Book description
New York, 1929, a city of speakeasies, swells and hoodlums at the fag
end of the roaring twenties. It's a hell of a time and place for a
young cop to be trying to make his way in the world.
Joe Quinn's first case is one that could put his name up in lights;
a banker takes a dive from a tall building onto Wall Street. All the
signs point to murder. Pretty soon, the dead man has company; a group
of old buddies is being eliminated, in a particularly gruesome manner.
For the young detective a case that starts as an opportunity swiftly
becomes a nightmare from which he cannot escape. Joe Quinn is about to
discover just how tough being an honest cop in a dishonest world can be...
Tom Bradby
is Political Editor of ITV News. He began his reporting career with the
company as Ireland Correspondent more than fifteen years ago, during
which time he covered the unfolding peace process and wrote his first
novel,
Shadow Dancer.
As Asia Correspondent, based in Hong Kong, he was shot and seriously
wounded whilst covering a riot in Jakarta. After a spell as Royal
Correspondent, he went on to become UK Editor before taking up his
current post in the summer of 2005.
