Beware the Solitary Drinker
$31.10
- Paperback
240 pages
- Release Date
11 March 2008
Summary
Brian McNulty, veteran bartender at Oscar’s on the Upper West Side, respects his customers’ privacy. And their space. But when a tarnished but innocent young woman seduced by New York’s bright lights and glitter is murdered and another battered innocent charged with killing her, he reluctantly begins his own investigation.Brian’s commitment to the chase is given a boost with the arrival of the dead girl’s sister, a young Massachusetts businesswoman, determined to uncover the killer. While she’s put off by Brian’s jaded attitude and offbeat lifestyle, she comes to rely upon his familiarity with the city’s darker underside, including a cadre of neighborhood cronies. Politically leftist and a dedicated union man, Brian learns that when you dig into people’s lives, rich or poor, you find things kept hidden for good reason. By stirring up these ghosts, you change the shape of the landscape and put your friends, your customers, and yourself in harm’s way.This debut novel is perfectly wrapped in original art by Fritz Scholder.
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781590580202 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1590580206 |
| Author: | Cornelius Lehane |
| Publisher: | Sourcebooks, Inc |
| Imprint: | Poisoned Pen Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 240 |
| Release Date: | 11 March 2008 |
| Weight: | 313g |
| Dimensions: | 140mm x 216mm |
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Critics Review
“Brian’s bar-focused outlook (the author was a former bartender), the bar “family,” and an abundance of booze, drugs, and sex make for colorful reading.”
“Brian’s bar-focused outlook (the author was a former bartender), the bar “family,” and an abundance of booze, drugs, and sex make for colorful reading.” – Library Journal
” Set in 1983 but timeless in its depiction of men and women struggling to cope with whatever demons beset them, Lehane’s assured debut merits a warm welcome from readers who prize originality and insight.” – Publisher’s Weekly
“Lehane’s narrative vividly evokes a melancholy city in decline, and a sullen man who, when forced to act, rises above the alcoholic despair that surrounds him.” – Alfred Hitchcock’s Mystery Magazine
“Any New Yorker will realize that the story line is an actual portrayal of life in the Big Apple (at least the Manhattan borough). BEWARE THE SOLITARY DRINKER has much to recommend it.” – Midwestern Book Review
Cornelius Lehane
Con Lehane grew up in the suburbs of New York City and currently writes from just outside of Washington, DC, where he lives with his wife and two sons. Once a college professor, union organizer, and bartender, Lehane is now an editor at the National Education Association. He holds a Master of Fine Arts degree in fiction writing from Columbia University School of the Arts.
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