Humpty Dumpty Was Pushed: A Novel - Softcover

Blatte, Marc

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1936182017 ISBN 13: 9781936182015

Publisher: Schaffner Press, Inc., 2011

Synopsis

On a manic ride from the mixing boards of hip-hop recording studios to mansions in the Hamptons and the projects of the urban ghetto, Detective Black Sallie Blue Eyes ventures behind-the-scenes of the record business in search of a street-side assassin. Casting a widely satirical net on all spectra and species of the Manhattan social scene—from tweaking downtown hipsters, wrestling fetishists, and rapper wannabes to real estate moguls and hip-hop impresarios—this satirical urban noir novel offers intrigue, insight, and an innovative brand of humor.

About this title

About the Author

Marc Blatte is an award-winning songwriter, a composer, a producer, a Grammy Award nominee, and a Clio Award winner. He is the cofounder and producer of a hip-hop record label. He lives in New York City.

Review

"Entertaining debut mystery."  —Library Journal

"Marc Blatte puts his street cred on the line with this hugely entertaining, rollercoaster ride through New York's most dangerous, most colorful precincts. His bouncers, police detectives, and hip-hop musicians are unforgettable men and women who collide, with unfortunate results in one unforgettable novel." —Ken Kalfus, 2006 National Book Award Finalist in Fiction

"Reading Humpty Dumpty Was Pushed, the pages flew. I went through them like money. Marc is a natural born storyteller, as incapable of writing a boring sentence as he was in his former life of writing a lackluster melody."  —Peter deJonge, coauthor, Beach House

"After living in California all these years, it's a pleasure to be hit with this big dose of New York energy. A broad spectrum of characters appears here, dangerous flaws and wild humanity intact."  —Marianne Rogoff, San Francisco Chronicle

"A rollicking page-turner that engrosses the reader from page one—a unique, hip, urban whodunit that ushers in a new voice to the mystery genre."  —John Burdett, author, Bangkok 8 and Bangkok Haunts

"Marc Blatte writes like a freight train on fire. Humpty Dumpty Was Pushed is as elegantly twisted and satisfying as the best urban crime novels . . . as crackling and colorful as the city of New York itself."  —Fred Berner, executive producer, Law & Order

"A dark, witty, and often brilliant novel . . . such shocking good fun, you won't feel guilty about laughing at all the carnage."  —Mystery Scene

"The audacious dialogue makes Humpty Dumpty seem like a cross between a Grand Theft Auto game and a Richard Price book."  —Philly.Com (Philadelphia Inquirer Online)

Edition details

• Publisher: Schaffner Press, Inc.
• Publication date: 2011
• ISBN 10: 1936182017
• ISBN 13: 9781936182015
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Number of pages: 288