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White Shadow by Ace Atkins
Review by Beth Slater
Berkley Paperback  ISBN/ITEM#: 9780425214909
Date: 03 April 2007 List Price $7.99 Amazon US / Amazon UK / Show Article /

White Shadow gets it name from the Tampa gangster Charlie Wall, who was murdered in 1955. Wall is an historical figure in Tampa's past, and his murder has never been solved. Atkins' novel is a fictionalized version of Wall's murder and the events that surrounded it and stemmed from it. We follow several characters through the investigations into the mysterious death and meet many other long-ago figures from the violent era in Tampa's history.

From official release/information:

Book Description: A stunning thriller based on the true story of the death of retired criminal kingpin Charlie Wall-and those who benefited from it.

Tampa Florida, 1955: a city pulsing with Sicilian and Cuban gangsters, cigar factories, sweet rum, and violence. The death of retired kingpin Charlie wall -- the White Shadow -- has shocked the city, sending cops, reporters, and associates scrambling to find those responsible. As the trail winds through neighborhoods rich and poor, enmeshing the innocent and corrupt alike all the way down to the streets and casinos of Havana, an extraordinary story of revenge, honor, and greed emerges. For Charlie Wall had his secrets--secrets that if discovered could destroy a criminal empire and ignite a revolution...

(Source: Berkley)

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