Murder On The Waterfront

By Michael Jahn

Book Overview

Parties of vastly different orders rage aboard two ships docked side-by-side on Manhattan's legendary West Side waterfront. On the ultramodern, palatial, and pastel cruise liner Trinidad Princess, a conservative candidate for president presides over a posh fundraiser. On the ancient, barnacle-encrusted, and fashionably decadent Sevastopol Trader, the head of an ultrachic modeling agency holds an all-night soiree of supermodels and who-knows what else to celebrate the launch of her perfume line. When dawn breaks the following day and the body of a top conservative political strategist is found in the litter-strewn hold of the old freighter, N.Y.P.D. Captain Bill Donovan is called in for the investigation. Helped by his wife, the multiracial firecracker Marcy, and his friend and associate, Brooklyn's massively muscled Brian Moskowitz, Donovan delves into a web of waterfront intrigue that includes national politicians, global environmental activists, top fashion models, menacing harbor water rats, lonely homeless old men, waterfront regulars, and a host of New York eccentrics. Michael Jahn's Murder on the Waterfront is the latest novel in the Bill Donovan mystery series, complete with his usual cast of quirky New Yorkers and his trademark New York flair. With twists and turns galore, Jahn will keep you guessing until the very end.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0312278578
• ISBN13: 9780312278571
• Release Date: October 2001
• Publisher: Minotaur Books
• Length: 292 Pages
• Weight: 1.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 5.8" x 8.6"

Customer Reviews

An exciting and complex police procedural

Captain Bill Donovan is a very contented man, married to the woman he loves and having a one and a half-year-old son to raise. His job as a cop in the New York Police Department is very satisfying except when he has to play politician and stand in for the mayor at a formal dinner that has nothing to do with catching the bad guys. Donovan and Marcy are bored to tears at he party given on a cruise ship to raise funds for a third party conservative candidate for president. They sneak out early and go to another boat where a friend of Donovan and Marcy is hosting a party. The next morning Donovan returns to the second boat because a body is found on it. The man who is murdered was the campaign manager of the presidential candidate. As Donovan digs into the dead man's life, he finds more suspects that a dog has fleas. It will take a lot of hard investigative work to ferret out who the killer really is. The Bill Donovan police procedurals are always enjoyable to read and MURDER ON THE WATERFRONT is no exception. Donovan's sardonic wit lightens up the complex story line considerably especially when he and his partner engage in witty repartee. Donovan is a man to admire as he has found his place in the world and is content to roll with the punches. Michael Jahn humanizes his hero through his interactions with his wife and his son, and that, in turn, makes him very endearing to the audience.Harriet Klausner