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Cuatro días de enero (Inspector Mascarell #Volumen 1)
by Jordi Sierra i FabraPrimera entrega de la serie de novela policíaca ambientada en la Barcelona de postguerra «Inspector Mascarell», de Jordi Sierra i Fabra. Una conmovedora historia que habla del hambre, de la venganza y, por encima de todo, del amor. Barcelona, 1939: cuatro días antes de la ocupación franquista, un inspector republicano deberá resolver su último caso... El 22 de enero de 1939 el Gobierno de la República abandona Barcelona dejándola a su suerte y a merced de Franco y sus tropas. Durante cuatro días, en medio de una huida hacia el exilio por parte de los vencidos, la ciudad se convierte en un caos fantasmal bajo el peso de la derrota, el hambre y el miedo. En este marco el inspector Miquel Mascarell, que no puede huir a causa de que su esposa está enferma, se enfrenta al último caso de su carrera, el de la hija de una prostituta, una adolescente violentamente asesinada. En estos cuatro días, a pie por la ciudad desesperada, buscará a un asesino y descubrirá que los viejos fascistas escondidos están regresando a sus casas y a sus vidas, dispuestos para la venganza. Con un documentado trasfondo histórico que recrea fielmente la realidad de ese momento, Cuatro días de enero es la novela de una resistencia al límite y la voluntad de supervivencia de todo ser humano ante la adversidad. Reseñas:«[Jordi Sierra i Fabra] No sólo escribe bien. Su prosa es densa, reflexiva, con una profundidad filosófica casi religiosa.»ABC «Una magnífica novela repleta de humanidad y melancolía.»Leer
Los cuatro hombres justos
by Edgar WallaceA sir Philip Ramon le trae sin cuidado la carta firmada por cuatro hombres que se autoproclaman "justos". El ministro de Relaciones Exteriores no dará el brazo a torcer en la presentación del proyecto de ley que regula la extradición de extranjeros.Toda la policía de Londres está al acecho, las medidas de seguridad son máximas, el ministro se encierra en una habitación inexpugnable.Aun así, un extraño dispositivo y un flash de magnesio--que bien pudo ser nitroglicerina--dejan desconcertada a Scotland Yard.Ni siquiera la perspicaz prensa británica puede encontrar una pista que lleve a Manfred, Gonsalez, Pioccart y Thery, los cuatro hombres justos.Edgar Wallace dejó este misterio sin solución y prometió una recompensa a los lectores que la encontraran.El desafío sigue en pie.
Cuatrohos, Pelopincho, Sabelotodo et Mimiguel. Détectifs Secrets: Roman pour enfants/adolescents - Livre de suspense/Humour. Lecture de 8-9 a 11-12 ans.
by A. P. HernándezPablo, Miguel, Alehandro et Carlos ont seulement 10 ans, mais il sont déjà authentiques détectifs. Ils ont résolu trop de mystères, ainsi que celui si difficile et dangereux comme la disparition de leur maîtresse. Arriveront-ils a résoudre ce cas?
Cuatrohos, Sabletodo, Pelopincho et Mimiguel: et le mystérieux cas de la disparition des sandwichs de chorizo
by A. P. HernándezPablo, Miguel, Alehandro et Carlos ont seulement 10 ans, mais ils sont déjà détectifs. Ils résolvent beaucoup de mystères, si compliqués que la mystérieuse disparition des sandwichs de chorizo. Pourront-ils résoudre ce cas?
Cuauhtli, La revelación del aguila
by Sofía Guadarrama ColladoMisterios, intrigas y los crímenes de los que hemos sido testigos, serán revelados y resueltos en esta última entrega de la trilogía. El arqueólogo forense Diego Daza ha sido poseído por Kukulcán y no reacciona: mientras él se cree testigo de los designios de Huitzilopochtli, quien guía a su pueblo hacia la fundación de México, Tenochtitlan, sus amigos, encabezados por el hábil detective Delfino Endoque, preparan el enfrentamiento final contra Gregorio Urquidi y sus secuaces. Todos los misterios, las intrigas y los crímenes de los que hemos sido testigos en El misterio de la serpiente y La senda del jaguar en La revelación del águila serán revelados y resueltos.
