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The long fall

Leonid McGill, a New York City private detective, tries to put his past life behind him. But it's not that easy when someone like Tony "The Suit" Towers expects you to do a job; when an Albany PI hires you to track down four men known only by their youthful street names; and when your 16-year-old so...

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Main Author: Mosley, Walter
Format: Books Print Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Riverhead Books, 2009.
Series:Mosley, Walter. Leonid McGill mysteries ; 1.
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McGill, Leonid (Fictitious character) > Fiction.
Gangs > New York (State) > Fiction.
Private investigators > New York (State) > Fiction.
Fathers and sons > Fiction.
Mystery fiction > New York.
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Summary:Leonid McGill, a New York City private detective, tries to put his past life behind him. But it's not that easy when someone like Tony "The Suit" Towers expects you to do a job; when an Albany PI hires you to track down four men known only by their youthful street names; and when your 16-year-old son, Twill, is getting in over his head with a suicidal girl.
Physical Description:305 p. ; 24 cm.
ISBN:9781594488580
1594488584
Author Notes:Walter Mosley was born in Los Angeles, California on January 12, 1952. He graduated from Johnson State College in Vermont. His first book, Devil in a Blue Dress, was published in 1990, won a John Creasy Award for best first novel, and was made into a motion picture starring Denzel Washington in 1995. He is the author of the Easy Rawlins Mystery series, the Leonid McGill Mystery series, and the Fearless Jones series. His other works include Always Outnumbered, Always Outgunned, 47, Last Days of Ptolemy Grey, and Twelve Steps toward Political Revelation. He has received numerous awards, including an O. Henry Award, the Carl Brandon Society Parallax Award, and PEN America's Lifetime Achievement Award.

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