MAGIC CITY

It was 1964 in Miami, a magical city where anything could happen. A brash young boxer named Cassius Clay defeated defending champion Sonny Liston in a bout that was deemed historic. A photographer who was shooting the crowd focused for a moment on an unlikely group: a mobster, a future mayor, and an anti-Castro leader--none of whom wanted to be seen together in print. The record of their coming together is a secret worth killing for, even four decades later. Richard Allen brings MAGIC CITY to life with his articulate, measured speech. He makes his words sound so compelling that listeners are pulled along in their wake. While MAGIC CITY is a gripping novel in itself, Allen's delivery makes it a story listeners can't forget. M.S. © AudioFile 2007, Portland, Maine [Published: OCT/ NOV 07]