Cuba (Jake Grafton #7)
by Stephen CoontsAdmiral Jake Grafton is overseeing a shipment of nerve gas being transferred from a top-secret U.S. stockpile at Guantanamo Bay. But a power struggle inside Cuba has ignited an explosive plot and turned a horrific new weapon on the U.S. Now, Jake must strap himself into the cockpit of a new generation of American aircraft and fly blind in to the heart of an island that is about to blow - and take the whole world with it ...
Cuba: A Jake Grafton Novel (Jake Grafton Novels Ser. #7)
by Stephen CoontsStephen Coonts' bestelling novels takes readers into the heart of harrowing, pulse-pounding action, whether on land, on sea, or in the air. Now, this master of full-tilt, blockbuster suspense turns into a lush setting 90 miles from U.S. soil. In Cuba, Fidel Castro lies dying. Human sharks are circling. And one man has his finger on the trigger of a weapon that will change everything...Admiral Jake Grafton is overseeing a shipment of nerve gas being transferred for a top-secret U.S. stockpile at Guantanamo Bay. But a power struggle inside Cuba has ignited an explosive plot and turned a horrific new weapon on the U.S. Now, Jake must strap himself into the cockpit of a new generation of American aircraft and fly blind into the heart of an island that is about to blow--and take the whole world with it...
Cuba
by Stephen CoontsIn Cuba, an ailing Fidel Castro lies dying. A succession struggle commences. As Havana heats up, the CIA learns that one of the presidential contenders, secret police chief Alejo Vargas, has developed biological weapons and installed them on half-dozen intermediate-range ballistic missiles delivered by the Soviets during the 1962 Cuban Missile Crisis. Vargas' plan: foment a crisis with the U.S. and cow the Americans with biological weapons, thereby uniting the Cuban people behind his leadership…
Cuba and Hong Kong
by Stephen CoontsCubaStephen Coonts' bestelling novels takes readers into the heart of harrowing, pulse-pounding action, whether on land, on sea, or in the air. Now, this master of full-tilt, blockbuster suspense turns into a lush setting 90 miles from U.S. soil. In Cuba, Fidel Castro lies dying. Human sharks are circling. And one man has his finger on the trigger of a weapon that will change everything...Admiral Jake Grafton is overseeing a shipment of nerve gas being transferred for a top-secret U.S. stockpile at Guantanamo Bay. But a power struggle inside Cuba has ignited an explosive plot and turned a horrific new weapon on the U.S. Now, Jake must strap himself into the cockpit of a new generation of American aircraft and fly blind into the heart of an island that is about to blow--and take the whole world with it...Hong KongJake Grafton takes his wife, Callie, along when the U.S. government sends him to Hong Kong to find out how deeply the U.S. consul-general is embedded in a political money-raising scandal. And why not? Jake and Callie met and fell in love in Hong Kong during the Vietnam War, and the consul-general is an old friend from those days, Tiger Cole.The Graftons quickly discover that Hong Kong is a powder keg ready to explode. A political murder and the closure of a foreign bank by the communist government are the sparks that light the fuse . . . and Tiger Cole is right in the middle of the action.When Callie is kidnapped by a rebel faction, Jake finds himself drawn into the vortex of a high-tech civil war. Drawing on the skills of CIA operative Tommy Carmellini, in order to save his wife Jake Grafton must figure out who he can trust-both among the Western factions vying for control of the volatile situation, and among the Chinese patriots fighting for their nation's future-and make sure the right side wins.
Cuba Libre
by Elmore LeonardThe New York Times bestselling author of BE COOL and GET SHORTY.War in Cuba isn't Ben Tyler's concern. Still, sailing mares and guns into Havana harbor in 1898 - right past the submerged wreckage of the U.S. battleship Maine - may not be the smartest thing the recently prison-sprung horse wrangler ever did. Neither is shooting one of the local Guardia, though the pompous peacock deserved it. Now Tyler's sitting tight in a vermin-infested Cuban stockade waiting to face a firing squad. But he's not dying until he gets the money he's owed from a two-timing American sugar baron. And there's one smart, pistol-hot lady at the rich man's side who could help Ben get everything he's got rightfully coming...even when the whole damn island's going straight to hell.
