Law and Order: A Novel - Hardcover

Uhnak, Dorothy

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ISBN 10: 0671215051 ISBN 13: 9780671215057

Publisher: Simon & Schuster, 1973

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Law and Order: A Novel

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About the Author:

Uhnak was herself a detective for the New York City Transit Police Department. She first hit headlines when she was decorated for bravery after arresting a much larger armed robber. She went on to win $125 on a television quiz, which she gave to the man's pregnant wife. She resigned after 14 years to complete a degree and write fiction.

Her debut Bait won the 1968 Edgar Award for best crime novel. She went on to become a hugely popular bestselling novelist. She died from a self-administered drug overdose in July 2006.

Review:

'Courage and corruption abound . . . the opening chapters are some of the rawest sex-wise I have ever read'―Yorkshire Post

'exciting and absorbing'―Philadelphia Bulletin

'This riveting blockbuster has everything'―Publishers Weekly

'The Godfather of the men in blue'―Saturday Review

'Rough and tough and authentic'―New York Times

'Readable and compelling'―Los Angeles Times

'Racily told . . . it has the ring of truth'―Sunday Times

'From bootlegging days to today's drug crimes, the language and the action are tough, very tough'―Daily Express

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