August Snow

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Call Number: Mystery / Jones, Stephen, Mystery / Jones, Stephen , Adult Book / Fiction / Mystery / General / Jones, Stephen Mack
On Shelf At: Downtown Library, Malletts Creek Branch, Westgate Branch

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Downtown 2nd Floor 4-week checkout	Mystery / Jones, Stephen	4-week checkout	On Shelf
Downtown 2nd Floor 4-week checkout	Mystery / Jones, Stephen	4-week checkout	On Shelf
Malletts Adult Books 4-week checkout	Adult Book / Fiction / Mystery / General / Jones, Stephen Mack	4-week checkout	On Shelf
Malletts Adult Books 4-week checkout	Adult Book / Fiction / Mystery / General / Jones, Stephen Mack	4-week checkout	On Shelf
Westgate Adult Books 4-week checkout	Adult Book / Fiction / Mystery / General / Jones, Stephen Mack	4-week checkout	On Shelf
Pittsfield Adult Books 4-week checkout	Adult Book / Fiction / Mystery / General / Jones, Stephen Mack	4-week checkout	Due 05-12-2024
Traverwood Adult Books 4-week checkout	Adult Book / Fiction / Mystery / General / Jones, Stephen Mack	4-week checkout	Due 05-11-2024

"Tough, smart, and struggling to stay afloat, August Snow is the embodiment of Detroit. The son of an African American father and a Mexican mother, August grew up in Detroit's Mexicantown and joined the Detroit police only to be drummed out of the force by a conspiracy of corrupt cops and politicians. But August fought back; he took on the city and got himself a $12 million wrongful dismissal settlement that left him low on friends. He has just returned to the house he grew up in after a year away and quickly learns he has many scores to settle. It's not long before he's summoned to the palatial Grosse Point Estates home of business magnate Eleanore Paget. Powerful and manipulative, Paget wants August to investigate the increasingly unusual happenings at her private wealth management bank. But detective work is no longer August's beat, and he declines. A day later, Paget is dead of an apparent suicide--which August isn't buying for a minute. What begins as an inquiry into Eleanore Paget's death soon drags August into a rat's nest of Detroit's most dangerous criminals, from corporate embezzlers to tattooed mercenaries. From the wealthy suburbs to the near-post-apocalyptic remains of the bankrupt city's factory districts, August Snow is a fast-paced tale of murder, greed, sex, economic cyber-terrorism, race and urban decay in modern Detroit"-- Provided by publisher.

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Detroit submitted by onpaper24 on August 2, 2018, 1:28pm I loved the real bits and pieces of detroit in this book.

Crackerjack! submitted by mowjac on February 7, 2021, 12:17pm I am not a noir crime reader, but picked this up because it is set in Detroit. August is an engaging character, the plot buckets along, the language is descriptive and lyrical, and Detroit, in all her glory, from Mexicantown to Grosse Pointe and everything in between laces throughout the novel. Highly recommended.

Gritty and Great! submitted by mmohal on July 17, 2021, 8:09am A really interesting read and relatable for those living in Southeast Michigan. Truly represents the grit of Detroit.

He Knows Detroit submitted by laurenmccarthya2 on July 23, 2021, 8:14am I started to listen to this as an audiobook, but the narrator was obviously not local and his mispronunciations were too distracting. So I got this book and loved it! Detroit is as much of a character as August. Good mystery too. Looking forward to reading more in the series.