Now a major motion picture, Manhattan Night, starring Adrien Brody, Campbell Scott, Yvonne Strahovski, and Linda Lavin
Porter Wren is a Manhattan tabloid writer with an appetite for scandal. On the beat he sells murder, tragedy, and anything that passes for the truth. At home, he is a dedicated husband and father. But when a seductive stranger asks him to dig into the unsolved murder of her husband, he is drawn into a very nasty case of sexual obsession and blackmail--one that threatens his job, his marriage, and his life.
Manhattan Nocturne is a brilliantly drawn tableau of the gritty, gaudy city, and a thrilling literary noir.
Industry Reviews
"Mr. Harrison has produced a thriller that seems to want to be equal parts of Raymond Chandler, William Styron, and Tom Wolfe. . . . These corollary aspirations generate some of the greatest pleasures in Mr. Harrison's novel, so that the same narrative that impresses us with its top-to-bottom knowledge of New York City fauna is also illuminating about the quiet acts of omission that irrevocably damage a marriage." --Entertainment Weekly
"You're trapped by page two. . . . This is the work of a powerful writer . . . with a powerful story." --The Boston Globe
"A smart, entertaining novel." --The Washington Post
"[Harrison] spares no detail of sex and violence, imbuing every phrase with a visceral punch and a sardonic tone. . . . Truly thrilling." --Chicago Tribune
"A great, roaring story of power, lust, greed, and a very human folly that characterizes our preposterous millennium--told with compassion, intelligence, and striking human insight." --Mary Gaitskill, author of Veronica
"A white-knuckle ride . . . With the narrative drive of a hurtling subway express, Harrison plunges readers into a scary subterranean world in which the only comfort comes from the neon flashes of his prose." --People
"Manhattan Nocturne soars." --The New York Times Book Review Mr. Harrison has produced a thriller that seems to want to be equal parts of Raymond Chandler, William Styron, and Tom Wolfe. . . . These corollary aspirations generate some of the greatest pleasures in Mr. Harrison's novel, so that the same narrative that impresses us with its top-to-bottom knowledge of New York City fauna is also illuminating about the quiet acts of omission that irrevocably damage a marriage. "Entertainment Weekly"
You're trapped by page two. . . . This is the work of a powerful writer . . . with a powerful story. "The Boston Globe"
A smart, entertaining novel. "The Washington Post"
[Harrison] spares no detail of sex and violence, imbuing every phrase with a visceral punch and a sardonic tone. . . . Truly thrilling. "Chicago Tribune"
A great, roaring story of power, lust, greed, and a very human folly that characterizes our preposterous millennium--told with compassion, intelligence, and striking human insight. "Mary Gaitskill, author of Veronica"
A white-knuckle ride . . . With the narrative drive of a hurtling subway express, Harrison plunges readers into a scary subterranean world in which the only comfort comes from the neon flashes of his prose. "People"
"Manhattan Nocturne" soars. "The New York Times Book Review"" A "New York Times" Notable Book
"Mr. Harrison has produced a thriller that seems to want to be equal parts of Raymond Chandler, William Styron, and Tom Wolfe. . . . These corollary aspirations generate some of the greatest pleasures in Mr. Harrison's novel, so that the same narrative that impresses us with its top-to-bottom knowledge of New York City fauna is also illuminating about the quiet acts of omission that irrevocably damage a marriage."--"Entertainment Weekly"
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"You're trapped by page two. . . . This is the work of a powerful writer . . . with a powerful story.""--The Boston Globe"
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"A smart, entertaining novel."--"The Washington Post"
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"[Harrison] spares no detail of sex and violence, imbuing every phrase with a visceral punch and a sardonic tone. . . . Truly thrilling."--"Chicago"" Tribune"
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"A great, roaring story of power, lust, greed, and a very human folly that characterizes our preposterous millennium--told with compassion, intelligence, and striking human insight."--Mary Gaitskill, author of "Veronica
""A white-knuckle ride . . . With the narrative drive of a hurtling subway express, Harrison plunges readers into a scary subterranean world in which the only comfort comes from the neon flashes of his prose."--"People
"""Manhattan Nocturne" soars."--"The New York Times Book Review" A "New York Times" Notable Book
