Saints of New York [Book] / R.J. Ellory.

By: Ellory, Roger JonMaterial type: TextTextPublication details: London : Orion, 2010Description: 452 p. ; 24 cmISBN: 9781409104742 (hbk.); 1409104745 (hbk.); 1409104753 (pbk.); 9781409104759 (pbk.)Subject(s): Police -- New York (State) -- New York -- Fiction | Murder -- Investigation -- New York (State) -- New York -- Fiction | Sisters -- Death -- Fiction | Drug control -- New York (State) -- New York -- Fiction | Fathers and sons -- FictionGenre/Form: Mystery fiction DDC classification: F/ELL Summary: The death of a young heroin dealer occasions no great concern for New York PD Detective Frank Parrish - Danny Lange is just another casualty of the drug war. But when Danny's teenage sister winds up dead, questions are raised that have no clear answers. As the homicides continue and a disturbing pattern emerges. Frank tries desperately to make sense of the deaths, while battling his own demons. Trying to live up to the reputation of his fathe - a legendary NYPD Detective and one of the original 'Saints of New York' - the crew who worked with the authorities to rid New York of the final vestiges of Mafia control in the 1980s - Parrish struggles with the broken pieces of his own life. But, as the murder rate escalates, he must discover the truth before there are further innocent victims.
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The death of a young heroin dealer occasions no great concern for New York PD Detective Frank Parrish - Danny Lange is just another casualty of the drug war. But when Danny's teenage sister winds up dead, questions are raised that have no clear answers. As the homicides continue and a disturbing pattern emerges. Frank tries desperately to make sense of the deaths, while battling his own demons. Trying to live up to the reputation of his fathe - a legendary NYPD Detective and one of the original 'Saints of New York' - the crew who worked with the authorities to rid New York of the final vestiges of Mafia control in the 1980s - Parrish struggles with the broken pieces of his own life. But, as the murder rate escalates, he must discover the truth before there are further innocent victims.

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