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Ovid Demaris (1919–1998)

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Omfatter også følgende navne: O. Demaris, Ovid Demaris, Demarsis Ovid

Værker af Ovid Demaris

The Last Mafioso (1980) 99 eksemplarer
The Green Felt Jungle (1963) 51 eksemplarer
Captive City (1969) 22 eksemplarer
Boardwalk Jungle,the (1986) 16 eksemplarer
Ricochet (1988) 11 eksemplarer
The Vegas Legacy (1983) 10 eksemplarer
The Lusting Drive (1958) 8 eksemplarer
The Dillinger Story (1961) 8 eksemplarer
J. Edgar Hoover: As They Knew Him (1994) 8 eksemplarer
America the Violent (1970) 7 eksemplarer
The Extortioners (1960) 5 eksemplarer
The Hood's Take Over (1957) 4 eksemplarer
"Candyleg" (Gold Medal s1136) (1961) 4 eksemplarer
JUDITH EXNER - MY STORY (1978) 3 eksemplarer
UN COUP DE RAIDE (SERIE NOIRE 1) (1960) 3 eksemplarer
La tête enflée (1963) 3 eksemplarer
Ride the Gold Mare (1957) 3 eksemplarer
The enforcer 3 eksemplarer
The Overlord (1972) 3 eksemplarer
The Lindbergh Kidnaping Case (1964) 2 eksemplarer
The Long Night (1959) 2 eksemplarer
Tout le monde descend (1957) 2 eksemplarer
The Gold-Plated Sewer (1960) 2 eksemplarer
Cador,fais pas de cadeau] (1962) 2 eksemplarer
Le book émissaire (1964) 2 eksemplarer
Dillinger (1968) 2 eksemplarer
The Contract (1971) 2 eksemplarer
El último Mafioso (1983) 2 eksemplarer
The Parasite 1 eksemplar
The Last Malioso 1 eksemplar
Fatal Mistake (1966) 1 eksemplar

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Kanonisk navn
Demaris, Ovid
Juridisk navn
Desmarais, Ovide
Fødselsdato
1919-09-06
Dødsdag
1998-03-12
Køn
male
Nationalitet
USA
Erhverv
journalist
Organisationer
United Press

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An investigation into the period when the Mafia was in power in Las Vegas, and Nevada as a whole. I'm not sure they have ever really gone away. Like a lot of true crime writing, the prose is clear, and the message is very discouraging.
 
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DinadansFriend | Mar 27, 2017 |
Effective, entertaining story of a newly rich oil man confronted by a gangster and his assorted minions who are trying to get him to hand over an interest in an oil well. After a while, it isn't the money that is at stake, but the gangster's pride, and the violence escalates. The plot isn't the most believable, but you don't have a lot of time to worry about it. The book is well-written for the most part, particularly the most brutal scenes, which come faster and faster as the 144-page novel speeds to a fiery conclusion. While the characters fall into types, they are fairly well-drawn. Demaris's writing only falters when he tries to philosophize or get inside the head of a 17-year old girl.… (mere)
 
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datrappert | Oct 18, 2010 |

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Værker
46
Medlemmer
358
Popularitet
#66,978
Vurdering
½ 3.7
Anmeldelser
2
ISBN
52
Sprog
4
Udvalgt
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