Cuba Straits
by Randy Wayne WhiteThe remarkable new novel in the Doc Ford series by New York Times-bestselling author Randy Wayne White. Doc Ford's old friend, General Juan Garcia, has gone into the lucrative business of smuggling Cuban baseball players into the U.S. He is also feasting on profits made by buying historical treasures for pennies on the dollar. He prefers what dealers call HPC items--high-profile collectibles--but when he manages to obtain a collection of letters written by Fidel Castro between 1960-62 to a secret girlfriend, it's not a matter of money anymore. Garcia has stumbled way out of his depth.First Garcia disappears, and then the man to whom he sold the letters. When Doc Ford begins to investigate, he soon becomes convinced that those letters contain a secret that someone, or some powerful agency, cannot allow to be made public.A lot happened between Cuba and the United States from 1960-62. Many men died. A few more will hardly be noticed.From the Hardcover edition.
Cuba Straits
by Randy Wayne WhiteThe remarkable new novel in the Doc Ford series by New York Times-bestselling author Randy Wayne White. Doc Ford's old friend, General Juan Garcia, has gone into the lucrative business of smuggling Cuban baseball players into the U.S. He is also feasting on profits made by buying historical treasures for pennies on the dollar. He prefers what dealers call HPC items--high-profile collectibles--but when he manages to obtain a collection of letters written by Fidel Castro between 1960-62 to a secret girlfriend, it's not a matter of money anymore. Garcia has stumbled way out of his depth.First Garcia disappears, and then the man to whom he sold the letters. When Doc Ford begins to investigate, he soon becomes convinced that those letters contain a secret that someone, or some powerful agency, cannot allow to be made public.A lot happened between Cuba and the United States from 1960-62. Many men died. A few more will hardly be noticed.From the Hardcover edition.
The Cuban: Hostage in Havana, Murder in Miami, and Payback in Panama (The Cuban Trilogy)
by Noel HyndA thrilling compilation of three complete novels from bestselling author Noel Hynd's Cuban Trilogy.Hostage in HavanaWhen Alexandra LaDuca illegally enters Cuba on the trail of an unsolved mystery, she gets more than she imagined. The stakes? Her life . . . plus a decades-old mystery to be solved, a pile of cash, and an unlikely defector. Espionage and unexpected romance smolder together in this exciting thriller set in Cuba&’s isolated capital.Murder in MiamaiHostage in Havana. Caught between the Dosi cartel and cocaine profits, and the surreal and the supernatural . . . there&’s murder in Miami.Payback in PanamaAlexandra LaDuca is at a crossroads. Her job is beating her up, emotionally and psychologically. And the moral battle between her faith and her responsibilities is taking its toll on her effectiveness. For the first time, she wonders how long she can last.
The Cuban Affair
by Nelson DeMille'Nelson DeMille is a true master'Dan BrownStrap in for the ride of a lifetime with the blistering new novel from America's greatest living thriller writer, Nelson DeMille.Daniel 'Mac' MacCormick has a good life. Aged thirty-five and a decorated US Army veteran, he whiles away his life in stunning Key West, Florida, running a forty-two-foot charter fishing boat The Maine. A ladies' man and rule-breaker, Mac has it all - apart from the money to hold on to his beloved boat.Then Mac is approached by a hotshot Miami lawyer called Carlos with an apparently irresistable offer: a fee of $2 million to run the boat into Havana and smuggle out $60 million from a stash hidden from the Castro government - cash once owned by the family of a beautiful Cuban-American woman named Sara Ortega.With the political 'Cuban Thaw' underway, it's only a matter of time before someone finds the stash. But Mac knows if he accepts this job, he'll walk away rich...or not at all.Punchy, witty and rammed with action, legendary international #1 bestseller Nelson DeMille once more shows he's a true master of the genre.
The Cuban Affair
by Nelson DeMille'Nelson DeMille is a true master'Dan BrownStrap in for the ride of a lifetime with the blistering new novel from America's greatest living thriller writer, Nelson DeMille.Daniel 'Mac' MacCormick has a good life. Aged thirty-five and a decorated US Army veteran, he whiles away his life in stunning Key West, Florida, running a forty-two-foot charter fishing boat The Maine. A ladies' man and rule-breaker, Mac has it all - apart from the money to hold on to his beloved boat.Then Mac is approached by a hotshot Miami lawyer called Carlos with an apparently irresistable offer: a fee of $2 million to run the boat into Havana and smuggle out $60 million from a stash hidden from the Castro government - cash once owned by the family of a beautiful Cuban-American woman named Sara Ortega.With the political 'Cuban Thaw' underway, it's only a matter of time before someone finds the stash. But Mac knows if he accepts this job, he'll walk away rich...or not at all.Punchy, witty and rammed with action, legendary international #1 bestseller Nelson DeMille once more shows he's a true master of the genre.
