The Road to Perdition - Softcover

Collins, Max Allan

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1416578757 ISBN 13: 9781416578758

Publisher: Pocket Books, 2007

Synopsis

Rock Island, Illinois -- 1929. Michael O'Sullivan is a good father and a family man -- and also the chief enforcer for John Looney, the town's Irish Godfather of crime. As Looney's "Angel of Death," O'Sullivan has done the bidding of Chicago gangsters Al Capone and Frank Nitti as well -- but when a gangland execution spells tragedy for the O'Sullivan family, a grieving father and his adolescent son find themselves on a winding road fo treachery, revenge, and revelation. Writer Max Allan Collins is a two-time winner of the Private Eye Writers of America's Shamus Award for his Nathan Keller historical thrillers True Detective and Stolen Away. Award-winning artist Richard Piers Raynner spent four years working on the artwork for Road to Perdition, a labor of love that has resulted in some of the most stunningly realistic drawings of 1930s Chicago ever seen on printed page.

About this title

Review:

...beautifully rendered characterisation...You can just see what got Sam Mendes so excited... -- BookMunch 31st July 2002

...the story...stands proudly as a rip-roaring melodrama thats filled to the brim with fascinating incidents. -- Aint it Cool News 23 July 2002

About the Author:

Max Allan Collins has earned an unprecedented eight Private Eye Writers of America Shamus nominations for his Nathan Heeler historical thrillers, winning twice.His credits include a series of movie/TV tie-in novels, including the bestsellers Saving Private Ryan, In the Line of Fire and Air Force One.

About this edition

• Publisher: Pocket Books
• Publication date: 2007
• ISBN 10: 1416578757
• ISBN 13: 9781416578758
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 308