A gripping new thriller

Robert Dugoni, the New York Times bestselling novelist, has released a compelling new thriller.
The Great Depressive Period. High corruption. And a homicide that is poised to emerge as Seattle's most intriguing enigma. This kind of article has the power to launch a reporter's career. Assuming he survives to write the tale.
1933 in Seattle. Prohibition, vice, and the Great Depression all hold sway over the city. William "Shoe" Shumacher, a driven and aspirational young reporter making his teeth on a small-time beat, receives a tip that might transform his career. A social club on Profanity Hill, which is a haven for affluent people alone, has been the scene of a murder. Shoe is the first reporter on the scene, and this will be a front-page story.
Frankie Ray, the victim, used to be a prizefighter. His alleged murderer? George Miller, a gangster and club owner, says he fired in self-defense. The community will soon be abuzz with chatter, and Shoe's first murder is quickly shaping up to be the Trial of the Century. Shoe is increasingly certain that nothing is as it appears the more he investigates. Not with a web of contradictory accounts, improbable motives, and witnesses like Ray's girlfriend, a beautiful woman with tightly pursed lips. For the time being.
Following every trail in a city rife with Old West revelry puts Shoe in grave danger and has the potential to either earn him fame and glory or ruin his life.
Review
“The elements of a scandalous crime are everywhere: a dubiously employed moll who could be a ringer for Jean Harlow, a former boxer with big money problems, a nattily dressed gangster insisting he shot his assailant in self-defense and the illegal nightclub whose patrons are rumored to include the mayor, various council members and even the chief of police.” —Alida Becker, New York Times Book Review

“William’s romantic coming of age takes up almost as many pages as his journalistic work, giving parts of A Killing on the Hill a poignant sweetness reminiscent of Thornton Wilder. But William’s forays into his new hometown’s shadier regions are as hard-boiled as any pulp-magazine novella.” —Tom Nolan, Wall Street Journal

“One of the best crime writers in the business.” —Associated Press

Dugoni scores a decisive win with this tale of greed, lust, and bloodshed: it’s chock-full of expertly drawn characters and plenty of historical lore, and its note-perfect noir atmosphere could accommodate James Cagney. Here’s hoping this gets the series treatment.” —Publishers Weekly (starred review)

“Author Robert Dugoni is firing on all cylinders. His best-selling Tracy Crosswhite novels set in the world of the Seattle police number ten (and counting) in the series. Dugoni also has a spy series, a legal thriller series and stand-alone novels including one set during the Vietnam War and another spanning decades. Now he’s gone deep into historical fiction with this crime novel set in the 1930s. Seattle is in the grip of the Great Depression and Prohibition. So naturally vice is at an all time high. Cub reporter William Shumacher stumbles onto a great story: an ex-prize fighter murdered by a mobster, with a gangster’s moll just one of many unreliable witnesses. It’ll be the launch of a new series for Dugoni, assuming Shumacher survives.” —Parade

“Dugoni is a superb storyteller.” —The Boston Globe

“Dugoni’s plotlines flow fast through twists and dead ends to page-turning but believable resolutions…Seattle, its hills, harbor area, slums and fancy homes, trolleys and busy traffic all feel authentic. Highly recommended…” —Historical Novel Society, Editors’ Choice

“The best stories are those often not constrained by the truth. But digging around to find the answers could get a fellow killed. The truth here wasn’t simple. In fact it often became suspect.” —Deadly Pleasures Mystery Magazine

“The case is compelling, the characters are stellar, and the prose takes the reader back to a time when DNA and technology were not available to make a slam-dunk prosecution. Is it too early to say that this will be remembered as the best legal thriller of the year?” —Jeff Ayers, FirstCLUE

“Dugoni can flat-out write. Whether it's a standalone (5) or one of his series (3), all of his books are terrific…A Killing on the Hill will keep you enthralled throughout.” —The Book Sage

“I would follow Robert Dugoni anywhere.” —Lisa Gardner, #1 New York Times bestselling author

“An author who seems like he hasn’t met a genre he can’t conquer.” —Bookreporter

“Crime writing of the absolute highest order.” —Providence Journal

“The bottom line is that there’s not much Robert Dugoni can’t do. He can write anything. Which is why his latest book, on the heels of his already impressive backlist, is so intriguing…. To call it “gripping” doesn’t begin to do it justice. The fact is, it’s special and unlike anything else hitting bookstores right now.” —Ryan Steck, author of The Real Book Spy

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