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Detective Tony Alfano #1
Chicago Swing
2016 Global Ebook Award Winner - For Chicago police detective Tony Alfano, it was not like most five bombings throughout the Loop, two hundred pounds of missing dynamite, and one dead Serbian in an alley off Washington Street. Is it the Outfit, the Mob, Bolsheviks, or the unions? In the dark speakeasies and nightclubs of Chicago’s underworld, Alfano treads the sharp edge of sanity and delusion, praying that it’s just mob vengeance and not typical Chicago politics.
In Depression racked Chicago, three people crash into each other, each hoping for vengeance, redemption, and salvation. Alfano thought he’d seen it all in his twenty years on the force, but this is brutally and explosively different. Can he stop the killer or will the killer get to him first?
. . . and to add pressure, the city’s corrupt mayor demands that Alfano catch the killer before the gates to the Century of Progress World’s Fair and Chicago are opened to America and the world.
In Depression racked Chicago, three people crash into each other, each hoping for vengeance, redemption, and salvation. Alfano thought he’d seen it all in his twenty years on the force, but this is brutally and explosively different. Can he stop the killer or will the killer get to him first?
. . . and to add pressure, the city’s corrupt mayor demands that Alfano catch the killer before the gates to the Century of Progress World’s Fair and Chicago are opened to America and the world.
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239 pages, Kindle Edition
First published April 17, 2015
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About the author
Gregory C. Randall
41 books41 followersMichigan born and Chicago raised, Randall has made the San Francisco Bay Area his home with his wife for the last 45 years. A graduate of Michigan State with a degree in landscape architecture, Mr. Randall has 45 years of community design and urban planning experience. He has his own design firm, Randall Planning & Design, Inc., and has designed hundreds of residential, commercial and retail properties throughout the western United States.
Mr. Randall has enjoyed writing for many years but it has become a serious vocation in the last twenty years. His books almost always have an historical component and often reflect how the past has impacts on the present. Randall has developed all the cover cart for his books as well as the interior design, graphics, and overall formatting. This also includes ebook formatting.
Greg is the author of the five book series, The Sharon O’Mara Chronicles. The six book in the series is under development.
He is also developing the third book in the Detective Tony Alfano thriller noir series set in 1933 Chicago. The first book in the series, Chicago Swing, won the Silver Medal in the 2016 Global Ebook Awards. The second, Chicago Jazz, is now available.
His edgy young adult novel, Elk River, has won acclimation and awards from the Independent Book Publishers Association (IBPA) and Northern California Book Publishers Association (BAIPA).
Mr. Randall and his wife have their own independent publishing company, Windsor Hill Publishing. He is a book cover designer and artist and is well versed in the ebook conversion process. All of his books are available through the usual sources.
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Mr. Randall has enjoyed writing for many years but it has become a serious vocation in the last twenty years. His books almost always have an historical component and often reflect how the past has impacts on the present. Randall has developed all the cover cart for his books as well as the interior design, graphics, and overall formatting. This also includes ebook formatting.
Greg is the author of the five book series, The Sharon O’Mara Chronicles. The six book in the series is under development.
He is also developing the third book in the Detective Tony Alfano thriller noir series set in 1933 Chicago. The first book in the series, Chicago Swing, won the Silver Medal in the 2016 Global Ebook Awards. The second, Chicago Jazz, is now available.
His edgy young adult novel, Elk River, has won acclimation and awards from the Independent Book Publishers Association (IBPA) and Northern California Book Publishers Association (BAIPA).
Mr. Randall and his wife have their own independent publishing company, Windsor Hill Publishing. He is a book cover designer and artist and is well versed in the ebook conversion process. All of his books are available through the usual sources.
BLOGS: WWW.WRITING4DEATH.BLOGSPOT.COM
WWW.COGITOURBANUS.BLOGSPOT.COM
WEBB SITE: WWW.GREGORYCRANDALL.INFO
WWW.GREGORYCRANDALL.COM
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Displaying 1 - 14 of 14 reviews
January 27, 2022
3.5 stars. This was good! The procedure side of this was pretty enjoyable but the mystery itself was pretty unlikely in its denouement, or I may have given it 4 stars. This was a short book but would have benefitted from having more character depth and being a bit longer.
