{"product_id":"mckee-of-centre-street-paperback","title":"McKee of Centre Street - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eHelen Reilly\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen one of New York's favourite dancers is killed in a crowded high-tone speakeasy, everyone present becomes a suspect--and those that may have eluded questioning as well. It's up to Inspector McKee of the NYPD to sift through the witness statements, separate fact from fiction, and put together a picture of the crime as it happened in order to discover what's missing from the official narrative. And in the process, he'll uncover a story that leads back into the past, with blackmail and stolen emeralds lurking in the shadows... \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAs McKee's case comes into focus, a rich and confounding mystery plot is revealed, which will take all of the inspector's resources to solve. Along the way, the inner workings of the New York City police department in the 1930s is on full display, including the line-ups, the radio room, the morgue and the fingerprinting office--technologies that were at the cutting edge of the era's fight against crime. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eReissued for the first time in eighty years, \u003ci\u003eMcKee of Centre Street\u003c\/i\u003e is one of the first police procedurals ever written by a woman. The novel's realistic New York setting and insightful view of police work was an instant hit with fans and its lead character went on to star in over thirty books.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eHelen Reilly\u003c\/b\u003e (1891-1962) was a pioneering author of American Golden Age mysteries and considered to be one of the first women to write in the police procedural subgenre. She wrote over thirty novels starring Inspector Christopher McKee, of the fictitious Manhattan Homicide Squad. Most of her writing was published under her own name but she also published several novels under the pseudonym Kieran Abbey. A member of the Mystery Writers of America, she served as president of the organization in 1953.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 288\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.9 x 7.8 x 5.2 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e February 06, 2024\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43157995356223,"sku":"9781613164990","price":19.14,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/F4bU8kYLhn9781613164990.webp?v=1776986041","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/mckee-of-centre-street-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}