| Author: |
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Ed McBain
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| Title: |
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Downtown |
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No copies available |
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English |
| Binding: |
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Paperback |
| Pages: |
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256 |
| Date: |
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1990-09-06 |
| ISBN: |
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0749302895 |
| Publisher: |
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Mandarin |
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0.3 pounds |
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4.2 x 6.9 x 0.8 inches |
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| Previous givers: |
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1 kas (Australia) |
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1 Denis OLeary (Australia) |
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| Description: |
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Product Description
An orange grower from Florida finds himself in trouble in Manhattan on Christmas Eve, mixed up with dubious women, small-time actors, drug dealers and killers. McBain is the creator of the 87th Precinct series on which the television programme "Hill Street Blues" is loosely based.
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catsalive (Australia) (2008/10/05):
back cover:
The Big Bad Apple on Christmas Eve is no place for an orange grower from Florida. Especially when a blue-eyed blonde accuses him of stealing her diamond ring, a phoney detective rifles his wallet and a casual Good Samaritan makes off with his hire car. For Michael Barnes, that is just the beginning of a nightmarish caper through the concrete jungle of downtown Manhattan. Not even Vietnam was this bad. Crazy killers, cops, actors, bimbos and million-dollar crack dealers are all out for his blood. Even the corpses can't be trusted. But for an unexpected ally in the shape of Connie Kee, a beautiful and streetwise Chinese girl, Barnes stands next to no chance in these unfriendly precincts. He can guess the answers to every question but the one that might save his skin. Who the hell is Mama, and why does she so badly need him dead?
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http://bookmooch.com/0749302895 |
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