Claire DeWitt and the City of the Dead, 1
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Claire DeWitt and the City of the Dead, 1 by Sara Gran
"Delicious and addictive."--Salon.com"Reads . . . as if David Lynch directed a Raymond Chandler novel."--CNN
"What would you get if that punkish dragon girl Lisbeth Salander met up with Jim Sallis's Lew Griffin walking the back streets of New Orleans? Or Sue Grafton's Kinsey Millhone transformed herself into a tattooed magnolia driving a 4x4? Clare DeWitt, that's what you'd get . . . DeWitt's mesmerizing character and memorable voice take your breath away."--New Orleans Times-Picayune
This knock-out start to a bracingly original new series features Claire DeWitt, the world's greatest PI--at least, that's what she calls herself. A one-time teen detective in Brooklyn, she is a follower of the esoteric French detective Jacques Silette, whose mysterious handbook Détection inspired Claire's unusual practices. Claire also has deep roots in New Orleans, where she was mentored by Silette's student the brilliant Constance Darling--until Darling was murdered. When a respected DA goes missing she returns to the hurricane-ravaged city to find out why.
"The hard-living, wisecracking titular detective bounces around post-Katrina New Orleans trying to track down a missing prosecutor in this auspicious debut of a new mystery series--and the Big Easy is every bit her equal in sass and flavor."--Elle
"Reminds me why I fell in love with the genre."--Laura Lippman
"I love this book!" -- Sue Grafton
Sara Gran is the author of the Claire DeWitt series and five critically acclaimed novels, including Come Closer and Dope. She has been published in the New York Times, the New Orleans Times Picayune, and USA Today. She also writes for film and television. She is a native of Brooklyn and a former bookstore.
| SKU | Unavailable |
| ISBN 13 | 9780547747613 |
| ISBN 10 | 0547747616 |
| Title | Claire DeWitt and the City of the Dead, 1 |
| Author | Sara Gran |
| Series | Claire Dewitt Novels |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Harper Paperbacks |
| Year published | 2012-05-01 |
| Number of pages | 288 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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