Doors
β Scribed by Ed McBain
- Publisher
- MysteriousPress.com/Open Road
- Year
- 2016
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 258 KB
- Category
- Fiction
- ISBN
- 1504039289
No coin nor oath required. For personal study only.
β¦ Synopsis
A cautious New York burglar risks his neck for the score of a lifetime in this rollicking thriller by the bestselling author of the 87th Precinct series.
Alex Hardy is the finest thief in New York City. A crib burglar, he robs apartmentsβnever hotels, never offices, never liquor stores, never jewelers. Strictly apartments, and strictly during the day. He's paranoid, ready to cut and run as soon as a job turns sourβhe's already been to prison once, and he doesn't plan on getting caught againβbut he's about to get the offer of a lifetime, the big make he's always been looking for. How can he say no? This could set him up for lifeβbut it could also send him back to Sing Sing for good.
The stake revolves around Daisy, a one-legged hooker who spends Thursday afternoons at the home of a Westchester millionaire. It would be simple if Alex wasn't increasingly distracted by Jessica, his square neighbor who has no idea he's a...
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