The Death of Frank Sinatra

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The Death of Frank Sinatra
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Author Michael Ventura
LanguageEnglish
GenreFiction
Published1996
Publication placeUnited States
Pages305
ISBN 9780805037388

The Death of Frank Sinatra is a 1996 novel by Michael Ventura. [1] [2] [3] [4]

Plot

Mike Rose is a Las Vegas private eye. His schizophrenic brother Alvi is released from the mental hospital and mouths off to Zig, a gangster who long ago killed Rose's father and slept with his mother. Plus a devilish client wants Rose to murder her husband.

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