02094cam a2200349 4500 759965730 TxAuBib 20221213120000.0 220721s2022||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 2022034336 9781250827319 hbk. $26.99 1250827310 hbk. $26.99 (OCoLC)1289233998 DLC eng rda DLC OCLCF OCO OI6 GL9 IUK JQM TXSCH VP@ CNCAR YDX RB0 YU6 TxGR TxAuBib Estleman, Loren D, author. Paperback Jack [Book] / Loren D. Estleman. First edition. New York, NY : A Forge Book, published by Tom Doherty Associates, 2022. 226 pages ; 22 cm. "A Tom Doherty Associates book.". Includes bibliographical references. "1946. Fresh from the War in Europe, hack writer Jacob Heppleman discovers a changed world back home. The pulp magazines he used to write for are dying, replaced by a revolutionary new publishing racket: paperback novels. Although scorned by the critics, the tawdry drugstore novels sell like hotcakes - or so Jacob is assured. As "Jack Holly," Jacob finds success as the author of crime novels. He prides himself on the authenticity of his work, which including picking the brain of an Irish gangster who wants a cut of the profits - or else. Meanwhile, the entire industry also comes under fire from censorious politicians out to tame the paperback jungle in the name of public morality. Targeted by both Congress and the Mob, Jay may end up the victim of his own success - unless he can write his way to a happier ending"-- Adapted from dust jacket flap. 20221213. Authors and publishers Fiction. Criminals Fiction. Extortion Fiction. Censorship Fiction. Mystery fiction. Historical fiction. Suspense fiction. RV8