Manhattan Nocturne - Softcover

Harrison, Colin

3.52

672 ratings by Goodreads

Softcover

ISBN 10: 031299303X ISBN 13: 9780312993030

Publisher: St Martins Pr, 2004

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New York City tabloid columnist Peter Wren cannot resist the intriguing story of beautiful Caroline Crowley, the young widow of a brilliant film director, who approaches him at a crowded party with a small problem that leads Peter into a perilous web of sexual obsession, intrigue, blackmail, and murder. Reprint.

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Review:

"[Colin Harrison is] the class act of the urban thriller."--"Entertainment Weekly"
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"You're trapped by page two. . . . This is the work of a powerful writer . . . with a powerful story.""--The Boston Globe"
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"A smart, entertaining novel."--"The Washington Post"
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"[Harrison] spares no detail of sex and violence, imbuing every phrase with a visceral punch and a sardonic tone."--"Chicago"" Tribune"
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"A great, roaring story of power, lust, greed, and a very human folly that characterizes our preposterous millennium--told with compassion, intelligence, and striking human insight."--Mary Gaitskill, author of "Veronica"
A "New York Times" Notable Book

"Mr. Harrison has produced a thriller that seems to want to be equal parts of Raymond Chandler, William Styron, and Tom Wolfe. . . . These corollary aspirations generate some of the greatest pleasures in Mr. Harrison's novel, so that the same narrative that impresses us with its top-to-bottom knowledge of New York City fauna is also illuminating about the quiet acts of omission that irrevocably damage a marriage."--"Entertainment Weekly"""
"You're trapped by page two. . . . This is the work of a powerful writer . . . with a powerful story.""--The Boston Globe"
""
"A smart, entertaining novel."--"The Washington Post"
""
"[Harrison] spares no detail of sex and violence, imbuing every phrase with a visceral punch and a sardonic tone. . . . Truly thrilling."--"Chicago"" Tribune"
""
"A great, roaring story of power, lust, greed, and a very human folly that characterizes our preposterous millennium--told with compassion, intelligence, and striking human insight."--Mary Gaitskill, author of "Veronica
""A white-knuckle ride . . . With the narrative drive of a hurtling subway express, Harrison plunges readers into a scary subterranean world in which the only comfort comes from the neon flashes of his prose."--"People
"""Manhattan Nocturne" soars."--"The New York Times Book Review"
A "New York Times" Notable Book
"Mr. Harrison has produced a thriller that seems to want to be equal parts of Raymond Chandler, William Styron, and Tom Wolfe. . . . These corollary aspirations generate some of the greatest pleasures in Mr. Harrison's novel, so that the same narrative that impresses us with its top-to-bottom knowledge of New York City fauna is also illuminating about the quiet acts of omission that irrevocably damage a marriage."--"Entertainment Weekly""" "You're trapped by page two. . . . This is the work of a powerful writer . . . with a powerful story.""--The Boston Globe""" "A smart, entertaining novel."--"The Washington Post""" "[Harrison] spares no detail of sex and violence, imbuing every phrase with a visceral punch and a sardonic tone. . . . Truly thrilling."--"Chicago"" Tribune""" "A great, roaring story of power, lust, greed, and a very human folly that characterizes our preposterous millennium--told with compassion, intelligence, and striking human insight."--Mary Gaitskill, author of "Veronica
""A white-knuckle ride . . . With the narrative drive of a hurtling subway express, Harrison plunges readers into a scary subterranean world in which the only comfort comes from the neon flashes of his prose."--"People
"""Manhattan Nocturne" soars."--"The New York Times Book Review"

A "New York Times" Notable Book

"Mr. Harrison has produced a thriller that seems to want to be equal parts of Raymond Chandler, William Styron, and Tom Wolfe. . . . These corollary aspirations generate some of the greatest pleasures in Mr. Harrison's novel, so that the same narrative that impresses us with its top-to-bottom knowledge of New York City fauna is also illuminating about the quiet acts of omission that irrevocably damage a marriage."--"Entertainment Weekly"

"You're trapped by page two. . . . This is the work of a powerful writer . . . with a powerful story.""--The Boston Globe"

"A smart, entertaining novel."--"The Washington Post"

"[Harrison] spares no detail of sex and violence, imbuing every phrase with a visceral punch and a sardonic tone. . . . Truly thrilling."--"Chicago"" Tribune"

