Synopsis Detective Brian McKenna is back at work for the NYPD as he tries to get to the bottom of a series of deaths of homeless and HIV-positive men.
| Details | | Publication Date: | 1997-01-01 |
| Size | | Length: | 358 pages | | Height: | 9.5 in | | Width: | 6.3 in | | Thickness: | 1.0 in | | Weight: | 24.0 oz |
Publisher's Note Detective Brian McKenna is back from his bureaucratic desk job to his old Manhattan beat. He barely has a chance to readjust to the fast-paced life of a detective before he is assigned to investigate the death of a homeless man - who seems to have frozen in his sleep. Although it's one of New York's coldest winters, the mounting cases of homeless deaths are a mystery. Working with Maureen Kaplowitz, an older detective with an intuitive sense, McKenna discovers an odd coincidence: Many of the deaths classified "by natural causes" have been homeless men infected with the HIV virus. McKenna suspects a murderer is at work, targeting the most forgotten members of society. To stop the killings, he must uncover the killer's identity - hinted at in a letter he signs "Hyde" - his deeply personal motive, his meticulous method, and the shocking secrets of his past.
Industry Reviews "A retired police captain, Mr. Mahoney goes through the procedural places--from interviewing hostile witnesses to goading the lab boys to do a fingerprint analysis--with terrific energy and know-how. Brian McKenna knows how New Yorkers live and die. Dan Mahoney knows how they work." New York Times Book Review - Marilyn Stasio (01/19/1997)
"...a cooly understated police procedural. The clammy confines of squad rooms and precinct offices have never been better rendered." Rosenbaum
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