Night Life A Michael Cassidy Novel
Night Life A Michael Cassidy Novel by David C. Taylor is a reprint edition published by Tor Publishing Group on April 5, 2016. Set in New York City during the tense atmosphere of 1954, the narrative follows Michael Cassidy, a police officer with a unique background that intertwines with the city’s Broadway scene and organized crime. As Cassidy investigates the murder of a young Broadway dancer, he navigates a complex web involving the FBI, CIA, and Mafia, all while grappling with his own haunting nightmares.
Readers will find a rich blend of historical context and mystery in this novel, which delves into themes of crime and intrigue against the backdrop of the Cold War. The story unfolds as Cassidy confronts a series of murders that reveal deeper connections within the city’s underbelly. With a page count of 352, this edition offers an engaging exploration of the noir genre, presenting a compelling police procedural that captures the essence of mid-20th century America.
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*A 2016 Mystery Writers of America Edgar Award Nominee for Best Novel
*Winner of the 2016 Nero Wolfe Award for Best American Mystery
David C. Taylor’s Night Life takes us back to New York City in 1954.
The Cold War is heating up. Senator Joe McCarthy is running a witch hunt for Communists in America. The newly formed CIA is fighting a turf battle with the FBI to see who will be the primary US intelligence agency. And the bodies of murdered young men are turning up in the city.
Michael Cassidy has an unusual background for a New York cop. His father, a refugee from Eastern Europe, is a successful Broadway producer. His godfather is Frank Costello, a Mafia boss. Cassidy also has an unusual way of going about the business of being a cop-maybe that’s why he threw a fellow officer out a third story window of the Cortland Hotel.
Cassidy is assigned to the case of Alexander Ingram, a Broadway chorus dancer found tortured and dead in his apartment in Hell’s Kitchen. Complications grow as other young men are murdered one after the other. And why are the FBI, the CIA, and the Mafia interested in the death of a Broadway gypsy?
Meanwhile, a mysterious, beautiful woman moves into Cassidy’s building in Greenwich Village. Is Dylan McCue a lover or an enemy? Cassidy is plagued by nightmares-dreams that sometimes become reality. And he has been dreaming that someone is coming to kill him.
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