Edsel

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Watermark

Publication Year:
2012

ISBN-13: 9781453248607

<DIV><b>Hired to promote the new American dream car, a former reporter finds himself mired in a deadly conspiracy against a union boss and Ford Motors itself</b></div><BR><DIV>It&rsquo;s only been two decades since Connie Minor was on top, but it feels like centuries. Once a journalist, Minor spent Prohibition with his finger on gangland&rsquo;s pulse, a confidant of every rumrunner, boss, and triggerman in Detroit. But as the gangsters fell, Minor went with them, replaced by a generation of reporters more interested in the Nazi Party than the inner workings of the Purple Gang.</div><DIV>&#160;</div><DIV>Now it&rsquo;s the 1950s, and after years writing mindless ad copy, Minor fears that his brain may be permanently atrophied&mdash;that is, until an exciting new job drops on his desk. Minor is hired to sell Ford&rsquo;s most original creation, the Edsel, meant to take America by storm. But the job quickly reintroduces him to some ugly old Detroit faces. When he uncovers a conspiracy against both a union leader and the new car, his reporter&rsquo;s instincts kick in. It&rsquo;s been years since Minor gabbed with mobsters, but it&rsquo;s never too late for an old newspaperman to get whacked.</div><DIV>&#160;</div><DIV>This ebook features an illustrated biography of Loren D. Estleman including rare photos from the author&rsquo;s personal collection.</div>