Lady Killer

Crime Hardboiled

Pages: 196
Published: 1987
Language: English

Synopsis

A hardboiled detective novel set in the gritty underworld of 1950s New York City, following a mobster's wife and a detective as they chase a killer through the city's criminal and social circles.

How it reads

Dark Tense Gritty

Morally Grey Multiple POVs

Prose complexity 4/10

Content warnings (3)

Graphic ViolenceGun ViolenceSubstance Abuse

Genres

Crime Hardboiled Noir

Subjects

Detectives Police

Places

New York (State)

About the author

Evan HunterFiction · Mystery1926–2005