Gladyss of the Hunt

Grizzled homicide detective Bernie "Burnout" Farrell heads the hunt for a serial killer who is murdering call girls around Times Square. Hoping to set up a stakeout, Farrell recruits tall, blonde, ambitious rookie cop Gladyss Chronou for the investigation. But Gladyss believes her mystical yoga practice can give her an intuitive edge in solving the crimes and sees mythological patterns in the suspects and events they're investigating. Bernie thinks she's nuts, but then, he's a little too grounded. In fact, he's on a steady downward spiral: his wife is divorcing him, his longtime partner just died of AIDS, and he's developed a nagging cough since working down at Ground Zero.

Gladyss of the Hunt oscillates between chilly street realism and new age mysticism. As their investigation takes Bernie and Gladyss from arty society gatherings to shabby hotels and SROs, the narrative offers a suspenseful, often wittily satirical account of a city that is flashy and glamorous one moment, dark and violent the next.

Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: Dark Passage
Published: 05/20/2014
ISBN: 9781891241390
Pages: 288
Weight: 0.95lbs
Size: 8.30h x 5.50w x 1.00d

Review Citations: Publishers Weekly 03/17/2014
Kirkus Reviews 04/15/2014
Booklist 05/01/2014 pg. 33