内容简介
Inthiscity,thereislittlesenseandnorules.Thosewhoflythehighestoftencomecrashingdownthehardest—likesuccessfulyoungGlennHoltzmann,randomlyblownawaybyaderangedderelictatacornerphoneboothonEleventhAvenue.Unlicensedp.i.MattScudderthinksHoltzmannwassimplyinthewrongplaceattheworsttime.Othersthinkdifferently—likeThomasSadecki,brotherofthecrazedVietnamvetaccusedofthemurder,whowantsScuddertoprovethemadmaninnocent.Butnooneistrulyinnocentinthisunmercifulmetropolis—includingMattherScudder,whosecuriosityanddedicationareleadinghimtodark,unexploredplacesinhisownheart...andtopassionsandrevelationsthatcoulddestroyeverythingheloves.MattScudderfindshimselfcaughtupinawebofdeceitandtreacherywhenhecomestotheaidofahomelessmanchargedwiththebrutaldeathofayuppielawyer.AsMattinvestigates,hediscoversthevictimwasafederalinformantwhomayhavebeeneliminatedasanactofrevenge.
作者简介
EdithLaytonlovedtowrite.ShewrotearticlesandopinionpiecesfortheNewYorkTimesandNewsday,aswellasforlocalpapers,andfreelancedwritingpublicitybeforeshebeganwritingnovels.Publisher’sWeeklycalledher“oneofromance’smostgiftedauthors.”Shereceivedmanyawards,includingaLifetimeAchievementAwardfromtheRomanticTimes,andexcellentreviewsandcommendationsfromLibraryJournal,RomanceReadersAnonymous,andRomanceWritersofAmerica.ShealsowrotehistoricalnovelsunderthenameEdithFelber.Motherofthreegrownchildren,shelivedonLongIslandwithherdevoteddog,MissDaisy;herhalfferalparakeet,LittleRichard;andvariousnamelesspondfishinthefishnessprotectionprogram.