Synopsis
Banished to desk duty during a brutal heat wave in 1967 Newark, New Jersey, detective Martin Emmett quietly investigates the subway murder of an African-American teen and is horrified to discover that the case is related to a series of brutal killings. By the author of The Grave of God's Daughter. 15,000 first printing.
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"Polish-American homicide cop Martin Emmett.is a terrific character." Grade: B -- Entertainment Weekly
"A gritty, historically rich narrative.Many cuts above the typical police procedural." -- Kirkus Reviews
"Evocative.a vivid portrayal of a city where racial tensions have escalated from a steady simmer to a raging boil." -- Booklist
"A gritty, historically rich narrative...Many cuts above the typical police procedural."--Kirkus Reviews
"Evocative...a vivid portrayal of a city where racial tensions have escalated from a steady simmer to a raging boil."--Booklist
"Polish-American homicide cop Martin Emmett...is a terrific character." Grade: B--Entertainment Weekly
Polish-American homicide cop Martin Emmett is a terrific character. Grade: B--Entertainment Weekly"
A gritty, historically rich narrative Many cuts above the typical police procedural. --Kirkus Reviews"
Evocative a vivid portrayal of a city where racial tensions have escalated from a steady simmer to a raging boil. --Booklist"
About the Author
Brett Ellen Block received her undergraduate degree in fine arts from the University of Michigan. She went on to earn graduate degrees at the Iowa Writers' Workshop and the University of East Anglia's Fiction Writing Program in England. She won the Drue Heinz Literary Prize for her debut collection of short stories, Destination Known, and is a recipient of the Michener-Copernicus Fellowship. She is also the author of The Grave of God's Daughter. She lives in Los Angeles.
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