The Eighth Circle: A Mystery Novel (Crime Masterworks Ser.: No.35)

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Synopsis
Investigating a crooked cop, a private detective gets too close to the case

The investigators of the Conmy-Kirk detective agency don't work in trench coats, drink on the job, or carry pistols. They are researchers who comb newspapers and government records in search of the tiny details that could make or break their clients' fortunes. It is painstaking and unromantic, but as co-owner Murray Kirk is about to learn, those details can mean the difference between life and death. The district attorney is cracking down on corruption in the NYPD, and the search is spreading like wildfire, forcing hundreds of policemen to resign in disgrace. When Conmy-Kirk is hired to clear the name of one of the accused, Kirk finds himself falling for his client's daughter, a moral infraction that draws him deeper into the city's underworld than he ever wanted to slip. This work isn't like it is in the movies--if Murray Kirk catches a bullet, he'll stay dead.

Edgar Allen Poe Award Winner

Copyright:
1958

Book Details

Book Quality:
Publisher Quality
ISBN-13:
9781497650350
Publisher:
MysteriousPress.com/Open Road
Date of Addition:
Copyrighted By:
Stanley Ellin
Adult content:
No
Language:
English
Has Image Descriptions:
No
Categories:
Literature and Fiction, Mystery and Thrillers
Submitted By:
Bookshare Staff
Usage Restrictions:
This is a copyrighted book.

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