The Cuban Affair: A Novel
by Nelson Demille<P>From the legendary #1 New York Times bestselling author of Plum Island and Night Fall, Nelson DeMille’s blistering new novel features an exciting new character—U.S. Army combat veteran Daniel “Mac” MacCormick, now a charter boat captain, who is about to set sail on his most dangerous cruise. <P>Daniel Graham MacCormick—Mac for short—seems to have a pretty good life. At age thirty-five he’s living in Key West, owner of a forty-two-foot charter fishing boat, The Maine. Mac served five years in the Army as an infantry officer with two tours in Afghanistan. He returned with the Silver Star, two Purple Hearts, scars that don’t tan, and a boat with a big bank loan. Truth be told, Mac’s finances are more than a little shaky. <P>One day, Mac is sitting in the famous Green Parrot Bar in Key West, contemplating his life, and waiting for Carlos, a hotshot Miami lawyer heavily involved with anti-Castro groups. Carlos wants to hire Mac and The Maine for a ten-day fishing tournament to Cuba at the standard rate, but Mac suspects there is more to this and turns it down. The price then goes up to two million dollars, and Mac agrees to hear the deal, and meet Carlos’s clients—a beautiful Cuban-American woman named Sara Ortega, and a mysterious older Cuban exile, Eduardo Valazquez. <P>What Mac learns is that there is sixty million American dollars hidden in Cuba by Sara’s grandfather when he fled Castro’s revolution. With the “Cuban Thaw” underway between Havana and Washington, Carlos, Eduardo, and Sara know it’s only a matter of time before someone finds the stash—by accident or on purpose. And Mac knows if he accepts this job, he’ll walk away rich…or not at all. <P> Brilliantly written, with his signature humor, fascinating authenticity from his research trip to Cuba, and heart-pounding pace, Nelson DeMille is a true master of the genre. <P><b>A New York Times Bestseller</b>
Cuban Death-Lift
by Randy StrikerWhen Fidel Castro allows thousands of Cubans to depart for America in the Mariel Boatlift, he exports the worst criminals and undesirables of his country along with them. To monitor the situation, the CIA sends infiltrators to Cuba-where they vanish without a trace. In desperation, the Agency turns to ex-Navy SEAL Dusky MacMorgan to go in and find out what happened. Amid the chaos and deception in Mariel's savage underworld, MacMorgan must keep on his toes and off the radar if he's going to discover the truth without disappearing himself. .
Cube Sleuth
by David TerrusoBobby Pinker hates his humdrum corporate job. He only has one friend at work, a comedian named Ron. Just as their friendship starts to blossom, Ron is found dead in the office parking garage. The police rule Ron's death a suicide, but Bobby becomes convinced one of his coworkers murdered him. He starts snooping around the office, slipping voice-activated tape recorders under desks, breaking into the HR filing cabinet, and tailing people home. Bobby's investigation will likely get him fired. It will possibly get him arrested. And if he isn't careful, it just might get him killed. Cube Sleuth is a dark comedy and an amateur-detective murder mystery. A tragedy told with comedic timing. And a raunchy tale of a twenty-something bachelor whose libido leads him down a dangerous path. If you like mysteries with richly developed characters, crisp dialogue, bizarre twists, and boner jokes, this is the book for you.
