Nightbird

By Edward Dee

Book Overview

At one A.M. the beautiful young woman in white plummeted through the Times Square sky and slammed onto the roof of a parked van. NYPD Detective Anthony Ryan, who had witnessed the fatal descent, swore that as he bent over her broken body, the "jumper" whispered three words in his ear.... Thus begins a case that will haunt Ryan and his partner, Detective Joe Gregory, more than any other in their twenty years on the job. Did promising actress Gillian Stone commit suicide or was she pushed off her high-rise balcony? To uncover the truth, Ryan and Gregory must delve into worlds both known and unfamiliar, from Broadway's back alleys to the old Irish enclaves of Yonkers, and probe the dark secrets of a mysterious woman's heart.

• Format: Mass Market Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0446609137
• ISBN13: 9780446609135
• Release Date: May 2000
• Publisher: Warner Books (NY)
• Length: 352 Pages
• Weight: 4.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 4.2" x 6.8"

Customer Reviews

The best NYPD police stories I have ever read, the real JOB!

As a retired cop from the NYPD Ed Dee has taken me back to the old "Job" that I have missed. He shares the NY cops best and worst fears and experiences. This is the most accurate telling of a cops life and the way investigations are conducted. From his descriptions of the station houses from the front desk to the politics at the puzzle palace, (1 Police Plaza)and the real cops good and bad. And I thought me and my old partner were the only guys who called each other "Pally"! An old term we heard many moons ago in an old Bogart movie! If you want to see what it used to be like to pound the beat and investiagte crimes in the Big Apple this is the guy to read...Ed keep'em coming, Pally! I can't what to start my next tour and collar up!

Right on the Money

As a retired NYPD Lt. and a great admirer of Ed Dee's writing I find his latest effort his best. His vignettes on police work jog my memory and I recall the way "The Job" used to be. Dee is by far the best writer of police procedurals today and the heir apparent to Ed McBain.

Dee Does It Again

Start at the beginning and work your way through Ed Dee's marvelous stories. You'll be captivated by his "arresting" tales of police work in the Big Apple. You'll fall in love with Anthony Ryan and his beautiful wife Leigh. You'll laugh at his partner--even find yourself counting his sneezes. You become a part of their lives, because Ed Dee's characters jump off the pages at you.My only complaint is how long we have to wait between books!

JOHN---READER -RETD NY TROOPER -SOUTHWEST U S A

This book holds your attention from start to finish. The two seasoned NY City Detectives interact with each other during the course of a homicide investigation that has many twists and turns. It hooks you and you can't pull away. I couldn't. Read it you'll love it. Gregory and Ryan works on their target with dedication and NYPD professionalism. Again, the Author shows his intellectIN BRINGING TO US, NIGHTBIRD!