After the disappearance of a Manhattan-based accountant, along with millions of dollars belonging to his celebrity clients, the investigation of two detectives from the NYPD's Computer Crimes Squad uncovers some interesting information about one of the suspect's colleagues, in a hilarious blend of mystery, police procedure, mischief, and everyday New York life.
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About the Author:
Valerie Block is the author of the novel Was It Something I Said? She lives and works in New York City.
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nod to Ed McBain and Fay Weldon, author Valerie Block creates a hilarious tale of a heist gone wrong that ranges from the living rooms of Park Avenue to the parking lot of the White Castle on Queens Boulevard.
Mitch Greiff, celebrity tax accountant and partner in a prestigious Manhattan firm, hates foreign food, strange hotel rooms, and unfamiliarity. He has nightmares about learning new computer software. So when he disappears after a series of sophisticated wire transfers that siphon millions of dollars from his clients’ accounts, Mitch’s partners and estranged wife, Patricia, are completely astonished and confused.
Detective Dennis Sprague of the NYPD Computer Crimes Squad doesn’t buy it. Why would a man who’s had all the breaks in life suddenly go on the lam? Who wakes up, looks around his spacious Upper East Side co-op, gazes at his former-model wife, and says, “The hell with this―I want to live in fear!”
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- PublisherBallantine Books
- Publication date2003
- ISBN 10 0345461843
- ISBN 13 9780345461841
- BindingHardcover
- Edition number1
- Number of pages337
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