Known to Evil: Leonid McGill 2

Description

A mystery caller sends Leonid McGill to an uptown address 'just to check a girl's okay'. There's no explanation, just a name - Angelique - a reward and the chilling knowledge that he's working for Rinaldo Alphonse, the most feared man in New York. What Leonid finds is a crime scene. A girl lies with her face blown off, her assassin felled by a knife. But the dead girl isn't the one he was sent to find and her killer's injuries don't make sense. The next day Alphonse comes calling: Leonid must find Angelique before the assassin's assassin tracks her down. Alphonse isn't the only one who wants a bit of Leonid's time - the NYPD, finding his appearance too convenient, think they can finally put away the thorn in their side. McGill must put his street know-how and book of lethal contacts to the test, while haunted by the re-appearance of a face from his crooked past and his wife Katrina's continued infidelities.

Walter Mosley, recipient of the Pen USA Lifetime Achievement Award, is the author of twenty-five books, among them the bestselling EASY RAWLINS mystery series. Born in Los Angeles, he currently lives in New York.

Tight dialogue, noirish plots and a heavy dose of civic corruption all go in the mix with McGill the stylish, unruffled knight in shining armour. * CATHOLIC HERALD * Brilliantly written * HUDDERSFIELD DAILY EXAMINER * Anothr engrossing read from Wlater Mosley, rightly regarded as one of the best American crime writers. * SOUTH WALES ARGUS *