Redemption Street
"Walking the Perfect Square" introduced Moe Prageraretired New York City cop-turned-wine shop ownerato much acclaim and an enthusiastic readership. Still possessed of his vintage police savvy, and perhaps the only Jewish licensed PI in the five boroughs, Moe wonders if heas really meant to be a merchant and not a cop. "Redemption Street" finds him in 1981, lured into the mystery of a 1966 hotel fireaone that killed seventeen people, including his first loveaby a long-grieving brother and Moeas own restless determination to set things right.
Reed Farrel Colemanas crisp, page-turning narrative has Moe trudging through his childhood summer vacation stomping grounds, the now-decaying Catskill resort scene. The borscht beltas near-forgotten landscape of scarred lives, ambitious politicians, and corrupt cops is the minefield Moe must brave to find the truth. Was the fire really sparked by a negligent smoker or was it murder? Will the long dead keep their secrets or divulge their stories? And will what Moe uncovers lead him down another blind alley or into the bright light of Redemption Street?
9780670032914
Book, Hardcover
Redemption Street
- Author: Reed Farrel Coleman
Viking Books, 2004
244
English
8.82 x 6.14 x 0.91 inches, 0.79 pounds
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