Tabloid City: A Novel [Paperback]

In a stately West Village town house, a wealthy socialite and her secretary are murdered. In the 24 hours that follow, a flurry of activity surrounds their shocking deaths:

The head of one of the city's last tabloids stops the presses. A cop investigates the killing. A reporter chases the story. A disgraced hedge fund manager flees the country. An Iraq War vet seeks revenge. And an angry young extremist plots a major catastrophe.

The City is many things: a proving ground, a decadent carnival, or a palimpsest of memories--a historic metropolis eclipsed by modern times. As much a thriller as it is a gripping portrait of the city of today,Tabloid Cityis a new fiction classic from the writer who has captured New York perfectly for decades.Pete Hamill is a novelist, journalist, editor, and screenwriter. He is the author of 20 previous books including the bestselling novelSnow in Augustand the bestselling memoirA Drinking Life.He lives in New York City.PRAISE FORTABLOID CITY:

Murder and mayhem...a ticking time bomb of a novel. Susan Salter Reynolds,Los Angeles Times Engrossing...A gritty tone-poem in prose on New York City life--and death. Alan Cheuse,San Francisco Chronicle This is the veteran journalist at his best....Tabloid Citystands as both an authentic thriller as well as a farewell to the city that was Hamill's New York. Sheryl Connelly,New York Daily News