Brooklyn Wars
An Erica Donato Mystery
$26.99
- Paperback
240 pages
- Release Date
1 August 2017
Summary
From the earliest days of the Republic until the administration of LBJ, the Brooklyn Navy Yard was, proudly, both an arsenal of democracy, in FDR’s words, and the creator of 70,000 local jobs. In time it became best known as the scary place New Yorkers had to locate to rescue their impounded cars. And then it came back to life, but not without a war.
A public meeting becomes a battleground over plans to redevelop the once-proud Brooklyn Navy Yard. Local residents clamor for their own …
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781464207198 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1464207194 |
| Author: | Triss Stein |
| Publisher: | Sourcebooks, Inc |
| Imprint: | Poisoned Pen Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 240 |
| Release Date: | 1 August 2017 |
| Weight: | 295g |
| Dimensions: | 140mm x 216mm |
| Series: | Erica Donato Mysteries |
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Critics Review
Stein gives an economical but vivid sense of Erica’s Brooklyn neighborhood, and the characterization is wonderful - especially the wryly self-aware narrator’s recognition of how much her own confusion is mirrored in her daughter’s behavior. * Publishers Weekly for Brooklyn Graves, Erica Donato Mystery #2 *
Stein’s intriguing fourth Erica Donato mystery (after 2015’s Brooklyn Secrets) finds the PhD candidate under pressure from a new adviser to complete her dissertation about changing city neighborhoods. Stein’s sure hand weaves history and mystery together for a colorful tale of love, loss, greed, and murder. * Publishers Weekly *
Readers who enjoyed Clea Simon’s “Dulcie Schwartz” mysteries for the doctoral student aspects, or Mary Anna Evans’s books involving history might enjoy this series. * Library Journal *
Other than for fans of the series, this could work for readers who enjoy titles by Lawrence Block and the TV show The Wire that cover graft and tumultuous lives at Baltimore’s gritty waterfront. – Henrietta Verma * Booklist *
Framed with the details of historical research and Brooklyn of the 1960s, this mystery also weaves in a close but volatile mother-daughter relationship that is reminiscent of Joan Hess’ Claire Malloy series. * Booklist for Brooklyn Bones, Erica Donato Mystery #1 *
The Brooklyn Navy Yard is one of Brooklyn’s never-ending sagas of land use conflict that pits the demand for development and commerce against the plea for historical preservation. This novel mingles past and present to bring to life to this piece of “land” through the history of the people who worked there. – Barbara Howe * NetGalley *
Triss Stein
Triss Stein is a small-town girl who has spent most of her adult life living and working in New York City. This gives her the useful double vision of a stranger and a resident which she uses to write mysteries about Brooklyn, her ever-fascinating, ever-changing, ever-challenging adopted home. Brooklyn Wars is the fourth Erica Donato mystery, following Brooklyn Secrets.
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