Cucarachas (Harry Hole #Volumen 2)
by Jo NesboCucarachas es el segundo volumen de la serie de thrillers más bestias del momento, protagonizada por el detective Harry Hole. HARRY HOLE VISITA BANGKOK El embajador noruego aparece asesinado en un burdel de Bangkok. El embajador mantenía relaciones muy cercanas con el primer ministro noruego. En Oslo, para evitar el escándalo, tratan de desviar la atención hacia el ministro de Asuntos Exteriores... Harry Hole, alcoholizado y adicto a la vitamina B12, llega a Bangkok con instrucciones claras: silenciar el caso. ¿Será necesario ocultar pruebas? Harry descubre que el caso esconde otras tramas siniestras: se trata de un asesinato mucho más complejo de lo que a priori parecía. Y SE PIERDE EN UN MUNDO DESCONOCIDO Inmerso en el ruido y el tráfico de una ciudad multitudinaria, Harry recorre las calles de un Bangkok lleno de bares de alterne, templos, fumadores de opio, trampas para turistas... Harry trata de encontrar la clave del asesinato del embajador, aunque nadie se lo ha pedido. Y nadie le quiere cerca, ni siquiera él mismo... «La novela ambientada en Bangkok. Recuerdo que sudé y sudé durante lassemanas que escribí y escribí. Volé a Vietnam, me instalé en un pequeñohotel donde los propietarios me pusieron un pequeño escritorio y me pres-taron la bici. Así que pedaleé y escribí. Conocí a personajes increíbles.Comí y cené en el único buen restaurante del pueblo. Sudé y escribí.»Jo Nesbø Las novelas de Jo Nesbø han sido traducidas a más de 40 lenguas y llevan vendidos más de 25 millones de ejemplares en todo el mundo. Otros autores opinan...«Pura destreza narrativa.»Lorenzo Silva «Alucinante. Jo Nesbø es mi escritor de thrillers preferido y Harry Hole mi nuevo héroe.»Michael Conelly Y la prensa ha dicho...«Impresionante. Probablemente el mejor thriller del año.»BBC. Radio 4 «Adictivo y brillante.»El País «Adictivo y brutal.»El Periódico «El escritor escandinavo que más atrae a los lectores.»El diario.es
Cucarachas mutantes (Serie Bat Pat #Volumen 37)
by Roberto Pavanello¡Por todos los mosquitos! No te pierdas esta espeluznante aventura del murciélago detective Bat Pat y los hermanos Silver: Leo, Martin y Rebecca. ¡¡¡HOLA!!! SOY BAT PAT.OS VOY A CONTAR UNA HISTORIA QUE OS PONDRÁ LOS PELOS DE PUNTA...¿ESTÁIS PREPARADOS? Los señores Silver se han ido de viaje y nos han dejado al cuidado de la maniática tía Dot. A los pocos días la casa empieza a llenarse de insectos... ¡montañas y montañas de cucarachas! Intentamos detenerlas con trampas y artimañas pero cada vez aparecen más. La ciudad está siendo invadida por ellas, reina el descontrol por todas partes... ¡¿cómo vamos a detener esta terrible plaga?!
Cuchillo de palo (Refranes, canciones y rastros de sangre #2)
by César Pérez Gellida<P>Cuchillo de palo es un antes y un después en la obra de César Pérez Gellida, su novela más psicológica y de carga sensorial más intensa hasta el momento, y descubre, no solo a un gran autor de novela negra, sino a un narrador brillante y sobresaliente. <P>Segunda entrega de la trilogía «Refranes, canciones y restos de sangre». Tras ser apartado del Cuerpo, Sancho ha resuelto dedicarse al suyo entregándose a los placeres de la carne en el lugar más apartado de sí mismo que ha logrado encontrar. Pero no hay rincón donde esconderse cuando es la desventura quien persigue. <P>Paralelamente, Erika, Ólafur y su nuevo compañero, el arcángel redimido, Uriel, emprenden la obstinada persecución de los miembros de la infame organización criminal conocida como la Congregación de los Hombres Puros. Su objetivo no es otro que alcanzar la cúspide, pero la escalada les deparará una serie de riesgos que ni siquiera han sido capaces de evaluar. <P>En esta nueva entrega, Pérez Gellida nos arrastra en un vertiginoso descenso a los infiernos para mostrarnos las grietas y aristas que dibujan la cara oculta del ser humano. Cuchillo de palo se revela como la novela más retorcida y sensorial del género Gellida. Narrativa audiovisual llevada al extremo
El cuchillo en la mano (Chaos Walking #Volumen 1)
by Patrick NessEl comienzo de la aclamada trilogía en que se basa la superproducción Chaos Walking. Del novelista de Un monstruo viene a verme. Prentisstown no es como el resto de ciudades. Desde que sus habitantes se infectaron con el germen pueden escuchar los pensamientos de la gente de su alrededor en un Ruido constante y abrumador. No existe la privacidad. No hay secretos. Todd Hewitt es el único adolescente en esta ciudad de hombres. Este nunca ha sido su lugar. Jamás ha encajado. Hasta que por casualidad encuentra un sitio en completo en silencio. Algo imposible. Un terrible secreto. Y ahora va a tener que escapar antes de que sea demasiado tarde.
