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City of Dark Hearts (Mass Market Paperback)

by James Conan (Author)
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  • Mass Market Paperback: 560 pages
  • Publisher: Arrow Books Ltd (24 April 2008)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0099502178
  • ISBN-13: 978-0099502173
  • Product Dimensions: 19.8 x 13 x 3.8 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 3.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 89,073 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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It is 1893 and Anna Zemeckis, a young New Yorker, goes missing in America's most dangerous city: Chicago. Home to the World's Fair, Chicago is a city of glitz and razzmatazz - a city intoxicated by its own spectacular wealth - but beneath the sophisticated facade lies a sinister underworld of pornography, prostitution and violence. It's a lethal place for the weak or vulnerable - and Anna isn't the first young woman to disappear without trace. Emily Strauss, an inexperienced but ambitious reporter from the New York World, is given a treacherous assignment: to find out what happened to Anna, and to the other missing women. Against a punishing deadline, alone in a dangerous and unfamiliar world, she faces a near-impossible task. And, she soon discovers, a powerful enemy...'Gripping and atmospheric' - "Sunday Telegraph". 'A rich historical thriller...Combines striking historical detail with a compelling mystery' - "Observer". 'Short chapters and tight plot invoke a cold dread in the reader from the very beginning' - "Daily Telegraph".


About the Author

Now writing as James Conan, William Horwood and Helen Rappaport are both established authors. William Horwood was a city and feature editor with the Daily Mail until, in 1978, he wrote the first of his now classic Duncton Chronicles which became instant international bestsellers. His wide-ranging books since include his critically acclaimed memoir The Boy with No Shoes. William has been married three times, has six children and now lives in Oxford. Helen Rappaport studied Russian at university and for many years worked as an actress in TV and films before turning to historical writing in the early 1990s. She is the author of books on Joseph Stalin, Queen Victoria and the award-winning An Encyclopedia of Women Social Reformers, as well as being a specialist in 19th-century women's history.

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5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars sub-sub Caleb Carr, 20 Sep 2008
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I found this, though in theory extremely interesting, a frustrating read. It reminded me of a much less well crafted 'steal' from Caleb Carr - 'The Alienist' even down to the feisty female reporter making her way into a male dominated world (Carr's feisty female detective, ditto) The character, relationships and drives seemed much less interesting than Carr, the breakneck plot relied FAR too much on fortuitous coincidences and plotting devices. I was probably put off very early in the book by some clearly sloppy writing (probably caused by the double writer factor) where an early appearing central 'baddie' character somehow manages to be simultaneously in a carriage having driven out of 'frame' whilst managing to have an on the pavement conversation with someone else!!!! Later, some rather dreadful punctuation errors 'who's' used instead of whose had me tsk tsking - these people are journalists and language graduates for heaven's sake!. The book felt as if it had been written at a fairly breakneck speed, fairly superficially, and probably with an idea about film options.

If you are interested in reading about late 19th or early 20th century policing, politics, medical practices and the entry of women into the professions, against a backdrop of seamy city life, Caleb Carr REALLY does this well. Check out The Alienist
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2.0 out of 5 stars Disappointing, 9 Nov 2008
I have to say this is one of the worst books I have read in a long time. Predicatable story, stereotypical characters, overlong and overblown plot and way too many characters meant I was skim reading just to get to the end. A good idea in theory, which was clouded by over ambition.

If you like good fiction then don't read this. If you enjoy predictable, throw away fiction like The Da Vinci Code then go for it!
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2.0 out of 5 stars An opportunity lost...., 17 Jul 2008
Over-complicated plot, too many characters and poor writing make this a disappointing read. Perhaps the problem lies with the fact that it was written by two people, one of whom is a researcher and was determined to give us ALL the information she had discovered about Chicago during this period. It would have benefited from some tighter editing as the main story is interesting but gets somewhat lost in all the detail.
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3.0 out of 5 stars very good
I gave it a 3 but a strong 3! its is an engrossing book, short chapters to make it more gripping in the story. Read more
Published 2 months ago by itchybeard

5.0 out of 5 stars City of Dark Hearts/Dark Hearts of Chicago
How come City of Dark Hearts has only 3 stars on its reviews, but Dark Hearts of Chicago has 4.5 stars. This is completely perverse as they are, essentially, the same book. Read more
Published 4 months ago by Mrs. J. Carpenter

4.0 out of 5 stars A good hefty read that you won't want to put down
This novel has a lot going for it. Historically interesting it really brings the Chicago of 1893 alive. Read more
Published 16 months ago by Helen Simpson

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent, excellent book
Picked this book up in an airport and was looking on "amazon" to find the next in the series (not published yet, mores the pity! Read more
Published 18 months ago by cherokee40

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