{"product_id":"unholy-city-isbn-9781683313298","title":"Unholy City","description":"Despite their rocky history, Detective Claire Codella and Precinct Detective Brian Haggerty come together when senior churchwarden Philip Graves’s bloody body is found lying in the herb garden of historic St. Paul’s Episcopal Church on Manhattan’s Upper West Side just two days before Good Friday. Upon first glance, it looks like a random act of big city violence, but it soon becomes clear churchwarden Philip’s death was the result of a meticulously calculated ploy by someone who knew him.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThere are five vestry members and a choir director in addition to the ten homeless men asleep in the church basement. Any one of them could have done it, but what did Philip Graves do to warrant such a merciless death? Struggling to share the case and salvage their personal relationship, Claire, Brian and trusted Detective Eduardo Muñoz work around the clock to uncloak the desires, secrets, and resentments that find home through the iron gates and into the hidden beauty of one historic Romanesque church in \u003ci\u003eUnholy City\u003c\/i\u003e, the haunting third installment in Carrie Smith’s Claire Codella mysteries.\u003cb\u003ePraise for \u003ci\u003eUnholy City\u003c\/i\u003e:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"A \u003cb\u003eclever, twisted, and utterly gripping\u003c\/b\u003e read. Carrie Smith has created \u003cb\u003ea winner\u003c\/b\u003e of a series, and this new chapter may be the most surprising one yet.\"\u003cbr\u003e—Alison Gaylin, \u003ci\u003eUSA Today\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author \u003ci\u003eWhat Remains of Me\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Smith’s \u003cb\u003efirst-rate\u003c\/b\u003e police procedural provides plenty of likely suspects and a \u003cb\u003eclever\u003c\/b\u003e detective.\"\u003cbr\u003e—\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Smith bolsters her seemingly straightforward procedural with well-developed characters...Readers will want to see more of the capable Codella.\"\u003cbr\u003e—\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Sharp [and] fast-moving...A sure bet for fans of police procedurals.\"\u003cbr\u003e—\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Complicated...carefully executed.”\u003cbr\u003e—\u003ci\u003eRT Book Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \"Smith’s deft contrast of emotion and tone is one of the many strengths of this impressive work of crime fiction.\"\u003cbr\u003e—\u003ci\u003eLambda Literary\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePraise for \u003ci\u003eForgotten City\u003c\/i\u003e:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWINNER OF THE 2017 KILLER NASHVILLE READERS’ CHOICE AWARD\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“\u003cb\u003eTimely, heartbreaking, and compelling\u003c\/b\u003e—\u003ci\u003eForgotten City\u003c\/i\u003e is unforgettable.”\u003cbr\u003e—Hank Phillippi Ryan, Anthony, Agatha and Mary Higgins Clark Award-winning author of \u003ci\u003eSay No More\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\" \u003cb\u003eSolid\u003c\/b\u003e...Smith writes with sensitivity and nuance.\"\u003cbr\u003e—\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"This \u003cb\u003ewell-crafted\u003c\/b\u003e police procedural is recommended for admirers of Robin Burcell or Alafair Burke.\"\u003cbr\u003e—\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Steadfast police work is the key to success in Smith’s second...[A] \u003cb\u003esuperb\u003c\/b\u003e plot.”\u003cbr\u003e—\u003ci\u003eRT Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e, 4 Stars\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Quick-moving plot...\u003cb\u003eEnjoyable\u003c\/b\u003e.”\u003cbr\u003e—\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Claire Codella...is a terrific character with a rich, complex backstory. For readers who like police procedurals, this is a good one...\u003cb\u003eA real page-turner\u003c\/b\u003e. The writing is crisp and the story is solid.”\u003cbr\u003e—\u003ci\u003eSeattle Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“\u003ci\u003eForgotten City\u003c\/i\u003e is...tailor made for readers who enjoy their procedurals and detective-centred mysteries brisk and intelligent...\u003cb\u003eTightly plotted\u003c\/b\u003e, thoroughly engaging.”\u003cbr\u003e—\u003ci\u003eFab Book Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003eCarrie Smith\u003c\/b\u003e is the Senior Vice President, Publisher of Benchmark Education Company. Her writing awards include three Hopwood Awards from the University of Michigan and a fellowship to the Fine Arts Work Center in Provincetown. She lives in Manhattan. 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