“This compelling debut kept me up all night. Crime fiction fans, take note: newcomer Carrie Smith belongs at the top of your to-be-read pile!” Wendy Corsi Staub, New York Times bestselling author
Description
The world of New York City school politics takes a deadly turn when Hector Sanchez, the popular principal of an up-and-coming public school, is murdered. Detective Claire Codella catches the high-profile case while she’s still struggling to get back up to speed. This is her first case since taking leave to battle cancer.
Still recovering and still fighting to fit back in at the precinct, Codella must contend with a new partner and an old disease to find out who killed Hector Sanchez. As she investigates, she turns up question after question—and finding the answers may cost Codella her life.
Praise
“This compelling debut kept me up all night. Crime fiction fans, take note: newcomer Carrie Smith belongs at the top of your to-be-read pile!” Wendy Corsi Staub, New York Times bestselling author
“Grabs you on the first page and makes you feel like you are right there in the middle of the action. The tension increases as the drama unfolds.” RT Book Reviews (4 stars)
“Tight, well-written, and tracked beautifully…[Silent City] does a great job of describing the city.” Bookreporter
“Smith’s debut in the genre features snappy prose, a skillfully constructed plot, and a nicely detailed rendering of police work, all the while revealing just enough of Codella’s backstory, including her personal relationship with a fellow detective, to make us want to know more. Fans of procedurals should add Smith to their must-read lists.” Booklist (starred review)
“This explosive debut in crime fiction needs no help to win over the listener with its details of gritty New York streets. NYPD Detective Claire Codella’s perspective is made stronger by narrator Nicol Zanzarella. This is demonstrated best when Codella scrolls through the comments on a message board that the victim was reading right before his death, and Zanzarella seamlessly transitions between different New York accents…Zanzarella expertly voices Codella’s doubts as she faces media hungry for answers and defeated faculty members tangled in unsavory business.” AudioFile
Details
| Language | English |
|---|---|
| Release Day | Oct 12, 2015 |
| Release Date | October 13, 2015 |
| Number in Series | 1 |
| Series Display String | The Claire Codella Mysteries |
| Release Date Machine | 1444694400 |
| Imprint | Blackstone Publishing |
| Provider | Blackstone Publishing |
| Categories | Mystery, Thriller & Suspense, Mystery, Women Sleuths, Police Procedurals, Fiction - All, Fiction - Adult, Bestselling Mysteries, Bestselling Mystery |
Author Bio
Carrie Smith is the senior vice president and publisher of Benchmark Education Company. Her writing awards include three Hopwood Awards from the University of Michigan and a Fine Arts Work Center in Provincetown fellowship. She lives in Manhattan.
Narrator Bio
Nicol Zanzarella is an Earphones Award–winning audiobook narrator and a theater and television actress. She has appeared in productions of Richard III, Romeo and Juliet, The Winter’s Tale, Cousin Bette, Danny and the Deep Blue Sea, and many others.
Overview
The world of New York City school politics takes a deadly turn when Hector Sanchez, the popular principal of an up-and-coming public school, is murdered. Detective Claire Codella catches the high-profile case while she’s still struggling to get back up to speed. This is her first case since taking leave to battle cancer.
Still recovering and still fighting to fit back in at the precinct, Codella must contend with a new partner and an old disease to find out who killed Hector Sanchez. As she investigates, she turns up question after question—and finding the answers may cost Codella her life.
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