Magic City, crime thriller by James W. Hall

The Miami Herald
"...the novel further solidifies Hall's mastery of an element that eludes many other contemporary mystery writers..." Read More...

Miami Sun Post
"Hall’s sure damn good at telling a badass story." Read More...

Category 305
"Magic City is a fast, engrossing read and a lot of fun." Read More...

The News & Observer (Raleigh, North Carolina)
"...'Magic City' evolves in its torrid final pages into a provocative and memorable saga. It's like "Chinatown" with black beans and rice." Read More...

From Publishers Weekly
“Fast, entertaining… Hall offers lively characters, livelier dialogue and an excellent depiction of contemporary south Florida.” Read More...

Booklist (Starred Review)
“Another outstanding chapter in one of the genre’s most consistently first-rate series.” Read More...

Library Journal (Starred Review)
“…a gripping tale of dirty politics, love gone wrong, murder for hire, and international intrigue that is impossible to put down. Highly recommended.” Read More...

Baltimore Sun
"Hall's action scenes are starkly poetic..." Read More...


	Praise for James W. Hall's newest novel, Magic City: The Miami Herald "...the novel further solidifies Hall's mastery of an element that eludes many other contemporary mystery writers..." Read More... Miami Sun Post "Hall’s sure damn good at telling a badass story." Read More... Category 305 "Magic City is a fast, engrossing read and a lot of fun." Read More... The News & Observer (Raleigh, North Carolina) "...'Magic City' evolves in its torrid final pages into a provocative and memorable saga. It's like "Chinatown" with black beans and rice." Read More... From Publishers Weekly “Fast, entertaining… Hall offers lively characters, livelier dialogue and an excellent depiction of contemporary south Florida.” Read More... Booklist (Starred Review) “Another outstanding chapter in one of the genre’s most consistently first-rate series.” Read More... Library Journal (Starred Review) “…a gripping tale of dirty politics, love gone wrong, murder for hire, and international intrigue that is impossible to put down. Highly recommended.” Read More... Baltimore Sun "Hall's action scenes are starkly poetic..." Read More...



	The New York Sun "From an opening scene that charges out of the box like a greyhound on amphetamines, to the climactic denouement that will leave the reader as limp as two-month old kale, the pace of "Magic City" never slows." Read More... Oline Cogdill, Fort Lauderdale Sun-Sentinel "Hall has delivered the quintessential South Florida novel in Magic City. " Read More... Chauncey Mabe, Fort Lauderdale Sun-Sentinel "St. Martin's thinks his new Magic City is the author's breakout book." Read More...