Blood Money

by Tom Bradby

Book Overview

New York, 1929, a city of speakeasies, swells and hoodlums at the fag end of the roaring twenties. It's a hell of a time and place for a young cop to be trying to make his way in the world.

Joe Quinn's first case is one that could put his name up in lights; a banker takes a dive from a tall building onto Wall Street. All the signs point to murder. Pretty soon, the dead man has company; a group of old buddies is being eliminated, in a particularly...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0552153087
• ISBN13: 9780552153089
• Release Date: March 2010
• Publisher: Corgi Books
• Length: 416 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 5.0" x 7.8"

Customer Reviews

Needs Wider Distribution

It's unfortunate that this book is not widely distributed in the US. This is the best of Bradby's books, which are always interesting and take place in different settings. Blood Money is an excellent story during the stock market crash of 1929. It has a rich, well-developed set of characters that you can actually care about, a good plot with believable twists, and a satisfying conclusion. As a bonus, the book clearly portrays the politics, economics, and life in New York in depression times. I would recommend going out of your way to find an edition of this book.

Film noir on the pages.

Just an excellent read; very cinematic. Bradby's atmosphere and characters are so convincingly drawn you really see them. Lots of plot turns and secrets slowly revealed. If you like a good, smart murder mystery get this book. Being set againt the backdrop of the Stock Market Crash of '29 just adds to the building suspense - you know what's coming but you still feel the character's uncertainty in real time. Be prepared to hunker down, the pages fly. Perfect book for a winter's wknd.