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'A big crime novel. . . . Stone has a grand story to tell, and he does it with panache. It's the story of a city and an era (the Reagan reference isn't gratuitous), at once hilarious and tragic. It's a story filled with characters that range from honorable to morally ambiguous to frighteningly evil. It's filled with voodoo rituals, crooked cops, street life, and wrenching descriptions. . . . Brilliant.'ย 'ย Booklist (starred review)Nick Stone's first novel, Mr. Clarinet, took the crime fiction world by storm'winning enthusiastic raves ('Exquisite' 'South Florida Sun-Sentinel; 'A spellbinding thriller of the highest order' 'Chicago Tribune) as well as a Macavity and a CWA Ian Fleming Steel Dagger Award. In The King of Swords, Stone brings back Detective Max Mingus in a chilling and mesmerizing 'prequel' that combines murder, police corruption, and voodoo black magic. The King of Swords blazes with Miami heat'and it earns Nick Stone a permanent spot in the winner's circle alongside the masters James Ellroy, Dennis Lehane, James Lee Burke, Walter Mosley, and Stephen King. ISBN:9780060897321
