The Gutter and the Grave -- Ed McBain, Paperback

Detective Matt Cordell was happily married once, and gainfully employed, and sober. But that was before he caught his wife cheating on him with one of his operatives and took it out on the man with the butt end of a .45.

Now Matt makes his home on the streets of New York and his only companions are the city's bartenders. But trouble still knows how to find him, and when Johnny Bridges shows up from the old neighborhood, begging for Matt's help, Cordell finds himself drawn into a case full of beautiful women and bloody murder. It's just like the old days - only this time, when the beatings come, he may wind up on the receiving end...

Author: Ed McBain
Publisher: Hard Case Crime
Published: 04/12/2011
Pages: 208
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.27lbs
Size: 6.77h x 4.24w x 0.65d
ISBN: 9780857683670

About the Author
Ed McBain, aka Evan Hunter, wrote more than eighty novels, including the influential and beloved 87th Precinct series, the longest-running series of crime novels in history. His books have sold more than 100 million copies. He also wrote many screenplays, including the script for Alfred Hitchcock's film The Birds. He has been named a Grand Master by the Mystery Writers of America.