The Hook and the Badge: Life on the Waterfront - Hardcover

Lynch, Jim

 
9780595710478: The Hook and the Badge: Life on the Waterfront
Hardcover
ISBN 10: 0595710476 ISBN 13: 9780595710478
Publisher: iUniverse, 2008

Synopsis

In May 1953, a bartender is brutally murdered behind a tavern in the port city of Charlestown, a working-class section of Boston. Jackie Xavier Monyhan, a longshoreman who does plenty of drinking, is the only one who has a clue that could lead to the killer. But fearing that he could endanger his family if he tells the police what he knows, he decides to join the force and begin his own pursuit of justice.

Once a lowly port worker, Jackie falls in love with Kathleen, a gorgeous charmer he had once thought out of his league, and he works his way up until he's a hardened police detective. As Jackie digs deeper into the past, he uncovers secrets that point the way to the elusive killer. But he only has so much time, and the Irish Mafia is also looking for Jackie's quarry.

Join Jackie in The Hook and the Badge as he struggles to uncover mysteries in a magnificent tale complete with violence, romance, and suspense.

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About the Author

Jim Lynch has won national journalism awards and published short fiction in literary magazines. A Washington state native, Lynch currently writes and sails from his home in Olympia, where he lives with his wife and daughter.

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Publisher
iUniverse
Publication date
2008
Language
English
ISBN 10 
0595710476
ISBN 13 
9780595710478
Binding
Hardcover
Number of pages
128

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