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PublisherSt. Martin's Press

ISBN-100312377193

ISBN-139780312377199

eBay Product ID (ePID)71142463

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Book TitleDown in the Flood

Number of Pages352 Pages

LanguageEnglish

TopicThrillers / Legal, Mystery & Detective / General

Publication Year2009

GenreFiction

AuthorKenneth Abel

Book SeriesDanny Chaisson Ser.

FormatHardcover

Dimensions

Item Height1.2 in

Item Weight16.1 Oz

Item Length8.5 in

Item Width6 in

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Intended AudienceTrade

LCCN2008-045666

ReviewsUnanimous Praise for the Works of Kenneth Abel ?Outstanding . . . strikes with hurricane force, leaving plenty of shattered truisms in its wake. Brilliantly executed.' -Publishers Weekly(starred review) onDown in the Flood "Both a gripping crime thriller about human greed and a tribute to the people of New Orleans. Readers who enjoyed James Lee Burke's own take on Katrina,The Tin Roof Blowdown, may want to try this one." -Library JournalonDown in the Flood "A gripper all the way." - Elmore Leonard onBait "Stunningly impressive . . . promises to have enthusiastic critics likening him to Lawrence Block, George Higgins, Elmore Leonard, Robert Parker, and other masters." -Kirkus ReviewsonBait "A fascinating page-turner in the tradition of John Grisham and Greg Iles." -Library JournalonThe Burying Field "A stunning achievement." - James Lee Burke onBait "Solid . . . a tough-minded, intelligent, complex novel." - Donald E. Westlake onBait "Brilliant." - Robert B. Parker onBait, Unanimous Praise for the Works of Kenneth Abel "Outstanding . . . strikes with hurricane force, leaving plenty of shattered truisms in its wake. Brilliantly executed." - Publishers Weekly (starred review) on Down in the Flood "Both a gripping crime thriller about human greed and a tribute to the people of New Orleans. Readers who enjoyed James Lee Burke's own take on Katrina, The Tin Roof Blowdown , may want to try this one." - Library Journal (starred review) on Down in the Flood "A gripper all the way." - Elmore Leonard on Bait "Stunningly impressive . . . promises to have enthusiastic critics likening him to Lawrence Block, George Higgins, Elmore Leonard, Robert Parker, and other masters." - Kirkus Reviews on Bait "A fascinating page-turner in the tradition of John Grisham and Greg Iles." - Library Journal on The Burying Field "A stunning achievement." - James Lee Burke on Bait "Solid . . . a tough-minded, intelligent, complex novel." - Donald E. Westlake on Bait "Brilliant." - Robert B. Parker on Bait, Unanimous Praise for the Works of Kenneth Abel "Outstanding . . . strikes with hurricane force, leaving plenty of shattered truisms in its wake. Brilliantly executed." - Publishers Weekly (starred review) on Down in the Flood "Both a gripping crime thriller about human greed and a tribute to the people of New Orleans. Readers who enjoyed James Lee Burke's own take on Katrina, The Tin Roof Blowdown , may want to try this one." - Library Journal (starred review) on Down in the Flood "A gripper all the way." - Elmore Leonard on Bait "Stunningly impressive . . . promises to have enthusiastic critics likening him to Lawrence Block, George Higgins, Elmore Leonard, Robert Parker, and other masters." - Kirkus Reviews on Bait "A fascinating page-turner in the tradition of John Grisham and Greg Iles." - Library Journal on The Burying Field "A stunning achievement." - James Lee Burke on Bait "Solid . . . a tough-minded, intelligent, complex novel." - Donald E. Westlake on Bait "Brilliant." - Robert B. Parker on Bait, Unanimous Praise for the Works of Kenneth Abel "Outstanding . . . strikes with hurricane force, leaving plenty of shattered truisms in its wake. Brilliantly executed." -Publishers Weekly(starred review) onDown in the Flood "A gripper all the way." - Elmore Leonard onBait "Stunningly impressive . . . promises to have enthusiastic critics likening him to Lawrence Block, George Higgins, Elmore Leonard, Robert Parker, and other masters." -Kirkus ReviewsonBait "A fascinating page-turner in the tradition of John Grisham and Greg Iles." -Library JournalonThe Burying Field "A stunning achievement." - James Lee Burke onBait "Solid . . . a tough-minded, intelligent, complex novel." - Donald E. Westlake onBait "Brilliant." - Robert B. Parker onBait

Dewey Edition22

Series Volume Number3

Dewey Decimal813/.54

SynopsisFollowing the critically acclaimed works "Cold Steel Rain" and "The Burying Field," this third volume is part of a crime series that has been declared among the best to appear this year ("Booklist")., All the top crime writers agree that Kenneth Abel is a spectacular writer: "A gripper all the way," says Elmore Leonard. "A stunning achievement," declares James Lee Burke. "Brilliant," says Robert B. Parker. And now with Down in the Flood , former New Orleans prosecutor Danny Chaisson is back in a third electrifying thriller. Danny Chaisson's latest case is bid-rigging. But as his investigation proceeds, a gathering storm named Katrina blasts his world apart. Surrounded by death and the destruction of the city he loves, Danny searches for one man who'd trusted Chaisson to guard his identity when he agreed to testify before a federal grand jury investigating corruption in the city's construction industry. But someone has leaked the identity of this crucial witness, and as the city begins to empty before the approaching storm, Danny learns that a pair of corrupt policemen hired by the wealthy defendants in the case have begun stalking his client. Cut off from escape, and unsure whom he can trust, Chaisson's client has gone into hiding in the city's Ninth Ward, where he grew up. Now Danny must race against time, a pair of relentless professional killers, and the rising flood waters to save the man who'd counted on him. But can Danny save one man as a whole city dies?

LC Classification NumberPS3551.B336D69 2009