A N.Y.P.D. cop seeks refuge in France after his controversial exploits get him thrown off the force. A beautiful but battle-hardened French detective is similarly canned for her investigation of corrupt politicians. Together they meet in Nice, finding solace from a profession that has nearly destroyed them both. But there is no escape and no safe haven as they put everything on the line to save two innocent lives--their own.
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Former NYPD deputy commissioner Daley must have taken lots of notes before he retired to write such powerful thrillers as Prince of the City, To Kill A Cop and Wall of Brass. His portraits of police officers cracking under political pressure are absorbing and totally believable, and his latest adds a touch of exotic romance on the French Riviera. Ex-New York detective Jack Dilger and former Nice inspector Madeline Leclerq are both out of work because they crossed the wrong superiors, so it's not surprising that they wind up in danger as well as in bed.
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From Publishers Weekly
Returning to the southern French setting of his novel The Dangerous Edge (1983), Daley (Wall of Brass) crafts a crisp and intricate thriller about two detectives and two police systems that, for all its high-spirited writing, turns seriously dark at the end. Detective Jack Dilger has alienated some powerful NYPD superiors with his freewheeling ways. When his bust of a crooked art dealer and a couple of Colombian drug agents turns into a disastrous shootout, he's forced off the job. In immediate peril from the surviving drug dealer and with his marriage crumbling, Jack takes off for the French Riviera. There he hooks up with former Nice inspecteur Madeleine Leclerq, who herself has been forced out of her job, her case against some crooked politicians and industrialists quashed from on high. Jack and Madeleine begin an affair and soon realize that each is being stalked by enemies. Daley's leads are likable and believable, his French local color is first-rate and his complicated plot turns, buoyed by tension and splashed with violence, work beautifully. The ending isn't happy, but it rings true. Daley, once deputy commissioner of the NYPD, again proves that as far as cop novels go, he's still the top brass around. Major ad/promo.
Copyright 1996 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
Copyright 1996 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
NOWHERE TO HIDE...,
By Lawyeraau (Balmoral Castle) - See all my reviews (VINE VOICE) (COMMUNITY FORUM 04) (TOP 100 REVIEWER) (HALL OF FAME REVIEWER)
This review is from: Nowhere to Run (Paperback)
This is an enjoyable thriller by the author of "Prince of the City". The strength of the book lies in the complexity of the plot, but the weakness lies in the characters, which are not all that likable. Notwithstanding that, the storyline kept me turning the pages.
There are basically two stories in the book, which eventually become intertwined. One is about thirty-three year old Jack Hilger, an NYPD detective, who is a bit of a loose cannon and on the outs with the police department. The other is about French police Inspector Madeleine Leclerq, who works in Nice and is having a bit of a tough time competing in what is essentially still a man's world. Jack is on the trail of a drug dealer who buys expensive artwork by old masters, while Madeleine is fighting political corruption in her back yard, becoming a persona non grata. Neither is able to hoe the road alone. So, when their paths cross on the French Riviera, they will unite forces against a common enemy. Where this union will take them will keep the reader riveted, due to the labyrinthine plot twists.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
1.0 out of 5 stars
What a Bummer!,
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This review is from: Nowhere to Run (Hardcover)
I have to disagree with almost all the previous reviews. This book is not worth anyone's time - it has no moments - and is flat out boring. Jack is one of the most irresponsible, self serving and clueless characters I've come across to say nothing of being stupid. I can't imagine how he survived as a policeman for all those years.The French female character is slightly more likable and believable, but then going for a loser like Jack drops her I.Q. considerably and ruins whatever empathy one might have for her. I stuck it out to p. 337, but had made up my mind if he did one more stupid thing (which was inevitable) I would toss it, and I did. I realized I didn't care how it ended, but I hope he got what he deserved. This is not my idea of a good police thriller or procedural. I guess I expect too much of my heros.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
1.0 out of 5 stars
Gave up on it,
By Stephen L. Noe "Stephen L. Noe" (Dallas, TX) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Nowhere to Run (Hardcover)
Read to page 115 and completely lost interest. Not much here to keep you interested. Cop stories are worn so thin. Not a good book for your library.
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