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City of Angels

Fiction Without Frontiers

Kenneth Bromberg

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English
Miscellaneous
01 December 2020
The year is 1924.

Sam Lacy, tough as nails robbery/homicide detective follows his own unique code of conduct within the racist and corrupt Los Angeles Police Department. Edward Bixby, a brilliant man fascinated by anything scientific, assists with the forensic aspects of Sam's investigations but his work must stay on the down low since the LAPD would never hire a black man for anything as important as detective work. Sam's sister, Susan, widowed mother and sharpshooter, is the most important person in his life. And Lonny, Sam's handsome, cynical partner, sports a cavalier attitude that hides a troubled past. Together they must solve the murder of Sam's old flame and deal with a ruthless and powerful predator who victimises vulnerable young Chinese immigrants. Their story takes place in the movie capital of the world, a city that attracts hustlers, wide-eyed innocents and cold-hearted killers; a City of Angels.

AUTHOR: Kenneth Bromberg grew up in the beach cities of Southern California with a passion for tennis, American history, and literature. He attended the University of California, Los Angeles, after which he worked for several years as a bartender. He eventually returned to UCLA to pursue an MBA and become a certified public accountant. After retiring from accounting, Kenneth fulfilled a lifelong dream of becoming a novelist. His first work, American Dreams, is based upon stories told by his grandmother who immigrated to New York from a small Jewish village near Kiev in the first years of the 20th century.
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Imprint:   Miscellaneous
Country of Publication:   United Kingdom
Dimensions:   Height: 198mm,  Width: 130mm,  Spine: 18mm
ISBN:   9781787585355
ISBN 10:   1787585352
Pages:   240
Publication Date:  
Audience:   General/trade ,  ELT Advanced
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Unspecified

Kenneth Bromberg grew up in the beach cities of Southern California with a passion for tennis, American history, and literature. He attended the University of California, Los Angeles, after which he worked for several years as a bartender. He eventually returned to UCLA to pursue an MBA and become a certified public accountant. After retiring from accounting, Kenneth fulfilled a lifelong dream of becoming a novelist. His first work, American Dreams, is based upon stories told by his grandmother who immigrated to New York from a small Jewish village near Kiev in the first years of the 20th century. If you like Mario Puzo's The Godfather and Ken Follett's Century Trilogy, you will love this debut novel. He lives in Santa Monica, California, with his wife of forty years.

Reviews for City of Angels (Fiction Without Frontiers)

"""This is a deep, layered novel with themes of abuse, racism, drugs, corruption and the fight for justice, no matter if you need to severely blur the lines: our Angels are not afraid to put away their wings for a while to get the job done."" -- Books Tea And Me "" [...] of the characters will stay with me for a while I enjoyed reading about them all, wouldn’t mind another instalment with Sam and ‘the gang’. -- Beyond the Books ""There is an awful lot of story packed into these 229 pages, you finish it feeling you have read a much longer novel-I mean this as a compliment. I think this is because it covers so many social issues that were not only prevalent in the 1920’s Hollywood, but which also permeate the 21st Century."" -- Rachel Read It ""City of Angels was a great read and I would recommend it to anyone who likes noir mysteries. Just be prepared for some hard-hitting topics which are made all the more sad because many of them still exist of 100 years later. Bromberg is an author to watch and I'm amazed at the talent Flame Tree Press has managed to secure."" -- Booker T's Farm Praise for American Dreams: ""There’s something of The Godfather to this sweeping novel. [...] It’s an involving tale that has the full gamut of experience: love, life, and death. All in all, it’s an intriguing tale well told."""


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