Dead Man's Coast [Paperback]

Peter King (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: May 7, 2002

Author/adventurer Jack London returns in a thrilling new mystery set on San Francisco's infamous Barbary Coast.

"London is an inspired choice as an amateur sleuth." (Les Standiford)

Product Details

• Paperback: 272 pages
• Publisher: Signet (May 7, 2002)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0451205847
• ISBN-13: 978-0451205841
• Product Dimensions: 6.6 x 3 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,680,871 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars historical fiction lovers will fully enjoy, May 11, 2002

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This review is from: Dead Man's Coast (Paperback)

Around the turn of the previous century in San Francisco, Jack London ekes out a living writing and selling occasional articles to magazines. He feeds himself each night with the free food in the local bars. He also supplements his meager income doing odd jobs for the police.

The SFPD hires Jack to join Officer Healey on a stakeout that night. They notice two men and get into a tumble, with Healey recognizing his combatant as master safecracker Lou Kandel, a recent escapee from San Quentin. Both criminals escape and the next day Healey is murdered. SFPD brass asks Jack, who identifies the other thug from mug shots as Manny Thurston, to stay on the case because they believe that master criminal Glass plans to steal the Rajah's Ruby from the visiting "Belle of Broadway, Belle Conquest.

DEAD MAN'S COAST, the latest Jack London mystery, is an exciting historical tale that brings to life a bygone era. Albeit, a police procedural, the plot is more of a period piece that uses interesting tidbits to enhance the story line. Though the mystery is fun, it takes a back seat to Jack and other real persona and the intriguing facts of the turn of the previous century in the bay area. Peter King has written a story that historical fiction lovers will fully enjoy.

Harriet Klausner