Double Down

Description

It Takes a Thief to Take a Thief. In the aftermath of a bloody heist, Nolan and Jon find themselves flying home to count their ill-gotten gains-but a skyjacker taking the same flight has other plans. Meanwhile, in Des Moines, someone is offing members of the Mob-connected DiPreta family and the Mob thinks maybe Nolan can make it stop. Maybe he can-for a six-figure fee. Originally published as two separate novels (and unavailable in bookstores for 40 years!), Double Down finds Nolan and Jon pursuing the American dream in their inimitable criminal fashion. Flying high off his recent return after more than three decades in Skim Deep, Nolan is one of MWA Grand Master Max Allan Collins' most unforgettable characters, and Double Down is Nolan at his hard-boiled, larcenous best.

Max Allan Collins was hailed in 2004 by Publisher's Weekly as a new breed of writer. A frequent Mystery Writers of America nominee in both fiction and non-fiction categories, he has earned an unprecedented eighteen Private Eye Writers of America nominations, winning for his Nathan Heller novels, True Detective (1983) and Stolen Away (1991). In 2002, his graphic novel Road to Perdition was adapted into an Academy-Award winning film, starring Tom Hanks, Paul Newman, Jude Law and Daniel Craig. He lives in Iowa, USA.

"Even early in his career, Collins displays here the ability to combine nifty plot machinations with superb character building of both principal and supporting players. Thoroughly entertaining hard-boiled fare." --Booklist "Honest pulp." - Kirkus Reviews "Fans of old-school, hard-edged heist yarns will have fun." Publishers Weekly