Imprint: Corgi
Published: 04/02/2010
ISBN: 9780552153089
Length: 544 Pages
Dimensions: 198mm x 34mm x 127mm
Weight: 367g
RRP: £9.99
New York, 1929, a city of speakeasies, swells and hoodlums at the fag end of the roaring twenties. It's a hell of a time and place for a young cop to be trying to make his way in the world.
Joe Quinn's first case is one that could put his name up in lights; a banker takes a dive from a tall building onto Wall Street. All the signs point to murder. Pretty soon, the dead man has company; a group of old buddies is being eliminated, in a particularly gruesome manner.
For the young detective a case that starts as an opportunity swiftly becomes a nightmare from which he cannot escape. Joe Quinn is about to discover just how tough being an honest cop in a dishonest world can be...
Imprint: Corgi
Published: 04/02/2010
ISBN: 9780552153089
Length: 544 Pages
Dimensions: 198mm x 34mm x 127mm
Weight: 367g
RRP: £9.99
The smoky romantic notion of speakeasies and Irish beat cops...is captured beautifully by Bradby's love of minute detail.
This feisty, pacey thriller by TV news reporter turned writer Tom Bradby has it all - nervy gangsters, crooked politicians, gutsy cops and a sexy moll. It is also blessed with excellent timing....A top-notch piece of crime writing
Compulsively readable...Bradby makes the most of his exotic ingredients to create a story rich in atmosphere and steeped in intrigue
This story of murder stalking a group of bankers during the Wall Street Crash of 1929 couldn't be more topical