The Million-Dollar Wound - Hardcover

Collins, Max Allan

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0312532520 ISBN 13: 9780312532529

Publisher: St. Martin's Press, 1986

Synopsis

In the conclusion to the Frank Nitti trilogy, Nate Heller, along with buddy Barney Ross, fights at Guadalcanal and, upon returning home to Chicago, finds the combat there, with Nitti's mobsters, every bit as hellish

About this title

From the Back Cover:

In 1942, Chicago P.I. Nate Heller and his childhood pal, boxer Barney Ross, join the Marines and see bloody action together at Guadalcanal. Upon his return to gangland Chicago, the shell-shocked Heller—more dangerous than ever—is thrust into the midst of an inter-gang war to depose Capone’s successor Frank Nitti, whose minions are infiltrating Hollywood movie unions. In this crushing finale to rough-and-tumble Nate Heller’s Frank Nitti trilogy, Max Allan Collins delves into the damaged psyche of war veterans as a full-on gangland war threatens to explode. As tempers in Hollywood flare-up, Heller attempts to solve a murder committed behind enemy lines, and deal with the drug addiction of his friend Barney. But not even the company of fan dancer Sally Rand can ease Heller’s conscience as he is haunted by the events at Guadalcanal even as he’s surrounded by the murder and mayhem of Nitti’s final, violent days.

“A serious social chronicle of Chicago’s turbulent history as the ‘30s and ‘40s gangland capital of America. It’s also serious fun...a terrific sense of vitality.”—Marilyn Stasio, New York Times

About the Author:

Max Allan Collins is the author of the Shamus Award-winning Nathan Heller historical thrillers; his other books include the New York Times bestseller Saving Private Ryan and the bestselling CSI series. His comics writing ranges from the graphic novel Road to Perdition, source of the Tom Hanks film, to long runs as scripter of the “Dick Tracy” comic strip and his own innovative “Ms. Tree.” Collins is also a screenwriter and a leading Indie filmmaker. He lives in Iowa with his wife, writer Barbara Collins, and their son, Nathan.

About this edition

• Publisher: St. Martin's Press
• Publication date: 1986
• ISBN 10: 0312532520
• ISBN 13: 9780312532529
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 335