The City When It Rains - Softcover

Cook, Thomas H.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1468310623 ISBN 13: 9781468310627

Publisher: Harry N Abrams Inc, 2015

Synopsis

There’s nothing special about the woman’s death. It comes over the police radio like any other sad story: a woman found on the sidewalk, killed after plunging from her apartment. But something about the gruesome scene grabs David Corman’s attention. A freelance photographer with a defunct marriage and a career on the skids, he fixates on this mysterious death. But learning the truth behind this futile suicide will teach David that New York is even uglier than he imagined.

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Review

"This is first-rate crime noir and much more." --"Library Journal"

"Thomas H. Cook's brooding study speaks quietly and soulfully about people who photograph better in black and white." --"The New York Times"

"Cook has shown himself to be a writer of poetic gifts, constantly pushing against the presumed limits of crime fiction." --"Los Angeles Times Book Review"

About the Author

Thomas H. Cook (b. 1947) is the author of nearly two dozen critically lauded crime novels. Born in Fort Payne, Alabama, Cook published his first novel, "Blood Innocents," in 1980 while serving as the book review editor of "Atlanta "magazine. Two years later, on the release of his second novel, "The Orchids," he turned to writing full-time. Cook published steadily through the 1980s, penning such works as the Frank Clemons trilogy, a series of mysteries starring a jaded cop. He found breakout success with "The Chatham School Affair" (1996), which won an Edgar Award for best novel. His work has been praised by critics for his attention to psychology and the lyrical nature of his prose. Besides mysteries, Cook has written two true-crime books, "Early Graves "(1992) and the Edgar-nominated "Blood Echoes" (1993), as well as several literary novels, including "Elena" (1986). He lives and works in New York City.

Edition details

• Publisher: Harry N Abrams Inc
• Publication date: 2015
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1468310623
• ISBN 13: 9781468310627
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 272