READ THIS: Hell's Kitchen Homicide by Charles Kipps
Everyone is stuck inside with over two feet of snow and in this uberblizzard, we hope you can get to a bookstore to buy Hell's Kitchen Homicide because we're not sure the deliveries are working-we got none today which under perfect weather conditions would be an anomoly. This was an absolute clincher from beginning to end, and you will hardly know you breezed through 400 pages. Wherever you are stuck-Metro North- LIRR- an airport-head for the shop to pick up this winner! Elaine, we hope you had a chance to read this...we didn't know you but cannot imagine that you or anyone else for that matter, wouldn't love Hell's Kitchen Homicide.
We cover very little fiction at Whom You Know because picky Peachy finds little new fiction she likes. She loves F. Scott Fitzgerald more than life itself and thinks most of the newer fiction writers are not up to snuff. However, Charles Kipps is, and we're glad to report we do finally know of him. From the Fat Albert sandwich (does this really exist?) to the twists and turns that will lead you to question more than ever, Hell's Kitchen Homicide will delight anyone that likes to be held in suspense with mystery that will surprise you at every corner. In sixty chapters, Conor Bard has adventures that can only compare in excitement to Peachy's in Manhattan (!) and the provocative edginess (that you will not find about Peachy's in print by us, anyway! not that it doesn't exist...) will entice you page by page. The story will weave in your head with layer upon layer of complexity of storyline and stunning character development. We're not going to get specific because we want you to read the book and we know you won't be disappointed.
Whom You Know highly recommends Hell's Kitchen Homicide by Charles Kipps. The person handling publicity for this book must have known we'd like a pageturner with a protagonist named Conor (Irish!) - plus he lives in Hell's Kitchen mainly drinking vodka- bravo for you to be paying attention to what is going on on Whom You Know. Charles Kipps-we do suggest improving on the drink for your next novel and have the character try The Peachy Deegan made with Star Vodka by another Charles exclusively at Swifty's...which we prefer to Elaine's.
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Praise for HELL’S KITCHEN HOMICIDE:
“A sled ride through the black snow of NYC crime…Great characters and hot action…Kipps knows what he’s talking about.”
—Stuart Woods, bestselling author of Loitering with Intent
“Entertaining and fast-paced…A terrific New York police procedural…The streets of Manhattan seem dirtier than usual.”
—BookReview.com
“A must read…from a remarkable talent.”
—David Black, producer/writer, Hill Street Blues, Miami Vice, CSI: Miami, Law & Order
“Charles Kipps is a master at writing cops for the screen. Now, with Detective Conor Bard, he creates a memorable character on the page…”
—Chris Noth, actor, Law & Order and Sex and the City
“Charles Kipps has captured uniquely and brilliantly the inner thoughts, emotions, & conflicts of a law enforcement officer.”
—Mark Rossini, former FBI agent
“Having spent over nineteen years in Hell’s Kitchen precinct Midtown North, I can say Charles Kipps is right on target. Reading HELL’S KITCHEN HOMICIDE made me feel like I was working the case. Conor Bard is a character who could be my partner on the job and a friend for life.”
—Detective Kevin Schroeder, Midtown North Squad, NYPD
An Award-Winning Law & Order writer who knows the city streets like few do…a cop thriller that will hold you in its grip…Charles Kipps introduces Conor Bard, NYPD homicide detective and wanna-be rock star, in his suspense-packed debut novel now available in paperback, HELL’S KITCHEN HOMICIDE (Pocket Books; October 2010; $7.99).
