True Noir: The Assassination of Anton Cermak
About this audiobook
In Depression-era Chicago, private eye Nathan Heller is caught between the Mob and City Hall in a battle for control of the 1933 World’s Fair while he attempts to find a lovely actress’ missing brother. Along the way, Heller meets an array of famed heroes and villains from Eliot Ness to Al Capone, climaxing with the detective dangling off a beam of the Fair’s sky tower.
From the legendary author of Road to Perdition comes another riveting “movie,” this one for the ears. With a truly stellar, unrivaled cast, an impressive musical score and stunning sound design, True Noir: The Assassination of Anton Cermak brings the award-winning Max Allan Collins novel True Detective.— and the author’s celebrated detective hero Nathan Heller – to vivid, unforgettable life.
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About the author
Max Allan Collins is the author of Road to Perdition, the acclaimed graphic novel that inspired the movie, and of the award-winning Nathan Heller series of historical hardboiled mysteries. His Quarry mystery novels became an HBO/Cinemax series in 2016, and he was chosen in 2017 as a Grand Master by the Mystery Writers of America. He is also the literary executor of Mickey Spillane and author of the Return of the Maltese Falcon.
Adam Arkin, born in Brooklyn, New York, in 1956, is an American director and stage actor, that works in both television and film. His father is the Oscar-winning actor Alan Arkin. Throughout his career, Adam Arkin has received various award nominations, including a Tony for best actor in 1991, three Emmy’s, four SAG Awards, and a DGA Award. He is known for his performances on shows, such as Chicago Hope and Sons of Anarchy.
CURTIS ARMSTRONG was born in Michigan in 1953. He divided his early years between Detroit—a town apparently so nerdy that the word “nerd” was coined there in 1949—and Geneva, Switzerland, which by comparison, wasn’t nerdy at all. Following a childhood spent mainly between the covers of books, Armstrong discovered the theatre. He studied at the Academy of Dramatic Arts in Rochester, Michigan, which led to a forty-plus year acting career that shows no signs of slowing. After eight years of stage work in New York and around the country, Armstrong was cast in his first film, Risky Business, starring Tom Cruise. It was the beginning of a string of classic comedy films and television shows, including Better Off Dead, One Crazy Summer, TV’s Moonlighting and, most significantly, Revenge of the Nerds, in which he played the iconic role of Booger. Since then Armstrong, a nerd icon himself has appeared in dozens of films and TV shows including, recently, Supernatural and New Girl. He co-created and co-hosted the hit comedy-reality show King of the Nerds, which brought his nerd narrative full circle. He is married to writer Elaine Aronson, and has one daughter, Lily.
Barry Bostwick has appeared in movies, television, and in musical theater. He played Brad Majors in the cult classic film The Rocky Horror Picture Show, and on television he appeared in the comedy Spin City with Michael J. Fox. In 1972 he received a Tony Award nomination for originating the role of Danny Zuko in the Broadway musical Grease. He then won a Tony Award in 1977 for his role in the musical The Robber Bridegroom. Bostwick continues to work in television.
Kris Carr is a beautiful and talented actress, photographer, filmmaker, writer, and cancer survivor.
Bill Mumy is a voice talent and audiobook narrator.
Patton Oswalt is an American stand-up comedian, actor, voice actor, and New York Times bestselling author. He has released television specials and critically acclaimed comedy albums, including the Grammy Award-nominated My Weakness Is Strong. He put together the Comedians of Comedy tour and television series and he has held recurring character roles on many television shows. He has appeared in more than twenty films and has worked as a voice actor in King of Queens, Cartoon Network’s Robotomy, and the Disney animated film Ratatouielle.
David Strathairn was nominated for an Oscar for his 2005 performance as famed CBS newsman Edward R. Murrow in Good Night and Good Luck. He is well-known for memorable performances in stage and screen roles.
