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001 2012051353
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005 20141212082051.0
008 130211s2013 nyu 000 1 eng
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020 $z9780345538871 (ebook)
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050 00 $aPS3620.A59$bB57 2013
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084 $aFIC031000$aFIC030000$aFIC022010$2bisacsh
100 1 $aTalty, Stephan.
245 10 $aBlack Irish :$ba novel /$cStephan Talty.
250 $aFirst edition.
264 1 $aNew York :$bBallantine Books,$c2013.
300 $a320 pages ;$c24 cm
336 $atext$2rdacontent
337 $aunmediated$2rdamedia
338 $avolume$2rdacarrier
520 $a"In this explosive debut thriller by the New York Times bestselling author of Empire of Blue Water, a brilliant homicide detective returns home, where she confronts a city's dark demons and her own past while pursuing a brutal serial killer on a vengeful rampage. Absalom "Abbie" Kearney grew up an outsider in her own hometown. Even being the adopted daughter of a revered cop couldn't keep Abbie's troubled past from making her a misfit in the working-class Irish American enclave of South Buffalo. And now, despite a Harvard degree and a police detective's badge, she still struggles to earn the respect and trust of those she's sworn to protect. But all that may change, once the killing starts. When Jimmy Ryan's mangled corpse is found in a local church basement, this sadistic sacrilege sends a bone-deep chill through the winter-whipped city. It also seems to send a message--one that Abbie believes only the fiercely secretive citizens of the neighborhood known as "the County" understand. But in a town ruled by an old-world code of silence and secrecy, her search for answers is stonewalled at every turn, even by fellow cops. Only when Abbie finds a lead at the Gaelic Club, where war stories, gossip, and confidences flow as freely as the drink, do tongues begin to wag--with desperate warnings and dire threats. And when the killer's mysterious calling card appears on her own doorstep, the hunt takes a shocking twist into her own family's past. As the grisly murders and grim revelations multiply, Abbie wages a chilling battle of wits with a maniac who sees into her soul, and she swears to expose the County's hidden history--one bloody body at a time. With Black Irish, Stephen Talty stakes a place beside Jo Nesbø, John Sandford, and Tana French on the cutting edge of psychological crime thrillers. Advance praise for Black Irish "Abbie Kearney is one of the most intriguing new suspense protagonists in memory, and Black Irish marks the captivating start of a brilliant thriller series."--Tess Gerritsen, New York Times bestselling author of Last to Die "A memorable story of betrayal and vengeance."--Publishers Weekly"--$cProvided by publisher.
650 0 $aPolicewomen$vFiction.
650 0 $aSerial murderers$vFiction.
650 0 $aIrish American Catholics$vFiction.
651 0 $aBuffalo (N.Y.)$vFiction.
650 7 $aFICTION / Mystery & Detective / Hard-Boiled.$2bisacsh
655 7 $aMystery fiction.$2gsafd
856 42 $3Cover image$u978-0-345-53806-2.jpg