Night in the City

“McGarrity paints a seedy portrait of a bygone New York that pulses with life, lust and?larceny.”??Sarah Weinman,?New York Times Accused of the murder of his former lover, Korean War veteran Sam Monroe is forced to abandon his job as an assistant district attorney and fight to clear his name. Praise for The Long Ago “I adored [The Long Ago] without reservation, and inhaled [it] in a single sitting.” — Sarah Weinman, New York Times Book Review Praise for Michael McGarrity’s Kevin Kerney Novels Tularosa “Mystery fans shouldn’t miss Tularosa. Michael McGarrity’s first entry in the field moves like lightning.” ? Tony Hillerman Mexican Hat “Michael McGarrity is the real deal.… He pins you to the page with artful, intelligent, and well-paced invention.” — John Koch, Boston Globe Residue “[McGarrity’s] portrait of [New Mexico] is a strong one, built on meticulously detailed intelligence gathered, sifted and analyzed for unspoken secrets and lies by the author’s own deeply cunning mind.” ? Marilyn Stasio, New York Times Head Wounds “Michael McGarrity is a master, and his latest mind-blower does not disappoint. I always rush to his work, then wait anxiously for another.” ?Luis Alberto Urrea, author of Good Night, Irene Sam Monroe thought his steamy love affair with Manhattan socialite Laura Nielson was dead and buried, but when she didn’t show up after unexpectedly calling him late at night and asking to meet, he decides to investigate. He finds her naked on her penthouse balcony, strangled, his dog tags wrapped around her neck. With a bull’s-eye on his back as the prime suspect, Sam begins a search for the killer that reveals Laura’s involvement with several men, some with ties to a well-known crime family. As circumstantial evidence mounts against him, the cops close in, especially a heavy-handed rogue patrolman carrying a grudge against Sam and looking for serious payback. Forced to operate in the shadows, he relies on the unofficial help of several coworkers in the DA’s office and Debora Jean Ryan, a private investigator who offers to assist but has an agenda that she refuses to disclose. As they probe Laura’s past looking for clues, they must also figure out Laura’s mysterious trip out west, the death of a young man in New Jersey during her childhood, and who is making attempts on his life. From the crime-ridden precincts of Lower Manhattan, the mean streets of Spanish Harlem, and the lofty mansions along Millionaires’ Row, Night in the City is classic crime noir fiction at its best that wonderfully evokes the vibrant world of 1950s New York. Michael McGarrity again proves himself to be one of the most accomplished writers of mysteries working today.

Pages: 272, Paperback, W. W. Norton & Company