ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Reed Farrel Coleman was Brooklyn born and raised. He is the former Executive Vice President of Mystery Writers of America. His sixth novel,
The James Deans
, won the Shamus, Barry and Anthony Awards for Best Paperback Original. The book was further nominated for the Edgar, Macavity, and Gumshoe Awards. He was the editor of the short story anthology
Hardboiled Brooklyn
and his short stories and essays appear in
Wall Street Noir, Damn Near Dead
and several other publications. Reed lives with his family on New York’s Long Island. Visit him online at
www.reedcoleman.com
.
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Text copyright © 2004 by Reed Farrel Coleman Foreword copyright © 2008 by Peter Spiegelman Afterword copyright © 2008 by Reed Farrel Coleman All rights reserved.
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eISBN 10: 1-4405-4101-9
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This is a work of fiction. Names, characters, corporations, institutions, organizations, events, or locales in this novel are either the product of the author’s imagination or, if real, used fictitiously. The resemblance of any character to actual persons (living or dead) is entirely coincidental.
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Table of Contents
Chapter One: November 23rd, 1980
Chapter Three: November 25th (Evening)
Chapter Fourteen: December 7th