The Strangler: A Novel
Before the New York Times bestselling success of Defending Jacob, William Landay wrote this widely acclaimed second novel of crime and suspense, which was named a Favorite Crime Novel of the Year by the Los Angeles Times and several other newspapers.
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Boston, 1963. Meet the charming, brawling Daley brothers. Joe is a cop whose gambling habits have dragged him down into the city€s underworld. Michael is a lawyer, always the smartest man in the room. And Ricky is the youngest son, a prince of thieves whose latest heist may be his last. For the Daleys, crime is the family business€"they€re simply on different sides of it. Then a killer, a man who hunts women with brutal efficiency and no sign of stopping, strikes too close to the Daley home. The brothers unite to find the Strangler, a journey that leads to the darkest corners of Boston€"and exposes an even deeper mystery that threatens to tear the family apart.
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Includes an excerpt of Defending Jacob
NAMED ONE OF THE BEST CRIME NOVELS OF THE YEAR BY
Los Angeles Times € The Guardian € St. Louis Post-Dispatch € The Kansas City Star
€œReminiscent of Dennis Lehane€s Mystic River, the novel takes us into a dark world where goodness is smothered and villainy thrives. . . . I was completely riveted.€Â€"The Boston Globe
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€œA dense and satisfying novel of crime and retribution . . . [Landay has] been touted as the natural successor to George V. Higgins.€Â€"The Independent
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€œA gripping, atmospheric saga.€Â€"The Wall Street Journal
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€œAn impressive and satisfying performance.€Â€"The Washington Post
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€œSmart and surprising.€Â€"Esquire