BLOOD TIDE: A HARBOR NOIR THRILLER de DANIEL P. DOUGLAS
Ficha técnica
- BLOOD TIDE: A HARBOR NOIR THRILLER
- DANIEL P. DOUGLAS
- Idioma: Inglés
- Formatos: Pdf, ePub, MOBI, FB2
- ISBN: 9798231034680
- Editorial: Daniel P. Douglas
- Año de edición: 2025
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Overview
BLOOD TIDE: A Harbor Noir Thriller Los Angeles, 1950. The harbor keeps two kinds of secrets: the kind that make men rich, and the kind that make them dead. Private detective Jack Morrison doesnt give a damn about either anymore. The ex-LAPD detective drowns his mornings in black coffee at Coopers Diner and his nights in bourbon, trying to forget why he traded his badge for a bottle. Then the newspaper drops a bomb: his war buddy Tom Reed is dead. "Robbery gone wrong," claim the cops. Like hell. Jack knows a professional hit when it reeks of salt, diesel, and department-issued lead. Reed was a city councilman asking questions about Golden Dragon Imports and poking around shipping manifests where spice crates mysteriously gain weight at sea. The whole racket runs smoother than a politicians lies: Tuesday night heroin deliveries protected by cops all the way up to Captain Emil Stecker, the bastard who taught Jack everything about being a detective and then sold his soul for a cut of the action. Dockworker Mickey Yang offers to help. Later the same day, theyre fishing his corpse from the harbor. "Accident," they say. Message received. But Jack Morrisons got nothing left to lose except a .45 and some damning photographs. While corrupt cops close in like sharks smelling blood, Jack plays his only angle—federal prosecutor Martin Phillips, one of the few clean players left in this rigged game. The final reckoning comes at the piers edge, where justice and vengeance become the same thing, and the only law that matters comes from the barrel of a gun. "Sometimes thats all the justice you get in a crooked town. It would have to be enough." This novelette punches you in the gut with: 1950s noir that bleeds authenticity—not some nostalgic costume party Prose that cuts deep—no wasted words, no pulled punches A protagonist whos already dead inside—just clearing debts before joining his friends Violence with weight—when Jack pulls the trigger, you feel why Characters who stink of desperation—real people making fatal choices Written for readers who worship at the altar of: Chandlers bitter medicine—where hope is just another four-letter word Ellroys blood-soaked LA—corruption as civic religion Classic noir without apology—no redemption arcs, no happy endings Justice served cold—with a side of hollow victory One ex-cop. One harbor full of secrets. And times running out to make the guilty pay. BLOOD TIDE doesnt pretend the good guys win. It doesnt promise redemption or closure or any of that therapeutic garbage. This is noir stripped to the bone, where darkness isnt just atmospheric window dressing but the fundamental truth of how power really works. Download it. Devour it. Then, pour three fingers of bourbon and contemplate how deep the rot really goes.
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