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"Stimulating gritty urban noir police procedural"
Reviewed by Harriet Klausner
Posted March 10, 2003

After almost twenty years in the New York City Police Department, Detective Jane Bauer is near retirement and ready to start a cushy job in an insurance company. Her last three months will be spent on the newly formed cold case task force. She is assigned the case Read more...

"A new series by a great mystery author"
Reviewed by Dawn Dowdle
Posted November 23, 2003

Detective Jane Bauer is pulled off what she believes to be the case of her career to work with a special unit tackling unsolved crimes. She plans to leave the NYPD soon for a desk job with an insurance company. Her new partners are Gordon Defino and Sean Read more...

Summary

After twenty years of loyal service, Detective Jane Bauer is just two months and one case away from leaving the NYPD for a cushy desk job. Her last assignment: working for a special unit that tackles unsolved crimes. At a crossroads in her personal life, Jane relishes the chance to lose herself in a challenging investigation. Four years ago, Arlen Quill was found dead in the entryway to his apartment building—leaving no clues, no witnesses, and no leads. When Jane decides to interview Quill's old neighbors, she makes a startling discovery: Every single occupant at the time of the murder subsequently disappeared. Like any seasoned New Yorker, Jane knows that mere homicide isn't enough to drive people from their rent- controlled apartments. In Hell's Kitchen, where a cold case suddenly heats up—Jane soon finds herself face-to-face with a killer. . . .