A Faint Cold Fear [Mass Market Paperback]

Robert Daley (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: January 1, 1992

The bestselling author of Prince of the City and Year of the Dragon returns to the dramatic world of the NYPD cop in this explosive page-turner that takes readers from the asphalt jungle of New York to the Amazon. "A first-rate, thought-provoking thriller".--Entertainment Weekly.

Editorial Reviews

From Publishers Weekly

NYPD deputy chief Ray Douglas is sent to Bogota to "liaise" with the DEA; there, he and New York newspaper reporter Jane Fox become lovers. "Never less than informative and fascinating, often exciting and always ringing true, Daley's latest crime thriller also shows 'our all-out war on drugs' to be wrongheaded or inept--or both," said PW.
Copyright 1991 Reed Business Information, Inc.

From Library Journal

A dedicated New York cop, more interested in fighting crime than maintaining the political status quo, Ray Douglas finds himself unwanted in the Drug Enforcement Agency's Colombian field office. His path crosses that of Jane Fox, an ambitious journalist determined to prove that her abilities as a foreign correspondent are in no way limited by her gender. At first each sees the other only as a tool for their respective careers--he as her inside source, she as a means of reminding the NYPD of his existence--but their tentative friendship evolves into a more serious relationship. What begins as a typically violent cocaine saga proves to be a well-written, true-to-life account of drug wars fought not by stock characters but by real people--on both sides. Another fine piece of work from the author of Prince of the City ( LJ 11/15/78) and Hands of a Stranger ( LJ 8/85) . Highly recommended.
- Judith A. Gifford, Salve Regina Coll. Lib., Newport, R.I.
Copyright 1990 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

Product Details

• Mass Market Paperback: 480 pages
• Publisher: Grand Central Publishing (January 1, 1992)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0446362190
• ISBN-13: 978-0446362191
• Product Dimensions: 6.4 x 4.4 x 1.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 7.2 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,126,990 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent police novel, February 10, 2000

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This review is from: A Faint Cold Fear (Mass Market Paperback)

This book is in keeping with Daley's usual standards of quality, with well-drawn, realisitic characters and relationships, an intricate and twisting plot, and plenty of gritty action. Indeed, Daley's works make most others of this genre seem almost amateurish by comparison.