Knife Music: A Novel

David Carnoy

Jul 2010 · Penguin

About this ebook

Tense and twisting, Knife Music is the story of a doctor struggling to clear his name after being accused of raping and causing the suicide of a young girl. The novel pits Ted Cogan, a forty-three-year- old surgeon and self-described womanizer, against Hank Madden, a handicapped veteran detective. From the outset it's not clear who is victim and who is victimizer, as the usually dispassionate Madden grapples with his long-suppressed prejudices and his obsession with bringing Ted Cogan to justice at any cost. It all leads up to the most stunning surprise ending since Scott Turow's Presumed Innocent.

About the author

David Carnoy is an executive editor at CNET and is interviewed regularly as a tech expert on radio. He has appeared on CNN, CNBC, MSNBC and other media outlets. He received his MFA in Creative Writing from Columbia University. He is the author of the acclaimed thrillers Knife Music, The Big Exit, and Lucidity, all available from The Overlook Press. His novels have sold over 100,000 copies and have been translated into Russian, Turkish, and French.