Peter Wick

Key West

The Novel

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Produktbeschreibung

Trouble is Brewing in Key West In 1950, Stephen Trumbull was a classic hard-boiled reporter and columnist for The Miami Herald. He drank too much, and had a mouth on him. He rubbed people the wrong way. All he cared about was reporting the truth. Reporting the truth can get you into trouble. Florida State Representative Bernie Papy ran Monroe County. He ran the illegal gambling mecca of Key West, in particular. And he ran it more like a mafia boss, than like a State Representative. When a Monroe County Grand Jury found no evidence of Papy's corrupt control of a wide variety of illegal activities, Stephen Trumbull used the power of his uncompromising pen, and went on a crusade. Trumbull used his Miami Herald column to write Papy into a corner. He discovered that Papy's control of Key West was no joke, though, when two of the local "goons" left Trumbull alone in a dark alley, late one night, bleeding from a knife wound. The local Madame, Eva - who ran a "house of ill-repute" with the full knowledge of Papy and the local Police Chief - nursed Trumbull back to health. This put both Trumbull and Eva on the warning list. Key West is a story inspired by real events and characters, and brings a conflict of wits and wills together as it tries to answer the age-old question; is the pen mightier than the sword? Florida State Representative Bernie Papy ran Monroe County. He ran the illegal gambling mecca of Key West, in particular. And he ran it more like a mafia boss, than like a State Representative. When a Monroe County Grand Jury found no evidence of Papy's corrupt control of a wide variety of illegal activities, Stephen Trumbull used the power of his uncompromising pen, and went on a crusade. Trumbull used his Miami Herald column to write Papy into a corner. He discovered that Papy's control of Key West was no joke, though, when two of the local "goons" left Trumbull alone in a dark alley, late one night, bleeding from a knife wound. The local Madame, Eva - who ran a "house of ill-repute" with the full knowledge of Papy and the local Police Chief - nursed Trumbull back to health. This put both Trumbull and Eva on the warning list. Key West is a story inspired by real events and characters, and brings a conflict of wits and wills together as it tries to answer the age-old question; is the pen mightier than the sword?

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Azzurri Publishing
• Seitenzahl: 138
• Erscheinungstermin: 6. Oktober 2014
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 216mm x 140mm x 8mm
• Gewicht: 205g
• ISBN-13: 9780692302576
• ISBN-10: 0692302573
• Artikelnr.: 42028098

Autorenporträt

Peter Wick is an award-winning independent filmmaker and writer. He has Produced, Written, Directed, and acted in three low budget independent feature films, all with the support of grants from Seattle non-profit Northwest Film Forum. All three films have won film festival awards. Most recently Wick won "Best Director" at the New York Int'l Film Festival for his 2011 feature, "Rock Paper Scissors" (available on Amazon video and DVD). His prior feature, 2008's "Movie Pizza Love" (also available on Amazon video and DVD), has turned up on more than 100 'Favorite films' lists around the world. Wick's first novel, "Key West," was published in 2013 by Wheelman Press. The book has sold in the thousands. Greg Banks, founder and publisher of Wheelman Press, suffered health issues in 2014, and could no longer run the publishing company. Wick will always be grateful to Banks for helping Wick establish Azzurri Publishing. Wick runs the company in honor of Banks original decision to publish the Key West series Key West is followed up by three "Companion Episodes," which exist separately as Kindle-only novellas, and together in the compendium, "Key West - The Companion Episodes." Recently Wick has published the humorous novella, "It Is What It Is," and enjoys a sizeable readership at his blog, "Simple Displeasures." Wick has also performed stand-up comedy around the U.S. and on a given night can be found performing on a stage somewhere in the Los Angeles area.