Family Matters (Jackson Steeg Mysteries) - Hardcover

Berkowitz, Ira

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1932112448 ISBN 13: 9781932112443

Publisher: Justin, Charles & Co., 2006

Synopsis

Jackson Steeg is a disgraced cop at loose ends in Hell's Kitchen, when a dead hooker shows up on his doorstep. Family matters is New York noir at its finest.

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From Booklist:

In this debut tale of a suspended cop battling the bottle and other forces of darkness in Hell's Kitchen, Berkowitz proves a talented plotter who knows how to deliver a crackling crime narrative. Jackson Steeg is attempting to dry out during month two of a six-month forced vacation from the NYPD for attacking a colleague who beat up one of his informants. But when a drugged-out heiress turns up dead in the apartment below his, Steeg finds himself drawn into the case. The pull proves irresistible when he discovers the young woman's mother also died under mysterious circumstances--and Steeg's detective father led the investigation. Steeg will remind many readers of early Matt Scudder. But in addition to channeling Lawrence Block, Berkowitz also pays homage to James Lee Burke's Dave Robicheaux novels by importing a supernaturally evil villain straight out of Louisiana's Angola prison. The tonal clash between Block's hard-nosed sensibility and Burke's gothic vibe almost derails the story, but Berkowitz manages to bring everything together in a strong, troubling climax that whets the appetite for another round with Steeg. Frank Sennett
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Review:

"Berkowitz nails Hell's Kitchen . . . an impressive debut". -- Jason Starr, author of Twisted City

"Ira Berkowitz brings Hell's Kitchen to vivid life. His hero, Jackson Steeg, is just right for this gritty, doomed neighborhood." -- Peter Spiegelman, author of Black Maps and Death's Little Helpers

"Unique spin on the classic recipe for New York noir". -- Reed Farrel Coleman, author of The James Deans

Don't miss Family Matters by Ira Berkowitz - Carole Memmott -- USA TODAY Summer Mystery Critic's Pick, May 25, 2006

Family secrets, disappointments and choices are at the crux of Family Matters, the exciting debut novel from Ira Berkowitz. -- South Florida Sun-Sentinel, August 6, 2006

Gritty debut... promising noir. -- Publishers Weekly, April 17,2006

This is a superb work by an author who has oodles of talent. -- Harriet Klausner, April 10,2006

About this edition

• Publisher: Justin, Charles & Co.
• Publication date: 2006
• ISBN 10: 1932112448
• ISBN 13: 9781932112443
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 312