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Fiction, Mystery & Detective

Miami Purity

by Vicki Hendricks, Megan Abbott (Afterword), Ken Bruen
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Synopsis

Back in print, the book many critics believe to be one of the best noir debuts.

Publishers Weekly

Hendricks's debut novel is a noir-ish tale of an aging former stripper whose attempt to go clean leads her into a murderously perverse affair. (June)

About the Author, Vicki Hendricks

Vicki Hendricks is the author of noir novels Miami Purity, Iguana Love, Voluntary Madness, Sky Blues, and Cruel Poetry. Ken Bruen is the two-time Shamus Award-winning author of the Jack Taylor crime novels, the Brant series, and London Boulevard, soon to be a major motion picture, written and directed by Oscar winner William Monahan (The Departed). He lives in Galway, Ireland. Megan Abbott is the Edgar Award-winning author of Die a Little, The Song Is You, and Queenpin. She also edited Busted Flush Press' female noir anthology, A Hell of a Woman. Her Damn Near Dead (Busted Flush Press) short story, "Policy," was the basis for her Edgar-winning novel, Queenpin. She has a Ph.D. in English and American literature.

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Book Details

Published
May 1, 2007
Publisher
Busted Flush Press, LLC
Format
Paperback
ISBN
9780979270932

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