Thank both of you, having grown-up in Detroit in that area I was waiting to read it.
Thanks, George R. Marshall marshall.geoma4@xxxxxxxxx----- Original Message ----- From: "Curtis Delzer" <curtis@xxxxxxxxxx>
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Hey, thank you for doing it. My sighted sister fixed that little bit of "hand written" notes on page 120 I think it was, or 121. :) and, yes it does get a bit "ripe" in places. :)Take care and thank you for the proofing! Curtis Delzerbtw I did that book 2 pages per scanner pass using Kurzweil 1000 v11.02, just for grins and giggles knowing all those details. :)At 10:15 PM 5/25/2008, you wrote:"A pithy, punchy writer who can also deliver the action." The New York Times Detroit of World War II- the anguish of war, hot jazz, racial tension, and a fanatical killer A tough town in a tough time- Detroit during World War II was where the United States' furious effort to out-manufacture the Germans and Japanese occurred. Industry imported workers to replace men gone to war- Southern whites and blacks working side by side for the first time. Detroit had it all: rationing, the black market, the Mafia, fortunes to be made; a new kind of jazz for seething summer nights- a powder keg. Through this tense, troubled world cuts a killer, a self-appointed solr savaging ordinary people, the defenseless. Lieutenant Zagreb's most important job is to keep the city from exploding, then to catch a mad killer with a cop roster of 4-Fs and near- retirees, and, finally, he has to save his own soul. He cannot succeed at all three. Wartime Detroit is dazzlingly recreated in Loren Estleman's latest tour de force crime novel. Great auto manufacturers labor mightily; blacks struggle for an economic toehold; whites strive for decent lives in the chaos.The climax, boiling over during America's nastest race riots, is unforgettable. [End of inside book flap] Very well scanned by Curtis, who also showed incredible patience, this is really a great read. A little nasty with its slang words for people of different races and ethnicities, I was unprepared even though the book jacket spoke of racial tensions and race riots. Getting past that, though, it really has in-depth characters in the cops; two brothers; and a "fanatical killer." Don't miss it! Should be approved and in the collection sometime tomorrow, or Tuesday because it's a holiday. JITTERBUG by Loren D. Estleman Thanks, Curtis, for the great scan and your patience. -- Marilynloren d. estleman is the author of forty-one novels. He lives in Michigan. "Writing with wit and carefully crafting a chilling suspense plot, Estleman delivers another spine-tingling crime novel set in Detroit.... Terrific, tough characters, snappy dialogue, crackling action, and some imaginative applications of the third degree, make this a triumph for Estleman." - Publishers Weekly on Jitterbug (starred review) "Jitterbug is an impressive historical thriller: gritty, rich in character and detail, a compelling read from start to finish." - Marcia Muller, author of The Legend of the Slain Solthers "Hard-rubbed dialogue as bright as a new-minted penny.... Style to burn, talk that haunts. Deserves blue ribbons and rosettes." - Kirkus Reviews on Journey of the Dead "Estleman's eye, ear, and hand^are in perfect sync." - The Washington Post Book World "Estleman could rewrite the Ann Arbor phone book and I'd take a peek." - Chicago Tribune ^ JACKET ART BY COLIN BACKHOUSE A FORGE05 HARDCOVER That is actually the "messiest" part of the scan. :) Curtis Delzer ----- Original Message ----- From: "Marilyn Beasley" <mbeasley@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Monday, May 12, 2008 3:35 PM Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: book? I sent ... Hi, Curtis. Is that how you spell the name of the book, "Jitterbutg"? Have you got an author on that? I want to check with my library. Thanks, Marilyn On May 12, 2008, at 4:31 PM, Curtis Delzer wrote:Hi all. About 2 months ago, on March 8 or so I sent "Jitterbutg," to be validated. Anyone taken a look? Curtis Delzer To unsubscribe from this list send a blank Email to bksvol-discuss-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx put the word 'unsubscribe' by itself in the subject line. To get a list of available commands, put the word 'help' by itself in the subject line.To unsubscribe from this list send a blank Email to bksvol-discuss-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx put the word 'unsubscribe' by itself in the subject line. To get a list of available commands, put the word 'help' by itself in the subject line. To unsubscribe from this list send a blank Email to bksvol-discuss-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx put the word 'unsubscribe' by itself in the subject line. To get a list of available commands, put the word 'help' by itself in the subject line.To unsubscribe from this list send a blank Email to bksvol-discuss-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxxput the word 'unsubscribe' by itself in the subject line. To get a list of available commands, put the word 'help' by itself in the subject line.To unsubscribe from this list send a blank Email to bksvol-discuss-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxxput the word 'unsubscribe' by itself in the subject line. To get a list of available commands, put the word 'help' by itself in the subject line.
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