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DIVThere were plenty of witnesses, but none of them called for help/divDIV
In Queens, in the middle of a brightly lit street, a woman is savagely stabbed to death as people watch from their windows. The victim, Anna Grace, was a nurse devoted to helping others. But no one tried to help her on the last night of her life, even as she screams. No one called 911, until a passing bus driver saw her crumpled at the foot of a lamppost./divDIV /divDIVHomicide cop Miranda Torres is shocked by these callous witnesses, and vows to bring the killer to justice. Post columnist and onetime Pulitzer winner Mike Stein views the senseless murder as a way to bring his career back from the brink. /divDIV /divDIVThen a series of mob hits in the city takes the case in an astonishing new direction. When Miranda discovers why Anna was murdered, she must catch a killer who will soon hold her own life in his hands./divDIV /divDIVThis ebook features an illustrated biography of Dorothy Uhnak including rare images from the author’s estate./div
In Queens, in the middle of a brightly lit street, a woman is savagely stabbed to death as people watch from their windows. The victim, Anna Grace, was a nurse devoted to helping others. But no one tried to help her on the last night of her life, even as she screams. No one called 911, until a passing bus driver saw her crumpled at the foot of a lamppost./divDIV /divDIVHomicide cop Miranda Torres is shocked by these callous witnesses, and vows to bring the killer to justice. Post columnist and onetime Pulitzer winner Mike Stein views the senseless murder as a way to bring his career back from the brink. /divDIV /divDIVThen a series of mob hits in the city takes the case in an astonishing new direction. When Miranda discovers why Anna was murdered, she must catch a killer who will soon hold her own life in his hands./divDIV /divDIVThis ebook features an illustrated biography of Dorothy Uhnak including rare images from the author’s estate./div
About the author
DIVDorothy Uhnak (1930–2006) was the bestselling, award-winning author of nine novels and one work of nonfiction. Policewoman, a memoir about her life as a New York City transit police detective, was written while Uhnak was still in uniform. The Bait (1968), her first novel, won the Edgar Award for Best First Mystery Novel. She went on to hit the bestseller lists with novels including Law and Order (1973) and The Investigation (1977). Uhnak has been credited with paving the way for authors such as Sue Grafton, Sara Paretsky, Patricia Cornwell, and many others who write crime novels and police procedurals with strong heroines. Her books have been translated into fifteen languages. /div
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