Loren D. Estleman has collected numerous awards for his stylish historical novels, which have won considerable acclaim from fans and critics alike. Thunder City is an incredible story of the rise of two powerful industries in Detroit during the early 20th century. Harlan Crownover's father has amassed a considerable fortune producing the world's finest carriages. But Harlan wants to invest in the visionary and obsessive Henry Ford, who has built the world's fastest car, yet failed twice as a manufacturer. When his father won't supply the funds, Harlan desperately turns to powerful political boss Jim Dolan and slick mafioso Sal Borneo. If Ford's ideas don't pay off, Harlan will be up to his neck in trouble. With these colorful characters and others-such as the foul-mouthed, liquor-guzzling, gun-toting Dodge brothers-Loren D. Estleman vividly re-creates a critical period in American history. The witty dialog pops and the engines roar to life through Paul Hecht's engrossing narration.