City of the Dead [Hardcover]

Herbert Lieberman (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: July 12, 1976

5 1/2"x8 3/4" 416 page hardcover book published by Simon and Schuster in 1976. "The grim and fascinating world of the big-city pathologist is the backdrop for this terrifying journey into the depths of the human soul."

Product Details

• Hardcover: 416 pages
• Publisher: Simon & Schuster; First Edition edition (July 12, 1976)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0671222724
• ISBN-13: 978-0671222727
• Product Dimensions: 8.8 x 5.7 x 1.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.4 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,019,822 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Forgotten ?, June 27, 2006

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Patrick from Paris - See all my reviews

This review is from: City of Dead (Paperback)

Among some of the best crime novels I read; very dark, hopeless and the insight into the NY coroner life is well defined. Secondary characters are also very good.

Why is this author not more reviewed ? Strange....

4.0 out of 5 stars Excellent, June 24, 2011

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Phaedrus - See all my reviews

This review is from: City of the Dead (Paperback)

Excellent suspense fiction. If you can find a copy of "City of the Dead" or "Crawlspace" by Lieberman in a used bookstore or library, grab it. I visited the Herbert Lieberman Amazon page and...there was nothing there.

5.0 out of 5 stars Underappreciated?, April 9, 2010

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Dark Conquest (Marshall, Michigan) - See all my reviews

This review is from: City of the Dead (Paperback)

It seems a true injustice that this author is not as well known or celebrated as his work deserves. I'm shocked to only find two other reviews as I write this. When I first came across this book and author it was quite by accident, and turned out to be one of the best I've ever made. I was captivated by how well written this book was and how even secondary characters are given such life as to feel like people I'd known for years. Lieberman gave such definition to the world of this story I found myself pulled in almost immediately and felt like I was a grouchy old New York coroner myself, or at least a close coworker. The realism he crafts is uncanny. I literally did not want to put this book down and truly felt sad when I finished it. This is by far the best book I've ever read, period. Anyone who is a fan of crime dramas and/or suspense would likely be doing themselves a disservice not to give this book a chance. It doesn't disappoint.