"Mr. Harrison has produced a thriller that seems to want to be equal parts of Raymond Chandler, William Styron, and Tom Wolfe. . . . These corollary aspirations generate some of the greatest pleasures in Mr. Harrison's novel, so that the same narrative that impresses us with its top-to-bottom knowledge of New York City fauna is also illuminating about the quiet acts of omission that irrevocably damage a marriage."--"Entertainment Weekly"
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"You're trapped by page two. . . . This is the work of a powerful writer . . . with a powerful story.""--The Boston Globe"
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"A smart, entertaining novel."--"The Washington Post"
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"[Harrison] spares no detail of sex and violence, imbuing every phrase with a visceral punch and a sardonic tone. . . . Truly thrilling."--"Chicago"" Tribune"
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"A great, roaring story of power, lust, greed, and a very human folly that characterizes our preposterous millennium--told with compassion, intelligence, and striking human insight."--Mary Gaitskill, author of "Veronica
""A white-knuckle ride . . . With the narrative drive of a hurtling subway express, Harrison plunges readers into a scary subterranean world in which the only comfort comes from the neon flashes of his prose."--"People
"""Manhattan Nocturne" soars."--"The New York Times Book Review" A "New York Times" Notable Book
"Mr. Harrison has produced a thriller that seems to want to be equal parts of Raymond Chandler, William Styron, and Tom Wolfe. . . . These corollary aspirations generate some of the greatest pleasures in Mr. Harrison's novel, so that the same narrative that impresses us with its top-to-bottom knowledge of New York City fauna is also illuminating about the quiet acts of omission that irrevocably damage a marriage."--"Entertainment Weekly""" "You're trapped by page two. . . . This is the work of a powerful writer . . . with a powerful story.""--The Boston Globe""" "A smart, entertaining novel."--"The Washington Post""" "[Harrison] spares no detail of sex and violence, imbuing every phrase with a visceral punch and a sardonic tone. . . . Truly thrilling."--"Chicago"" Tribune""" "A great, roaring story of power, lust, greed, and a very human folly that characterizes our preposterous millennium--told with compassion, intelligence, and striking human insight."--Mary Gaitskill, author of "Veronica
""A white-knuckle ride . . . With the narrative drive of a hurtling subway express, Harrison plunges readers into a scary subterranean world in which the only comfort comes from the neon flashes of his prose."--"People
"""Manhattan Nocturne" soars."--"The New York Times Book Review" A "New York Times" Notable Book "Mr. Harrison has produced a thriller that seems to want to be equal parts of Raymond Chandler, William Styron, and Tom Wolfe. . . . These corollary aspirations generate some of the greatest pleasures in Mr. Harrison's novel, so that the same narrative that impresses us with its top-to-bottom knowledge of New York City fauna is also illuminating about the quiet acts of omission that irrevocably damage a marriage."--"Entertainment Weekly"""
"You're trapped by page two. . . . This is the work of a powerful writer . . . with a powerful story.""--The Boston Globe"
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"A smart, entertaining novel."--"The Washington Post"
""
"[Harrison] spares no detail of sex and violence, imbuing every phrase with a visceral punch and a sardonic tone. . . . Truly thrilling."--"Chicago"" Tribune"
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"A great, roaring story of power, lust, greed, and a very human folly that characterizes our preposterous millennium--told with compassion, intelligence, and striking human insight."--Mary Gaitskill, author of "Veronica
""A white-knuckle ride . . . With the narrative drive of a hurtling subway express, Harrison plunges readers into a scary subterranean world in which the only comfort comes from the neon flashes of his prose."--"People
"""Manhattan Nocturne" soars."--"The New York Times Book Review" "[Colin Harrison is] the class act of the urban thriller."--"Entertainment Weekly"
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"You're trapped by page two. . . . This is the work of a powerful writer . . . with a powerful story.""--The Boston Globe"
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"A smart, entertaining novel."--"The Washington Post"
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"[Harrison] spares no detail of sex and violence, imbuing every phrase with a visceral punch and a sardonic tone."--"Chicago"" Tribune"
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"A great, roaring story of power, lust, greed, and a very human folly that characterizes our preposterous millennium--told with compassion, intelligence, and striking human insight."--Mary Gaitskill, author of "Veronica"
