Book summaryAce Atkins keeps his reputation for crafting fine, evocative historical fiction alive with THE DEVIL'S GARDEN. In this fictional retelling of the Fatty Arbuckle trial, Atkins brings in Dashiell Hammett as a detective hired by Arbuckle's legal team to get to the bottom of the mysterious death of actress Virginia Rappe, a story that has left the Hollywood media and gossips salivating. Atkins brings these historical figures to life again, seamlessly melding fact and fiction in service to a great mystery tale. Media reviews"With enviable ease, Atkins...brings to life [Dashiell] Hammett, [Fatty] Arbuckle, William Randolph Hearst and other real figures of the period." (starred review) |
Devil's Gardenby Ace Atkins
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