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Short Synopsis
Based on real events, and newly declassified documents, Magic City, like the films L.A. Confidential and Chinatown, evokes a time in our nation's history when powerful men were willing to do whatever they thought necessary to achieve their goals.

Full Synopsis
A simple black-and-white photograph taken during the 1964 Cassius Clay–Sonny Liston fight on Miami Beach may hold the key to a horrific, politically motivated crime forty-two years earlier. After it mysteriously reappears, the photo is burned in an act of arson that sets off a modern-day killing spree reaching from the quiet neighborhoods of Miami to the back corridors of the White House.

What the killer did not know is that a copy of the photograph still remains. When it falls into Thorn's hands, he and everyone close to him—including his beloved Alexandra—become the targets of madmen and trained hitmen, each of whom has a powerful motive to see the photograph destroyed…and each of whom will go to murderous lengths to make it disappear forever.

"Another outstanding chapter in one of the genre's most consistently first-rate series." ---Booklist Starred Review

"A gripping tale of dirty politics, love gone wrong, murder for hire, and international intrigue that is impossible to put down. Highly recommended." ---Library Journal Starred Review

"Richard Allen brings Magic City to life with his articulate, measured speech. He makes his words sound so important that listeners are pulled along in their wake." ---AudioFile
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Magic City

A Novel


Author James W. Hall

Narrated by Richard Allen

Publication date Mar 20, 2007

Running time 12 hrs

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