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Sweet thing / David Swinson.
In this standalone novel from David Swinson, DC homicide detective Alex Blum is brought in to investigate the murder of Chris Doyle. As he roots around for evidence, he finds an old polaroid of the decedent with Arthur Holland, Blum's informant from years ago. But Arthur has been missing for days. Blum's only source is Arthur's girl, Celeste, whom he can't get out of his head. Swallowed by desire, Blum's single misstep sends him tunnelling down a rabbit hole of transgression. He may soon find the only way out is down below.
Record details
- ISBN: 9780316528610 (hardcover)
- Physical Description: 309 pages ; 25 cm
- Publisher: New York : Little, Brown, and Company, [2023]
- Copyright: ©2023
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| Subject: | Corruption > Fiction. Man-woman relationships > Fiction. Murder > Investigation > Fiction. |
| Genre: | Detective and mystery fiction. Novels. |
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- 1 of 1 copy available at Tsuga Consortium.
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- Baker & Taylor
Homicide Detective Alex Blum must answer a terrible question: "How far would you go to love the wrong woman?" - Baker & Taylor
"In a red brick houson a tree-lined street, DC homicide detective Alex Blum stares at the bullet-pocked body of Chris Doyle. As he roots around for evidence, he finds an old polaroid: the decedent, arm in arm with Arthur Holland, Blum's informant from years ago when he worked at the Narcotics branch. But Arthur has been missing for days. Blum's only source: Arthur's girl, Celeste--beautiful, seductive, and tragic--whom he can't get out of his head"-- - Grand Central Pub
In this DC-set standalone from "one of the best dialogue hounds in the business" (New York Times Book Review), Homicide Detective Alex Blum must answer a terrible question: 'how far would you go to love the wrong woman?'
In a red brick house on a tree-lined street, DC homicide detective Alex Blum stares at the bullet-pocked body of Chris Doyle. As he roots around for evidence, he finds an old polaroid: the decedent, arm in arm with Arthur Holland, Blum's informant from years ago when he worked at the Narcotics branch.
But Arthur has been missing for days. Blumâs only source: Arthurâs girl, Celesteâbeautiful, seductive, and tragicâwhom he canât get out of his head. Blum is drawn to her and feels compelled to save her from Arthurâs underworld. As the investigation ticks on and dead bodies domino, Blum, unearths clues with damning implications for Celeste. Swallowed by desire, Blumâs single misstep sends him tunnelling down a rabbit hole of transgression. He may soon find the only way out is down below.
Set in 1999, Swinson, a former DC cop, offers a look back at a rougher, grittier, bygone DC replete with seedy strip clubs, pagers beeping, and Y2K anxiety. Itâs here weâre taken inside sting operations, fluorescent-tinged interrogation chambers, and rooms that have seen irreversible mistakes. At once authentic, gritty, tragic, and profound, SWEET THING asks how far can you fall when the world teeters on the edge?
