New York, the sweltering summer of 1841: Mary Rogers, a beautiful counter girl at a popular Manhattan tobacco shop, is found brutally murdered in the Hudson River. John Colt, scion of the firearm fortune, beats his publisher to death with a hatchet. And young Irish gang leader Tommy Coleman is accused of killing his daughter, his wife, and his wife's former lover. Charged with solving it all is High Constable Jacob Hays, the city's first detective. Capping a long and distinguished career, Hays's investigation will involve ...
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New York, the sweltering summer of 1841: Mary Rogers, a beautiful counter girl at a popular Manhattan tobacco shop, is found brutally murdered in the Hudson River. John Colt, scion of the firearm fortune, beats his publisher to death with a hatchet. And young Irish gang leader Tommy Coleman is accused of killing his daughter, his wife, and his wife's former lover. Charged with solving it all is High Constable Jacob Hays, the city's first detective. Capping a long and distinguished career, Hays's investigation will involve gang wars, grave robbers, and clues hidden in poems by that master of dark tales, Edgar Allan Poe. With a multilayered plot and rich, terse prose, The Blackest Bird is both a gripping mystery and a convincing portrait of the New York underworld in its early days. At its heart is Hays' unlikely connection with Poe, who like many other men was in love with Mary Rogers. In its deeply textured world, full of bloodshed and duplicity, only a few innocent relationships -- such as Hays' tender bond with his daughter -- provide any comfort and hope. From the Hardcover edition.
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Fine in fine dust jacket. Signed by author. First Canadian edition first printing of this bibliomystery. One of the murders is the beating of a publisher and clues in the poetry of Edgar Allan Poe. SIGNED by the author on the title page. In fine / fine... Sewn binding. Cloth over boards. 480 p. Audience: General/trade.
Add this copy of The Blackest Bird to cart. $27.95, very good condition, Sold by Olmstead Books rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Port Dover, ON, CANADA, published 2007 by Doubleday Canada.
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Very Good in Very Good jacket. A Novel of Murder in Nineteenth-Century New York. Black paper covered boards with gilt lettering along the spine. FIRST CANADIAN EDITION. Two map illustrations. The DJ has a crease on the rear flap and is not price-clipped. 469 pages.
Add this copy of The Blackest Bird to cart. $60.06, good condition, Sold by Bonita rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Newport Coast, CA, UNITED STATES, published 2008 by Anchor Canada.