Midtown North - Softcover

Newman, Christopher

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0449146898 ISBN 13: 9780449146897

Publisher: Fawcett, 1991

Synopsis

A big shot cop from Internal Affairs is found dead in a Hell's Kitchen alley. The official report says the shooter was a local lowlife, but Detective Joe Dante knows that the cops from Internal Affairs have more enemies on the Force than off it. Was the cop murdered by one of his own? As Dante presses his investigation, the department closes ranks, and soon Dante must put his own life on the line to stop the killer from striking again . . .

About this title

From Publishers Weekly:

Detective Lieutenant Joe Dante is called in when the body of police captain Warren Mott is discovered in a drug- and prostitute-infested part of Manhattan. Soon after, an armed robber is mortally wounded and found to be in possession of Mott's gun; the mayor announces that the case is solved. But Dante is not happy with the evidence. The murder weapon wasn't found, and Mott was a "shoofly"--a cop investigating other cops, a cop with enemies. Dante is suspicious, stands up to his superiors and insists on being given more time to solve the case. In the course of the investigation he uncovers information about police corruption and sexual affairs between police partners. Newman ( Midtown South ) sets himself the almost insurmountable task of trying to breathe life into this well-traveled theme. He doesn't succeed. In an attempt to create a charismatic, intriguing detective, Newman has Dante hanging out with a millionaire sculptor, his rock star wife and a few artist's models. But Dante's dialogue fails to convey anything that differentiates him from the cops he shuns.
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About this edition

• Publisher: Fawcett
• Publication date: 1991
• ISBN 10: 0449146898
• ISBN 13: 9780449146897
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 306