Two Graves For The Bishop (Con Maknazpy) - Softcover

Cappa, Gerard

Softcover

ISBN 10: 154290515X ISBN 13: 9781542905152

Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform, 2017

Synopsis

Two graves. One Bishop

A Dark Bank in Vienna launders Russian plunder

Covert tapes are a blackmail bonanza

Hamilton has the encryption key to the Dark Bank. The shakedown tapes are his insurance - especially in a Presidential election year

The dirty money brings Maknazpy back to Belfast, the tapes bring him back 25 years to the dirty war

"Maknazpy is more complete, more blissfully anarchistic, than the nation-loving type of hero" Jay A Gertzman

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Praise for the Maknazpy series:

"Writers from Chandler and Hammett through William Burroughs, Charles Willeford, James Elroy, Bret Easton Ellis and Don DeLillo have shown how the administration of cities is not corrupt, but inherently predatory. Speaking directly to supra-national, neo-liberal depredation, Jean-Patrick Manchette and Don DeLillo, are matched by Gerard Cappa, in Black Boat Dancing, and his earlier Blood from a Shadow. As with noir of the mid-20th century, protagonists are not destroyed but potentially redeemed by their own sin and suffering. They force their humanity to come to life. The ultimate 21st century heroism is to struggle for the control of one's own destiny. Con Maknazpy's struggle is a remarkable example - more complete, more blissfully anarchistic, than the nation-loving kind of hero" - Jay A Gertzman

"We are in the realm of tough guys doing tough guy things against other tough guys. There is something about author Gerard Cappa's style, as well as his hero Con Maknazpy, that carries echoes of Dashiell Hammett and the Continental Op. All the classic elements of the detective crime thriller are there: the smart-mouthed dame, nightclubs, les femmes fatale, and bodies scattered across the pages like raspberries on your morning cornflakes - A cracking good tale" Manhattan Book Review

"Mix of subtle allusion, rapidly paced violent set-pieces, and character reflection - I like the conversations his characters engage in about politics, capitalism, greed" - John L Murphy

"You come out of the novel knowing, like Maknazpy, that whatever the truth today, especially if it is truth as defined by the CIA, it will be different tomorrow. The action is non-stop and the sound of the jigsaw continual. This can lead to a dizzying experience for the reader. Take your time over each chapter, savor the dialog and enjoy the pieces coming together" - John J Gaynard

"Unique and unpredictable, always a nice experience, especially in a genre that is fraught with derivative copycats. Some really great concepts worth deeper deliberation. Almost literary at times, with the easy-flowing prose and powerful word choices - a well-written, intelligently complex novel with truly unexpected twists that will open your mind and keep you on your toes" - Indy Book Reviews

"The real-world complexity of Black Boat Dancing, in a wide variety of forms, is another reason why it demands the reader's close attention. Shifting partnerships, pragmatic realignments, and transformations of persona have to be acknowledged, otherwise we can lose our way in Cappa's dramatic narrative from one page to the next - loaded with action, stabs-in-the-back, heart-felt loss, tense standoffs and even a hint of mysticism" - Robert Bickel

About this edition

• Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
• Publication date: 2017
• ISBN 10: 154290515X
• ISBN 13: 9781542905152
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 302