Crystal Death

Informationen zum Autor Screenwriter/Producer/Author Charles Kipps has won an Emmy, a Peabody, and an Edgar Award. His early career as a journalist, included a stint as Features Editor for Variety .  He is the author of two non-fiction books, Out of Focus and Cop Without A Badge (recently reissued)   and the novels Hell's Kitchen Homicide and Crystal Death (coming September 2010).    Klappentext Conor Bard—the fortysomething-year-old homicide detective who doesn’t always play by the rules—is working on the streets of New York City’s Diamond District when he becomes involved in a deadly game of international intrigue. Crystal Death begins as Detective Conor Bard is called off the stage of the Rhythm Bar, where his rock band is performing, to investigate the murder of a beautiful young Israeli diamond dealer in midtown Manhattan. Bard quickly learns that a priceless red diamond (yes, there are red diamonds) is missing and that the South African government is determined to find it. The list of murder suspects grows quickly as Conor Bard and his new partner, Rosita Rubio, struggle to unravel the conflicting information they uncover. Could the cold, calculating inspector from Johannesburg actually be the killer? Is he inserting himself into the investigation to cover his tracks? Or perhaps the lovesick jeweler, whose persistent advances were met with indifference by the victim, faced one rejection too many? Other suspects include an Indian diamond cutter who may or may not be linked to the red diamond; a billionaire collector from Abu Dhabi who will go to any lengths to own rare gems; a ruthless international smuggler; and a stunning Indian businesswoman whom Conor Bard falls for, of course. Crystal Death gives readers a look inside the international diamond trade and paints an unsentimental, accurate picture of the life of a New York City detective. Fans of Hell’s Kitchen Homicide will welcome this second installment in the Conor Bard mystery series. The characters are genuine, the streets are real, and Kipps’s TV pedigree is evident once again in the fast pace and gritty reality of the story. Leseprobe CRYSTAL DEATH Chapter One It had been two months since Conor Bard had taken to the stage at the Rhythm Bar so he found it comforting that the joint was packed. It didn’t matter whether people were there to see him perform after his long absence or just seeking refuge from the torrential rain that had transformed the streets of New York City into white-water rapids. He had a lively, appreciative audience and his adrenaline was flowing. Even though the place was a dive, it was still a venue. And to Conor, each venue was a step on the way to achieving his dream: signing with a major record label. So why hadn’t he been up there jamming for the past eight weeks? It’s my own fault. I should just quit the job. The job was NYPD. Conor was a cop, a detective in the precinct that encompassed the most high-profile sectors of Manhattan. Times Square. Fashion Avenue. The Diamond District. All the Broadway theaters. Hell’s Kitchen, which despite its recent gentrification still harbored remnants of its violent past. So there wasn’t much time to pursue a dream when every day someone else’s dream bled out on the pavement. Conor strummed the nickel-plated strings of his electric guitar, a vintage Fender Stratocaster, then stepped up to the microphone and belted out the opening verse of the Temptations classic “I Wish It Would Rain.” “Sunshine, blue skies, please go away …” Now there was a song that struck an emotional chord—about a man so miserable he wouldn’t leave his house. When was the last time I was really happy? Maybe never. Conor was forty-three. A hard forty-three. The crevice...

Détails du produit

• Auteurs: Charles Kipps
• Edition: Simon & Schuster USA
• Langues: Anglais
• Format d'édition: Livre de poche
• Sortie: 31.12.2015
• EAN: 9781501142918
• ISBN: 978-1-5011-4291-8
• Pages: 448
• Thème: Gallery Books
• Catégorie: Littérature > Suspense