King of Swords

One of the brightest new stars in the thriller genre.Chicago Sun-TimesNick Stones first novel, Mr. Clarinet, took the crime fiction world by stormwinning enthusiastic raves (Exquisite South Florida Sun-Sentinel; A spellbinding thriller of the highest order Chicago Tribune) as well as a Macavity and a CWA Ian Fleming Steel Dagger Award. In The King of Swords, Stone brings back Detective Max Mingus in a chilling and mesmerizing prequel that combines murder, police corruption, and voodoo black magic. The King of Swords blazes with Miami heatand it earns Nick Stone a permanent spot in the winners circle alongside the masters James Ellroy, Dennis Lehane, James Lee Burke, Walter Mosleyand Stephen King.