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Shadow of the Bomb (The Snap Malek Mysteries) Paperback – August 23, 2022
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Against the ominous backdrop of America’s entry into World War II, the navy still reels from the devastation wreaked at Pearl Harbor and the crushing defeat of US ground troops in the Philippines.
On the home front, scientists working for Enrico Fermi at the University of Chicago labor feverishly on a secret weapon that promises to reverse the fortunes of battle. However, sinister forces are at work on the outwardly serene Gothic campus, resulting in violent deaths.
While work grinds on in the shadowy catacombs beneath an abandoned football stadium―work that will forever alter our world―Chicago Tribune police reporter Steve “Snap” Malek delves into the intrigue. Battling for an exclusive story and, ultimately, for his very life, Malek finds himself in the midst of history-in-the-making.
- Print length202 pages
- LanguageEnglish
- PublisherMysteriousPress.com/Open Road
- Publication dateAugust 23, 2022
- Dimensions5.25 x 1 x 8 inches
- ISBN-101504078330
- ISBN-13978-1504078337
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- Publisher : MysteriousPress.com/Open Road (August 23, 2022)
- Language : English
- Paperback : 202 pages
- ISBN-10 : 1504078330
- ISBN-13 : 978-1504078337
- Item Weight : 8.3 ounces
- Dimensions : 5.25 x 1 x 8 inches
- Best Sellers Rank: #2,447,323 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
- #1,380 in City Life Fiction (Books)
- #10,623 in Hard-Boiled Mystery
- #18,852 in Historical Mystery
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Robert Goldsborough (b. 1937) is an American author best known for continuing Rex Stout’s famous Nero Wolfe series. Born in Chicago, he attended Northwestern University, and upon graduation went to work for the Associated Press, beginning a lifelong career in journalism that would include long periods at the Chicago Tribune and Advertising Age. Goldsborough’s first novel starring Wolfe, Murder in E Minor (1986), was met with acclaim from both critics and devoted fans, winning a Nero Award from the Wolfe Pack. Six more Nero Wolfe novels followed, including most recently, Archie Goodwin Meets Nero Wolfe: A Prequel to Rex Stout's Nero Wolfe Mysteries (2012).
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I enjoyed reading this book and learning about the University of Chicago's connection to a secret project for our government.
I also enjoy his Nero Wolfe pastiches.