scheme.
The acclaimed author of City of the Sun returns with a relentlessly taut new novel featuring enigmatic private investigator Frank Behr and the American heartland setting that has won David Levien critical raves. In an Indianapolis underground parking structure, Frank Behr is on an executive protection detail for Bernard “Bernie Cool” Kolodnik, a hard-driving business mogul on the verge of making a move into big-time Indiana politics. Behr is working for an exclusive investigation company, and it’s an uncomfortable fit, both literally and philosophically. The uneasy stability is quickly rocked by a burst of automatic weapons fire as an attempt is made on the prominent client, and Behr manages to protect him and repel the attackers. Though Behr is celebrated for his heroism, he can’t help but investigate what happened in that garage—and why the Indianapolis cops seem to be burying the incident. As David Levien has masterfully done in his previous novels, he weaves a crime story that is teeming with real characters and electric energy—centered on the brooding psyche of Frank Behr. Thirteen Million Dollar Pop is unyieldingly compelling and will give readers yet another reason to enlist with this superbly talented writer.
David Levien, author of Thirteen Million Dollar Pop, Where the Dead Lay, City of the Sun, and Signature Kill, has been nominated for the Edgar, Hammett, and Shamus awards. He is also a screenwriter and director, including co-director of Solitary Man (2009) starring Michael Douglas. He lives… More about David Levien
Praise for David Levien:“Crime fiction at its finest.”–Christopher Reich ”Relentless Suspense.”—Harlan Coben “Top shelf-writing . . . [imagined] with icy . . . precision.”–Entertainment Weekly “[As] real as it gets.” – The New York Times Book Review “The new must-read thriller writer.” –Lee Child“Stunning crime fiction” —Dayton Daily News “Levien has an ear for dialog that many of us don’t often hear. . . Gripping.”–Indianapolis Star “Heart-wrenching emotion.”–People “David Levien is a marvel. His dialogue is straight-up, so street that it’s a wonder the pages aren’t coated with grit.”—Bookreporter “Overflowing with intrigue.”–The Free-lance Star
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