"A great, roaring story of power, lust, greed, and a very human folly that characterizes our preposterous millennium--told with compassion, intelligence, and striking human insight."--Mary Gaitskill, author of "Veronica

""A white-knuckle ride . . . With the narrative drive of a hurtling subway express, Harrison plunges readers into a scary subterranean world in which the only comfort comes from the neon flashes of his prose."--"People

"""Manhattan Nocturne" soars."--"The New York Times Book Review"

A "New York Times" Notable Book
"Mr. Harrison has produced a thriller that seems to want to be equal parts of Raymond Chandler, William Styron, and Tom Wolfe. . . . These corollary aspirations generate some of the greatest pleasures in Mr. Harrison's novel, so that the same narrative that impresses us with its top-to-bottom knowledge of New York City fauna is also illuminating about the quiet acts of omission that irrevocably damage a marriage."--"Entertainment Weekly"

"You're trapped by page two. . . . This is the work of a powerful writer . . . with a powerful story.""--The Boston Globe"

"A smart, entertaining novel."--"The Washington Post"

"[Harrison] spares no detail of sex and violence, imbuing every phrase with a visceral punch and a sardonic tone. . . . Truly thrilling."--"Chicago"" Tribune"

"A great, roaring story of power, lust, greed, and a very human folly that characterizes our preposterous millennium--told with compassion, intelligence, and striking human insight."--Mary Gaitskill, author of "Veronica
""A white-knuckle ride . . . With the narrative drive of a hurtling subway express, Harrison plunges readers into a scary subterranean world in which the only comfort comes from the neon flashes of his prose."--"People
"""Manhattan Nocturne" soars."--"The New York Times Book Review"

Mr. Harrison has produced a thriller that seems to want to be equal parts of Raymond Chandler, William Styron, and Tom Wolfe. . . . These corollary aspirations generate some of the greatest pleasures in Mr. Harrison's novel, so that the same narrative that impresses us with its top-to-bottom knowledge of New York City fauna is also illuminating about the quiet acts of omission that irrevocably damage a marriage. "Entertainment Weekly"

You're trapped by page two. . . . This is the work of a powerful writer . . . with a powerful story. "The Boston Globe"

A smart, entertaining novel. "The Washington Post"

[Harrison] spares no detail of sex and violence, imbuing every phrase with a visceral punch and a sardonic tone. . . . Truly thrilling. "Chicago Tribune"

A great, roaring story of power, lust, greed, and a very human folly that characterizes our preposterous millennium--told with compassion, intelligence, and striking human insight. "Mary Gaitskill, author of Veronica"

A white-knuckle ride . . . With the narrative drive of a hurtling subway express, Harrison plunges readers into a scary subterranean world in which the only comfort comes from the neon flashes of his prose. "People"

"Manhattan Nocturne" soars. "The New York Times Book Review""

"You're trapped by page two. . . . This is the work of a powerful writer . . . with a powerful story." --The Boston Globe

"A smart, entertaining novel." --The Washington Post

"[Harrison] spares no detail of sex and violence, imbuing every phrase with a visceral punch and a sardonic tone. . . . Truly thrilling." --Chicago Tribune

"A white-knuckle ride . . . With the narrative drive of a hurtling subway express, Harrison plunges readers into a scary subterranean world in which the only comfort comes from the neon flashes of his prose." --People

"Manhattan Nocturne soars." --The New York Times Book Review

From the Publisher:

TIME OUT: 'The success of Harrison's third novel is attributable to its wealth of three-dimensional characters, especially the hero, newspaper columnist Porter Wren ... Harrison's first-person narrative is written from teh gut, his story voyeuristically erotic and disturbing. Definitely recommended, this superbly executed novel has the appeal of the darkest thriller and the clockwork mechanism of the finest whodunnit.'
COSMOPOLITAN: 'Harrison's darkly scintillating psychological drama has already been compared to Tom Wolfe's Bonfire of the Vanities for the panoramic sweep of its portrayal of Manhattan life, and it certainly has everything Wolfe's novel has, and more: an intricate plot, sharply drawn characters, vivid low-life scenes and, in Porter Wren, an intelligent, sexy and basically decent hero. Make this a must for any thriller addict.'

THE NEW YORK TIMES: 'A literary portrait of a soul divided ... The same narrative that impresses us with its top-to-bottom knowledge of New York City fauna is also illuminating about the quiet acts of omission that irrevocably damage a marriage ... Manhattan Nocturne soars.'

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