April 23, 2016
The first in the Tony Alfano series, I'm slightly prejudiced since I wrote the book. Enjoy.
July 27, 2018
Tony Alfano has a job to do, find out who is setting the bombs in Chicago. Someone is out for revenge and not leaving any witnesses. Det Alfano starts with a scrap of info and builds from there. An interesting read in the 1930s with the depression on and corruption in all parts of the city government who can you trust?
September 8, 2018
Great thriller
Having been raised near the Chicago area i really enjoyed all the refers to buildings, street names, even the newspaper & radio stations that I know. The characters were well developed & the story kept me interested throughout. I do have a tendency to figure out the story well before the ending, which I did, but I still enjoyed it.
Having been raised near the Chicago area i really enjoyed all the refers to buildings, street names, even the newspaper & radio stations that I know. The characters were well developed & the story kept me interested throughout. I do have a tendency to figure out the story well before the ending, which I did, but I still enjoyed it.
May 11, 2019
A real escape.
Wow! This was real cliff hanger. It kept me awake all night. Thank goodness I had today off. I am an aspiring writer who has yet to get past BIC (butt in chair) Your characters were distinctive and stayed in their roles. The vocabulary was appropriate for the period. I know this because my second hubby was a Kansas City bootlegger not in with the mob.
Wow! This was real cliff hanger. It kept me awake all night. Thank goodness I had today off. I am an aspiring writer who has yet to get past BIC (butt in chair) Your characters were distinctive and stayed in their roles. The vocabulary was appropriate for the period. I know this because my second hubby was a Kansas City bootlegger not in with the mob.
January 25, 2019
Chicago is exploding!
Good action. You can follow the clues and guess with the detective. I grew up near Chicago and was a very good representation of the city at that time. Still a bit of surprise right up to the last pages
Good action. You can follow the clues and guess with the detective. I grew up near Chicago and was a very good representation of the city at that time. Still a bit of surprise right up to the last pages
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October 13, 2019Intriguing
Great story about a paid demolition expert hit man hired by someone mysterious, to blow up various buildings in Chicago, killing many people. A clever detective methodically traces all the clues and the finale is a surprise.
Great story about a paid demolition expert hit man hired by someone mysterious, to blow up various buildings in Chicago, killing many people. A clever detective methodically traces all the clues and the finale is a surprise.
February 22, 2021
Love the time period!
I really enjoyed this book and would definitely read this author again. It's set during Chicago right before the world's fair.
A terrorist bomber with no clear agenda. I was surprised too!
I really enjoyed this book and would definitely read this author again. It's set during Chicago right before the world's fair.
A terrorist bomber with no clear agenda. I was surprised too!
March 13, 2022
With the exception of a few missing words and the wrong word here or there, this book was better than I thought it would be.
I would definitely read the next one in the series.
I would definitely read the next one in the series.
June 21, 2020
Spent a whole day reading this one. Couldn't put it down. Great Chicago mystery. Looking forward to the next one.
October 26, 2016
Elmhust?
Did you realize that you said that they were headed North to Elmhust, IL now I think you ment North to Evanston. Oops. But being from Chicago it's one this one time that I actually thing I caught a Oops. Interesting short read though.
Did you realize that you said that they were headed North to Elmhust, IL now I think you ment North to Evanston. Oops. But being from Chicago it's one this one time that I actually thing I caught a Oops. Interesting short read though.
August 1, 2016
1930's Chicago
This thriller set in 1930's Chicago kept my interest and was well worth the read. The characters were right for the time. Tony Alfano will be a detective that I will look forward to following. The story is well developed and enjoyable.
This thriller set in 1930's Chicago kept my interest and was well worth the read. The characters were right for the time. Tony Alfano will be a detective that I will look forward to following. The story is well developed and enjoyable.
March 13, 2025
Chicago Swing -
Absolutely stupid and illogical. The writing was ok and acceptable until later in the book. I gave it two stars just because I finished it. Don’t waste your time on this stinker.
Absolutely stupid and illogical. The writing was ok and acceptable until later in the book. I gave it two stars just because I finished it. Don’t waste your time on this stinker.
March 30, 2016
An interesting read. Many details for the time period, and a good mystery
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