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Cover of the book La Vie rêvée de Frank Bélair
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La Vie rêvée de Frank Bélair

Maxime Houde

Publisher
Alire, “GF” series
Published
August 21, 2017
Pages
309
Price
$27.95
ISBN
9782896151721

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Cover
Grégory Fromenteau

Marié avec Simone, son amour de jeunesse, Frank Bélair est depuis peu le papa d’un charmant petit garçon mais surtout, grâce à Alan Rourke, un malfrat qui l’a récompensé pour sa loyauté dans une vieille affaire, il est le propriétaire du Blue Dahlia, le cabaret à la mode à Montréal.

Chaque soir, entre deux floor shows, il boit du whisky, accueille les clients ou expulse ceux qui sont éméchés et, en bon maître des lieux, prend son pied à souhait avec Béatrice, sa préférée du moment. La vie rêvée, quoi ! Tant qu’il paie sa cut à monsieur Rourke…

Mais en ces années de guerre, le passé vous rattrape rapidement dans la métropole du vice et Frank comprend trop tard que les ficelles qui le lient à la famille Rourke tissent autour de lui une toile solide dont il doit à tout prix s’extirper…

La Vie rêvée de Frank Bélair : le vibrant hommage de Maxime Houde, le créateur de Stan Coveleski, aux films noirs des années 40 et 50.

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