The Devil’s Daughter
A Cullman Times Pick of the Month
A Historical Novel Society Pick of Upcoming Historical Novels
A Wall Street Journal Pick of the Week's Top Mysteries
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From Emmy-nominated screenwriter Gordon Greisman, The Devils Daughter is a noir thriller full of the bestand worstof New York City in the 1950s.
Most nights PI Jack Coffey can be found hanging out in smoky Greenwich Village jazz clubs with well-known mobsters, jazzmen, and hoods. So, when an uptown financier calls him in for a job, it seems like hes headed for tonier climes. But it turns out the view from Louis Garretts lavish penthouse overlooks the same vice-ridden Manhattan streets, which explains why hes so desperate to find his missing teenage daughter, Lucy.
When Jacks search for Lucy leads him to swanky nightclubs packed with well-dressed pimps and wealthy drug dealers, he begins to wonder if Garrett is really concerned about his daughters welfare or if he simply fears she may reveal his own shocking secrets. After an attack outside Jacks own apartment and Lucys boyfriend is found floating face down in the East River, the story kicks into high gear.
But death threats, crooked cops, lies, or ugly truths cant stop Jack from finishing the jobwhether an angel or a devil, Lucy is still a kid in danger, and Jack will do whatever it takes to find her.
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