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A Well-Known Secret
In A Well-Known Secret, the first novel to address the effects of September 11, private investigator Terry Orr's life is turned upside down while the city around him reels. Terry's latest case concerns Sonia Salgado, recently released after thirty years in prison for the robbery and murder of diamond dealer Asher Glatzer. When Terry discovers her battered body in an East Village halfway house, the ensuing investigation leads him back to the brutal city of the seventies, where seeds of deceit and corruption involving Salgado were first sown. Terry is soon at odds with an influential cop harboring family secrets; a smooth-talking Hispanic civic leader; and Julie Giada, the angel in the District Attorney's office. At the same time, Terry tries to do right by daughter Bella while grappling with the memories of his lost wife and son and a New York City that has been changed forever. "This superb follow-up to Fusilli's first Terry Orr novel combines a brilliantly conceived plot, droll wit, often-outrageous characters, moody prose and atmospheric descriptions of a gritty, post-September 11 New York. A winner on all fronts." |