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Felony Fists (Fight Card) [Kindle Edition]

Jack Tunney , Mel Odom , Paul Bishop
4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (37 customer reviews)

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Book Description

Los Angeles 1954

Patrick “Felony” Flynn has been fighting all his life. Learning the “sweet science” from Father Tim the fighting priest at St. Vincent’s, the Chicago orphanage where Pat and his older brother Mickey were raised, Pat has battled his way around the world – first with the Navy and now with the Los Angeles Police Department.

Legendary LAPD chief William Parker is on a rampage to clean up both the department and the city. His elite crew of detectives known as The Hat Squad is his blunt instrument – dedicated, honest, and fearless. Promotion from patrol to detective is Pat’s goal, but he also yearns to be one of the elite.

And his fists are going to give him the chance.

Gangster Mickey Cohen runs LA’s rackets, and murderous heavyweight Solomon King is Cohen’s key to taking over the fight game. Chief Parker wants wants Patrick “Felony” Flynn to stop him – a tall order for middleweight ship’s champion with no professional record.

Leading with his chin, and with his partner, LA’s first black detective Tombstone Jones, covering his back, Patrick Flynn and his Felony Fists are about to fight for his future, the future of the department, and the future of Los Angeles.


Product Details

  • File Size: 477 KB
  • Print Length: 149 pages
  • Page Numbers Source ISBN: 146794422X
  • Publisher: Fight Card Productions (November 11, 2011)
  • Sold by: Amazon Digital Services, Inc.
  • Language: English
  • ASIN: B0066I74UE
  • Text-to-Speech: Enabled
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  • Lending: Enabled
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #300,328 Paid in Kindle Store (See Top 100 Paid in Kindle Store)
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4.6 out of 5 stars
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4.6 out of 5 stars
Felony Fists gets the new Fight Card series off to a great, hard-hitting start. Bridget Hallas  |  16 reviewers made a similar statement
Lots of action, well done fight scenes, and even a reference to the Man from U.N.C.L.E. Great fun. George R. Johnson  |  4 reviewers made a similar statement
Would recommend this one to any fight fan or sports fan in general. J. Bell  |  3 reviewers made a similar statement
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9 of 9 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars A tight, streamlined brawler of a novel December 19, 2011
Format:Kindle Edition
Patrick "Felony" O'Flynn is a cop in the ever-vacillating Los Angeles of the 1950's, but his consuming passion is boxing--and he's damn good at it. So good in fact, that his boss gives him an unusual assignment: get in the ring with crime boss Mickey Cohen's contender and make sure he doesn't get a shot at the title.
Simple in theory, but stopping Cohen and his fighter are going to take every bit of skill and fortitude Patrick has, and test his commitment to justice. Especially when Cohen kidnaps the 14-year-old daughter of Patrick's trainer.
FELONY FISTS is a tight, streamlined brawler of a novel, heavy on ring action and spare jabbing prose. It's hard not to use boxing analogies when talking about it. Series co-creator Paul Bishop is Jack Tunney this time out, and he sets a high standard for the Jack Tunneys to follow. His invocation of L.A. in the `50's is vivid and well-researched without being overwhelming, and his grasp on the strange, sometimes seedy world of boxing is spot-on.
FELONY FISTS is a hugely enjoyable bout. I'm looking forward to the next round.
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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars A Thoroughly ENTERTAINING Story! December 18, 2011
Format:Kindle Edition
Full of imagination - and history - harkening back to a rough n' tough America that is all but gone. Very smooth reading and a great escape from these current times and days; makes me want to time travel back! Patrick "Felony" Flynn is a brave, gritty character that never disappoints. Definitely worth reading, especially for all of you pulp fiction and "noir" lovers!

Neal Bogosian
Author, THE ADVENTURES OF CHIP DOOLIN
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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars Boxing Noir Is a Hardboiled Treat December 18, 2011
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You don't see that many boxing novels around anymore. But I enjoy reading them, so I bought <u>Felony Fists</u>, and it's a hardboiled treat. Set in 1954's Los Angeles, Patrick "Felony" Flynn is a young policeman who's good with his fists. He's gained fight experience from his hardscrabble background and boxing matches while in the Navy. Flynn is set on the path to fight several boxers, leading up to earn his shot at the champion Archie Moore. At the same time, Flynn is investigating the local mobster boss who's out to get his hooks into the fight game. I liked the gritty boxing scenes which reminded me of Robert Ryan in the classic boxing film noir <u>The Set-Up</u>. The pace clips right along, and the dialogue is snappy. If you're a fight fan, this tale should be a big hit with you.
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Most Recent Customer Reviews
3.0 out of 5 stars Decent read
This story is based in LA in 1954. The main character, Patrick "Felony" Flynn, is a cop and amateur boxer. Read more
Published 5 days ago by Sharon Storm
4.0 out of 5 stars First fist
The first of the Fightcard series is a great, tough tale of the LAPD in the 1950s with fantastic boxing action and a great thriller plot at the heart. Read more
Published 6 months ago by Noirguy
5.0 out of 5 stars A CRIME NOVEL THAT MAKES YOU WANT TO STAND UP AND CHEER
If you haven't jumped on the Fight Card bandwagon yet, this is a great time to do it. The series is only nine months old, but it's going like gangbusters. Read more
Published 8 months ago by Evan Lewis
4.0 out of 5 stars Fast, enjoyable read.
I enjoyed this story. A boxing policeman with character. A little bit of mystery. Plenty of action. Quite different from my usual selections, but when I saw that Mel Odem (I like... Read more
Published 9 months ago by Les
5.0 out of 5 stars A Great Read
I thoroughly enjoyed Felony Fists, a hard-hitting boxing tale told in the finest tough guy tradition of Ellroy, Wambaugh and Parker. Read more
Published 9 months ago by Terrence
3.0 out of 5 stars 3.5 stars
This is sort of a "hard boiled" detective novel, only the detective boxes. I am not a fan of the sport, but I get the impression that the author's knowledge is authentic. Read more
Published 10 months ago by E. Estle
4.0 out of 5 stars Felony Fists
Hey... I really enjoyed this book. I love boxing and he handled the fight scenes well. It has that gritty 50's LA Confidential feel to it. Read more
Published 11 months ago by Johnnypromo
4.0 out of 5 stars The Untouchables meets Rocky
None of it reinvents anything and there is zero subtlety involved. Once you get over that, you have a story that puts three good things together: cops, gangsters, and boxing. Read more
Published 12 months ago by Raymond Embrack
5.0 out of 5 stars Fast paced, furious, and fun!
Felony Fists is a fast and wild read. Excellent style and expert pacing, I simply could not put it down until I had finished it. I started and finished it in one sitting. Read more
Published 13 months ago by Brian Knight
5.0 out of 5 stars Great from the opening round.
A wonderful read from start to finish, turn off the boob tube, put the coffee on and pull up a ringside seat. Read more
Published 13 months ago by Mike Faricy
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More About the Author

Jack Tunney is the unifying pen name for authors of the FIGHT CARD series - created by Mel Odom and Paul Bishop. Up-and-coming new authors, such as Eric Beetner, David Foster, Kevin Michaels, and Heath Lowrance have all penned entries in the series alongside more established names in the field such as Wayne D. Dundee, Bishop, and Odom.

The books in the Fight Card series are 25,000 word novelettes, designed to be read in one or two sittings, and are inspired by the fight pulps of the '30s and '40s - such as Fight Stories Magazine - and Robert E. Howard's two-fisted boxing tales featuring Sailor Steve Costigan.

Each of the novellas is short, sharp and packs a punch.

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