The Detroit Electric Scheme: A Mystery Contributor(s): Johnson, D. E. (Author) |
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ISBN: 1250050995 ISBN-13: 9781250050991 Publisher: St. Martins Press-3PL OUR PRICE: $20.69 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: September 2010 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Fiction | Crime - Fiction | Mystery & Detective - Historical |
Dewey: FIC |
Series: Detroit Mysteries |
Physical Information: 0.72" H x 5.5" W x 8.5" (0.90 lbs) 320 pages |
Themes: - Cultural Region - Great Lakes - Cultural Region - Midwest - Geographic Orientation - Michigan - Locality - Detroit, Michigan |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: Will Anderson is a drunk, heartbroken over the breakup with his fiancée, Elizabeth. He's barely kept his job at his father's company---Detroit Electric, 1910's leading electric automobile manufacturer. Late one night, Elizabeth's new fiancé and Will's one-time friend, John Cooper, asks Will to meet him at the car factory. He finds Cooper dead, crushed in a huge hydraulic roof press. Surprised by the police, Will panics and runs, leaving behind his cap and automobile, and buries his blood-spattered clothing in a garbage can. |
Contributor Bio(s): Johnson, D. E.: - D.E. JOHNSON, a graduate of Central Michigan University, is a history buff who has been writing fiction since childhood. The early 20th century, a time of big ambitions, huge achievements, and crushing poverty, holds a special fascination for him. Johnson comes by his interest in automotive history honestly. His grandfather was the Vice President of Checker Motors, beginning work with Checker in 1924 and continuing until the 1970's. Fortunately, he doesn't come by his interest in murder the same way. He is the author of books including The Detroit Electric Scheme and Motor City Shakedown. The author is married, has three daughters, and lives near Kalamazoo, Michigan. |