Silent City
A Claire Codella Mystery
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- $19.99
Publisher Description
NYPD detective and cancer survivor Claire Codella is back on the job—and facing a high-profile murder case—in this “compelling debut” police procedural (New York Times bestselling author Wendy Corsi Staub).
NYPD Detective Claire Codella has just won a tough battle with cancer. Now she must regain her rightful place on the force. She isn’t even back a day when Hector Sanchez, a maverick public school principal, is found murdered. The school is on high alert. The media is howling for answers. And Codella catches the high-profile case at the worst possible time.
As she races to track down the killer, she uncovers dirty politics, questionable contracts, and dark secrets. Each discovery brings her closer to the truth—but the truth may cost Codella her life.
Carrie Smith’s explosive debut introduces readers to a brilliant new voice in crime fiction and to a fearless heroine they will enjoy for years to come.
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
This well-crafted series launch from Smith (Forget Harry) introduces Claire Codella, a New York City detective back on the job after battling lymphoma for several months. Codella, who may look well but is still adjusting to her harrowingly close encounter with death, welcomes the distraction of a bizarre murder case. Someone posed the body of Hector Sanchez, the popular principal of PS 777, a public elementary school on Manhattan's Upper West Side, on his apartment floor to resemble Christ on the cross. With little evidence and plenty of suspects including certain PS 777 parents, teachers, and fellow administrators the detective and her team find that every clue brings new revelations about the public and private life of the man touted as the savior of PS 777, which was a failing school until he took over. Codella's ruminations on death and dying are thought-provoking and never maudlin, providing readers with an insightful glimpse into the emotions and consequences of being a cancer survivor.
