A spellbinding mystery from the author of Fresh Kills. Brooklyn attorney Cass Jameson is putting every effort into finding Linda Ritchie's killer. Even though Brad, Linda's ex-husband, is the prime suspect, Cass is convinced that the real killer is on the loose, especially when she finds out that...
A very engaging mystery... but the author had some odd views on abortion and adoption that caused me to spend the book trying to figure out if she had a political agenda. Perhaps she herself is conflicted on those issues? Several characters made comments to the effect of 'I don't understand why t...
Nominated for an Edgar Award, this book puts the spotlight on a new voice in mystery writing as she introduces her witty, gritty heroine, Cass Jameson. When her lover and colleague, Nathan Wasserstein, is murdered and the main suspect is a street hustler, Cass must face two possibilities--either ...
"Dazzlingly plotted...required reading for anybody who remembers the '60s -- or anybody who's forgotten them". -- Kirkus Reviews"A bitter story of youthful commitment, folly and corruption". -- New York Times Book ReviewBrooklyn defense attorney Cass Jameson faces the most difficult case of her c...
Ah, youth. Sometimes called the Crazy House, the funhouse was a mainstay of old-fashioned carnivals and midways, the kind of amusement parks people went to before Walt Disney discovered Anaheim. Check out some old newsreel footage of Coney Island if you want the full picture, and this is what you...
Jan asked, for what Ron decided was the fourth time. He shook his head. “It wasn’t fun, but they didn’t hurt me.” He recalled, also for the fourth time, his urine bag overflowing on the floor of the cell. Nothing he could do about it, so he’d thought he was way past feeling shame. But he’d blushe...