Maximillion Slaughter: That Ain't No Jive: 1 - Softcover

Bryan, Ronald L

Softcover

ISBN 13: 9798349244285

Publisher: Ronald Louis Bryan, 2025

Synopsis

African American/Black Historical Fiction//Mystery & Crime//Private Detective. It's Saturday night, July 15th, 1944; and the Avalon night club is jumping with Blues and Jazz lovers of all colors. Slaughter is the young African American owner of the Avalon night club in his early thirties, the owner of the Avalon, is in the center of his universe, Oakland, California, the Harlem of the West coast. Max meets the beautiful Lily Carter, who dies in his bed, searches for her son, finds her murderer, and buries her. Max's journey pits him against two of the city's most powerful men and their plans for postwar riches.

About this title

About the Author

Ronald Louis Bryan was born in Berkeley, California in 1946, and raised in Oakland, California. He attended Oakland public schools and graduated in June1965 from Oakland High School. He.has always been intrigued by the history of his hometown and that of the greater San Francisco Bay Area. After graduating from the University of California at Berkeley, he served as an officer in the United States Navy, achieving the rank of Lieutenant before his honorable separation from active duty in 1972. Three months after leaving the Navy, he entered Law School at the University of California, in Davis, and graduated in June of 1975. He enjoys writing historical fiction, especially about Oakland and the San Francisco Bay Area.

Edition details

• Publisher: Ronald Louis Bryan
• Publication date: 2025
• Language: English
• ISBN 13: 9798349244285
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 306