When Sam Monroe’s former lover is found dead in her Manhattan penthouse apartment, he must fight to clear his name.
In this exhilarating New York crime noir novel, ADA Sam Monroe, a Korean War veteran, quickly becomes the prime suspect in the murder of socialite Laura Neilson and is forced to risk his career and reputation to find the killer before the world comes crashing down around him. As Sam uncovers information about the men in Laura’s life, it unleashes as series of attacks against him by rogue cops and makes him a target for elimination by members of a well-known Mafia crime family. Forced to operate in the shadows, Sam becomes entangled with private investigator Deborah Jean Ryan, who offers to help for reasons she refuses to disclose. As surprising revelations about Laura’s steamy past emerge, mounting obstacles put them at deadly risk. Set in the vibrant, brilliantly evoked world of New York City in the mid-1950s, Night in the City is crime noir fiction at its best.
Back to Books“Michael McGarrity must surely be one of the most accomplished and versatile writers of our time. In so many of his books, McGarrity transcends genre—from bestselling mysteries and thrillers to sweeping historical epics . He has now published Night in the City, a work of noir set in Manhattan. It is a novel as compelling and splendid as his New Mexico books, a work of rich literary value, disquieting, fast-paced, and atmospheric. It beautifully conjures up New York of the Fifties and introduces us to a character for the ages, Sam Monroe—an Assistant DA accused of a brutal murder. I highly, highly recommend this novel.”
Douglas Preston, #1 bestselling author of Extinction and co-author of the famed Agent Pendergast series
