THE DEVIL'S OWN RAG DOLL

Bartoy, Mitchell

ISBN 10: 0312340885 / ISBN 13: 9780312340889

Published by St. Martin's Press, New York, 2005

About this Item

Bartoy's first novel is a hard-boiled mystery set in Detroit in 1943 where Police Detective Pete Caudill must investigate the murder of a young white heiress killed in the black part of the city with his superiors urging a cover-up to keep a lid on racial violence; a Fine copy in like dustjacket. Collectable.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: THE DEVIL'S OWN RAG DOLL
• Publisher: St. Martin's Press, New York
• Publication Date: 2005
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0312340885
• ISBN 13: 9780312340889
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: First Edition, First Printing.
• Condition: Fine
• Dust Jacket Condition: Fine
• Seller catalogs:
  • Police Procedural
  • Crime
  • Mystery

About this title

Synopsis

1940's Detroit: the war effort is in full swing and racial tensions are running high. When a vivacious white heiress is murdered in the black part of town, the city threatens to erupt into mob violence, bringing the factories to a grinding halt and imperiling Allied forces around the world.

Newly minted Detective Pete Caudill is charged with covering up the crime in the interests of civic peace and finding some kind of justice for the dead girl. Odds are the girl was killed by her black boyfriend, but some whisper of an Axis plot to hamper America's war effort. Or is Detroit's shadowy political machine manipulating events to its own ruthless ends? As he delves deeper, Caudill soon learns the hard way that friends are rarely what they seem, family ties are often deceptive, and sometimes the bravest thing a man can do is think for himself.

About the Author

Mitchell S. Bartoy was born in Grosse Pointe, Michigan, and has lived his entire life in the Detroit area. A graduate of Wayne State University in Detroit, he has worked in various capacities for the United States Postal Service and as a college writing teacher. He lives in St. Clair Shores, Michigan, with his wife and two children. The Devil's Own Rag Doll is his first novel.