DescriptionSmart, ambitious Lieutenant Francis X. Byrne, a homicide detective on the rise, is trying to solve the gruesome slaying of a Danish diplomat. His search for the killer takes him into a world where beautiful people play the most dangerous of games, a conspiracy of evil that is beyond his comprehension. Meanwhile, he must struggle with his temper, his drinking, and a relationship with a woman who has him outclassed - and he soon discovers he knows less about his own life than he believed. This powerful debut novel from Michael Walsh delivers an unparalleled jolt of suspense that blends John LeCarré with James Ellroy.
DescriptionTerry Malloy, the "seemingly soulless street survivor, " unwittingly lures a rebellious longshoreman to his death in Budd Schulberg's searing drama about the New York waterfront, the racketeering unions controlling it, and the kid who "coulda been a contender."…
DescriptionMeet Louis Ives: well-groomed, romantic, and as captivating as an F. Scott Fitzgerald hero. Only this hero has a penchant for ladies clothes, and he's lost his teaching post at Princeton's Pretty Brook Day School after an unfortunate incident involving a…
DescriptionThe huge Manhattan Dome hovers high in the smog. Beneath it, the city lies deserted, its buildings haunted, hollow shells. Years ago it was closed by the government in response to insidious crime and pollution. Now it is open only 2 months out of the year as a sort of morbid recreational park, and its only residents are the poor and downtrodden. Many of those left behind have formed gangs who fight over turf and food and prey on those who venture the darkest streets. Now Ron Morgan, a teenage runaway from the suburbs, finds himself trapped inside the city when the dome is closed at the season's end, and his recreational journey has become a nightmarish struggle for survival.
