The Deadliest Show in Town
By Mike McQuay
1982
First Published
3.93
Average Rating
182
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The 21st century's toughest private eye in a future that doesn't work, where crime is the national pastime & the su percorps have the cops in their hip pocket. In a world like that, you've got to be quick—or crazy. Mathew Swain is a little of both.Still reeling from the near death of the woman he loves, Swain tak es a contract from the Fish Man, head of a media conglomerate that plays w/reality like a baby plays w/fire. Swain's supposed to locate their prize anchorwoman, a sleek redhead who gets her kicks in t he city's sleaziest sex shops. Trying to keep ahead of a rival network that plays for keeps, he uncovers a plot to kill the Governor—and this time, even Swain's comrade-at-arms, Hermanita may not be able to save him.
Avg Rating
3.93
Number of Ratings
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Mike McQuay
Author · 11 books
Michael Dennis McQuay was an American science fiction writer. He wrote for several different series. His work in that field includes Mathew Swain, Ramon and Morgan, The Executioner, and SuperBolan. The Book of Justice series he wrote as Jack Arnett. He also wrote the second of the Isaac Asimov's Robot City novels. His non-series novel Memories was nominated for a Philip K. Dick Award for 1987. McQuay taught creative writing at the University of Central Oklahoma for more than ten years, and died of a heart attack at the age of 45 in 1995.