Cuchillo (Harry Hole #Volumen 12)
by Jo NesboEL CASO 12 DE HARRY HOLE. LAS COSAS NO LE VAN NADA BIEN A HARRY HOLE La única mujer a la que ha logrado amar, Rakel, lo ha echado de su vida. Ha sido readmitido en la policía de Oslo, sí, pero en un departamento infecto, lejos de los casos que sí quiere investigar: por ejemplo, devolver a la cárcel a Svein Finne, el sanguinario violador múltiple al que atrapó hace un puñado de años y que acaba de cumplir condena. AMBOS DESEAN UNA VENGANZA ATROZ Cuando todo va mal, aún puede ir a peor. Porque Harry ha vuelto a beber. Despierta una mañana sin recordar nada de lo sucedido la noche anterior y con las manos manchadas de sangre. Le tocará entrar de bruces en una pesadilla interminable en la que todas las salidas conducen a la muerte. NUNCA SE ENFRENTÓ A UN CASO TAN OSCURO La caza final ha empezado, aunque no está claro quién es la presa. Cuchillo es la novela más salvaje protagonizada por Harry Hole: ha tomado un camino para el que no hay ya vuelta atrás. 40 millones de ejemplares vendidos Traducido a 50 idiomas La crítica ha dicho...«La mejor entrega de la serie.»Wall Street Journal (Estados Unidos) «Nesbø depura aquí su maestría como nunca.»Dagbladet (Noruega) «Después de Cuchillo, parece imposible que Nesbø se pueda superar.»The Times (Reino Unido) «La novela más ambiciosa de la serie Harry Hole. Y quizá la mejor.»Jyllands-Posten (Dinamarca) «Imbatible. Jo Nesbø ha vuelto a demostrar por qué es el rey del crimen.»Dnes24 (Eslovaquia) «La novela más impredecible de nuestro querido e insumiso Harry Hole.»Forbes (Rusia) «No era necesario aportarla, pero Cuchillo es la prueba de cargo, la evidencia definitiva, de que Nesbø ocupa el lugar más alto en el panteón de la novela negra actual.»Ta Néa (Grecia) «La mejor trama de Nesbø. No solo es perfecta: es diabólica.»Booklist «Una novela más compleja y compacta que las anteriores. Raya el nivel de perfección de Petirrojo.»Los Angeles Times (Estados Unidos) «Harry Hole jamás cayó tan bajo como en Cuchillo... ni Jo Nesbø voló jamás tan alto.»Jyllands-Posten (Dinamarca) «El suspense que crea Nesbø corta más que un cuchillo. No hay otro maestro en la novela negra como él.»Verdens Gang (Noruega) «Nesbø en su máximo esplendor: su prosa está tan engrasada que parece volar sobre el filo de la navaja que amenaza a Harry, más suicida y determinado que nunca para encontrar la verdad.»Evening Standard (Reino Unido) «¿Sabe alguien crear villanos más perversos que los de Jo Nesbø? No, no creo que nadie provoque más escalofríos que él.»New York Times Book Review (Estados Unidos)
Cuckold Point
by Patrick EasterOctober, 1799. A century is coming to an end, but river policeman Tom Pascoe's work is never done. A new case in London's Docks holds danger not just for Tom but for the nation. Sailing master Robert Cox cannot pay his gambling debts. But he has information about a ship which has arrived in British waters carrying a precious cargo. Selling that information to one of London's most feared men might be Robert Cox's salvation - or his damnation. Elsewhere in the warren of streets and waterways, Tom and his assistant Sam Hart are tipped off about a robbery. Their inquiries take them to London's secretive Jewish community, where a dealer admits to being told that a quantity of silk is about to come on the market. When Robert Cox goes missing and powerful men from London's underworld and beyond begin to hunt for the silk, Tom finds himself investigating not just a crime but a conspiracy that will threaten his life, his family and his country.
The Cuckoo Howls
by John StevensSometimes the past can be a dangerous thing… 1955 and New York City shivers in an epidemic of crime as the police department is pushed to its limit. Jasper Rainey is a policeman with a broken past and a marriage he is unable to save. After tracking a serial killer that has been preying on the bankers in the city, he is granted the position of detective. It is on the eve of his promotion that Rainey discovers that he is more than he thought he was. It is this very discovery that draws him into a twisted mystery. A mystery of a woman in purple and a faceless man known only as Toledo. Facing adversity and scorn from his fellow officers and the open hatred of his commissioner, Rainey finds himself alone in trying to unravel an ever-intriguing mystery. Rainey must face the fact that he isn't just the man for the job, but the only man for the job.