{"product_id":"two-oclock-eastern-wartime-paperback","title":"Two O'Clock, Eastern Wartime - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJohn Dunning\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWidely acclaimed for his groundbreaking crime novels \u003ci\u003eBooked to Die\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Bookman's Wake, \u003c\/i\u003e award-winning author John Dunning triumphantly returns with a riveting new thriller that takes us back to the summer of 1942, when radio was in its prime, when daylight saving time gave way to \"wartime,\" when stations like WHAR on the New Jersey coast struggled to create programming that entertained and inspired a nation in its dark hour.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eInto this intense community of radio artists and technicians in Regina Beach, New Jersey, come Jack Dulaney and Holly Carnahan. They are determined to find Holly's missing father, whose last desperate word came from this noisy seaside town. Holly sings like an angel and has what it takes to become a star. Jack -- a racetrack hot-walker and novelist who's hit every kind of trouble in his travels from sea to sea -- tries out as a writer at WHAR and soon discovers a passion for radio and a natural talent for script writing. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhile absorbing the ways of radio, from writing to directing, he meets some extraordinarily brave and gifted people who touch his life in ways he could not have imagined -- actresses Rue, Pauline, and Hazel; actor-director Waldo, creator of the magnificent black show \u003ci\u003eFreedom Road;\u003c\/i\u003e and enigmatic station owner Loren Harford, among others. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eJack's zeal for radio is exceeded only by his devotion to Holly, who needs his help but who is terrified for his safety. Strange things are happening in Regina Beach, starting with an English actor who walked out of the station six years ago and was never seen again. And Holly's father is gone too, in equally puzzling circumstances. As Jack and Holly penetrate deeper into the shadows of the past, they learn that someone will do anything, including murder, to hide some devastating truths. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn a stunning novel that transcends genre, John Dunning calls upon his vast knowledge of radio and his incisive reading of history to create a poignant, page-turning work of fiction that sheds new insights on some of the most harrowing events of the twentieth century. Like E. L. Doctorow's \u003ci\u003eBilly Bathgate\u003c\/i\u003e or Caleb Carr's \u003ci\u003eThe Alienist, \u003c\/i\u003e Dunning's brilliant tale of mystery, murder, and revenge brings to life another time, another place, another world.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eJohn Dunning (1942-2023) revealed book collecting's most shocking secrets in his bestselling series of crime novels featuring Cliff Janeway: \u003ci\u003eBooked to Die\u003c\/i\u003e, which won the prestigious Nero Wolfe Award; \u003ci\u003eThe Bookman's Wake\u003c\/i\u003e, a \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e Notable Book; and the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestsellers \u003ci\u003eThe Bookman's Promise\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Sign of the Book\u003c\/i\u003e, and The \u003ci\u003eBookwoman's Last Fling\u003c\/i\u003e. He also wrote the Edgar Award-nominated \u003ci\u003eDeadline\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Holland Suggestions\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eTwo O'Clock, Eastern Wartime\u003c\/i\u003e. An expert on rare and collectible books, he owned the Old Algonquin Bookstore in Denver for many years.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 480\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.2 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 04, 2009\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47266019410169,"sku":"9781439171530","price":34.51,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/YGvMK8fTn9781439171530.webp?v=1768847388","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/two-oclock-eastern-wartime-paperback","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}