FRANTIC Julien Courtois finds himself in a bit of financial bind. And the only way out is murder. He's even got the perfect plan. While his secretary believes him to be in his office, he climbs up a rope to an upper floor and stages his victim's "suicide." It all works according to plan. But on h
Angel's Flight (Black Gat Books Book 10)
β Scribed by Lou Cameron
- Book ID
- 112015050
- Publisher
- Stark House Press
- Year
- 2018
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 415 KB
- Category
- Fiction
- ISBN-13
- 9781944520182
- ASIN
- B07CLHND2B
No coin nor oath required. For personal study only.
β¦ Synopsis
The first time Ben Parker meets Johnny Angel, Ben is blowing bass with Daddy Halloway and the Hot Babies. Angel angles into the band by acing out the drummer. Parkerβs got a bad feeling about Angel, but has to hire him anyway. Johnny Angel, raised from the school of hard knocks, doesnβt let anyone or any scruple get in his way. First, he steals Daddyβs band, then he steals his daughter, Blanche. Then WWII happensβParker serves, but Johnny cops a gay plea and gets out. When Parker gets back he hooks up with a talented but tubercular composer named Con Conners. And a sultry singer, Ginger. But Johnny Angel is right behind him, ready to do whatever it takes to climb to the top on someone elseβs talent, be it beg, borrow or steal... even kill. This is the ruthless story of the music business told from the inside, starting from the days of swing jazz to bebop, all the way to rockβnβroll.
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