{"product_id":"9780312422141","title":"The Ivory Coast : A Novel","description":"\u003cstrong\u003eThe Ivory Coast\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor(s): Charles Fleming\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt is 1955 in Las Vegas, and the Chicago mob man Mo Weiner is bankrolling ex-boxer Worthless Worthington Lee and the city's first all-black hotel-casino. The Ivory Coast is rising up from the dust, on the wrong side of town. And out of the shadows steps Deacon, a white horn player with a dark past and a genius for jazz. Mo mistakes him for a hitman. Worthless takes him for a friend. Anita, the mixed-race beauty he falls for, wants him for herself. And Haney, the corrupt and racist cop who runs this hot desert oasis of sin and sand, wants him rubbed out.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eReview(s):\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e“What a great first novel! Charles Fleming has captured all the glitzy glamour of Las Vegas in the 1950s and brought it absolutely to life. \u003ci\u003eThe Ivory Coast\u003c\/i\u003e is a terrific story from a talented storyteller.” —\u003ci\u003eDominick Dunne\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Impressive...Amid all the hard-boiled James Ellroy-inspired drama what emerges here is a surprisingly sensitive story about the historic daringness and personal sacrifices that made integration possible. Yet Fleming never loses sight of the neon-lit sleaze of Las Vegas, making this sure-bet thriller as satisfyingly sordid as it is socially responsible.” —\u003ci\u003eLos Angeles Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Palpable...A kind of tenderness hovering behind the main players draws you in.” —\u003ci\u003eHouston Chronicle\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“A promising fiction debut.” —\u003ci\u003eSeattle Post-Intelligencer\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“This thoroughly engaging tale adroitly mixes an intriguing story with the history of the early days of the famed desert city.” —\u003ci\u003eThe Poisoned Pen\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eISBN:  9780312422141\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ","brand":"Picador","offers":[{"title":"Paperback \/ softback","offer_id":40671093489870,"sku":"9780312422141","price":23.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0600\/7029\/7806\/products\/getimage_7c60fc58-4cbb-4057-a7c2-c44be5995f35.jpg?v=1639800318","url":"https:\/\/pickwickbookshop.com\/products\/9780312422141","provider":"Pickwick Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}