Greed, Ambition, Blackmail, Murder. When a middle-aged woman is found strangled in her New York City apartment, Detectives Sarah Sweeney and Nicolás Cruz of Manhattan South Homicide are called in to investigate. Carol Novak, the murdered woman, had a reputation of bringing unknown men back to her apartment for sex after nights of heavy drinking, so no one is completely surprised by her death.
It's not until the detectives encounter whispers of fraud and corruption surrounding the tragedy of 9/11 and realize that Novak was blackmailing a high governmental official involved in that tragedy that they are warned to drop the case. In refusing, they are in danger of experiencing a similar fate to that of the murdered woman.
Set in the teeming streets of New York City where murder is a daily occurrence, The Arsonist will remind fans of Ed McBain’s 87th Precinct novels and will welcome Grace Brophy into the ranks of New York City writers of urban neon, menace, and noir.
It's not until the detectives encounter whispers of fraud and corruption surrounding the tragedy of 9/11 and realize that Novak was blackmailing a high governmental official involved in that tragedy that they are warned to drop the case. In refusing, they are in danger of experiencing a similar fate to that of the murdered woman.
Set in the teeming streets of New York City where murder is a daily occurrence, The Arsonist will remind fans of Ed McBain’s 87th Precinct novels and will welcome Grace Brophy into the ranks of New York City writers of urban neon, menace, and noir.
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