A stunning debut that combines the mystery and action of a first-rate police thriller with a deep and sympathetic picture of one man's futile effort to escape his past. A Minotaur First Edition Selection.
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A stunning debut that combines the mystery and action of a first-rate police thriller with a deep and sympathetic picture of one man's futile effort to escape his past. A Minotaur First Edition Selection.
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Add this copy of Red Hook Gabriel Cohen to cart. $231.35, very good condition, Sold by LLU- BOOKSERVICE ANTIQUARIAN rated 3.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Wahlstedt, S-H, GERMANY, published 2001 by Thomas Dunne Books-St. Martin's Press.
Add this copy of Red Hook to cart. $10.23, good condition, Sold by Hawking Books rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Edgewood, TX, UNITED STATES, published 2001 by Minotaur Books.
Add this copy of Red Hook (Signed) to cart. $20.20, like new condition, Sold by Sequitur Books rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Boonsboro, MD, UNITED STATES, published 2001 by Minotaur Books.
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Like New. [Signed, 1st ed. ] Flat signed by author on title page. Hardcover and dust jacket. Fine binding and cover. Clean, unmarked pages. Dust jacket in protective mylar cover. *Autographed by author. *
Add this copy of Red Hook to cart. $22.00, like new condition, Sold by Great Expectations Rare Books rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Staten Island, NY, UNITED STATES, published 2001 by Thomas Dunne Books / St. Martins Press.
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Fine in Fine jacket. Book. 8vo-over 7æ-9æ" tall. Hardcover in publisher's non price-clipped dust-jacket. 294 pages. Stated first edition, first printing with full number line. Author's first novel, a murder mystery set in Red Hook, Brooklyn. No previous ownership marks. A clean, square, fresh and unmarked copy, appears like new. A pristine copy. Fine in a fine dust-jacket.
Add this copy of Red Hook to cart. $23.05, very good condition, Sold by Bob's Book Journey rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Austin, TX, UNITED STATES, published 2001 by St. Martin's Minotaur.
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Very Good in Very Good jacket. Book. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall. Not just a gripping whodunit, it is also a well-written story of fathers and sons and the life and death of a great New York neighborhood. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover, 294 pp., map of Brooklyn, unclipped jacket. Mild wear at ends of spine, spine has slight slant; sound structure overall, no owner names or gift notes, clean text, tight binding, nice jacket with tiny tear at top of spine.
Add this copy of Red Hook to cart. $23.52, like new condition, Sold by Wonder Book - Member ABAA/ILAB rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Frederick, MD, UNITED STATES, published 2001 by Minotaur Books.
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Like New. Signed Copy First edition copy. Collectible-Like New. Like New dust jacket. Signed by author on title page. In protective mylar cover. (Fiction, mystery, Suspense)
Add this copy of Red Hook to cart. $26.00, like new condition, Sold by Bungalow Books, ABAA rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Pueblo, CO, UNITED STATES, published 2001 by St. Martin's Minotaur.
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Fine in Fine dust jacket. 0312274580. Signed by Cohen on the title page. A noirish police procedural set in Brooklyn. A small first printing.; 294 pages; Signed by Author.
Add this copy of Red Hook to cart. $27.00, like new condition, Sold by Scene of the Crime Books rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Niagara Falls, NY, UNITED STATES, published 2001 by Minotaur Books.
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Fine in fine dust jacket. First edition first printing of the first novel in the Detective Jack Leightner series. A hint of edge wear. In near fine / near fine condition. Sewn binding. Cloth over boards. With dust jacket. 304 p. Detective Jack Leightner, NO. 1. Audience: General/trade.
Add this copy of Red Hook (Signed) to cart. $36.90, like new condition, Sold by visionarybook rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Denver, CO, UNITED STATES, published 2001 by Thomas Dunne Books.
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As New in As New jacket. Book. Signed by Author(s) This book is Signed by the Author on a the Title Page. First Edition. This book is in As New condition and appears to have not been read. The dust jacket is in as new condition with minor bumps and scuff. The dust jacket is protected by a clear plastic protective cover.
Add this copy of Red Hook to cart. $36.97, like new condition, Sold by Wonder Book - Member ABAA/ILAB rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Frederick, MD, UNITED STATES, published 2001 by Minotaur Books.
If you look for "Red Hook," you will find it listed as a "mystery." Hah! Don't believe that for one minute. Sure, there are a couple of murders and some good police investigation. However, the heart and soul of this book is about a man's search for himself...for acceptance of things past and the capacity to open his heart to the future.
Jack Leightner, a 50-year old divorced man, is a detective in a special homicide squad in Brooklyn. Jack is Brooklyn born and bred and has never had the desire to leave. I have often heard people say they like the sense of place they get from a book. If you want to spend some time in the real Brooklyn, this is your book. Mr. Cohen has captured the cultural differences of each neighborhood in that borough of New York.
When a man is found dead in the Red Hook section of Brooklyn, Jack and his special homicide unit are assigned the case. The circumstances surrounding this murder are a true to mystery to him and his partner. Why would anyone want to kill a Dominican janitor in such a brutal manner? In his tireless search for the answer, Jack not only confronts his childhood which was spent in Red Hook, but the future of this area of Brooklyn whose golden days seem long past.
Jack's exploration into his darkest and deepest hidden fears bring him face to face with his relationships with both the dead and the living. He tries to come to terms with a strained relationship with his dead father and his feelings about his younger brother who died at thirteen. While doing this, he is trying to reconnect with his 20-something son and enter into his first meaningful relationship with a woman in almost 20 years.
The ending of this book is second only to that of "The 25th Hour." I couldn't turn the last 20 pages fast enough. Like the famous roller coaster ride in Coney Island, Mr. Cohen takes you on a heart-thumping ride that sends you soaring and plummeting time and again. This does not end until the very last page when you can catch your breath and get off the ride.
With the publication of, among others, "The Bottoms," The 25th Hour" and "Mystic River, the mystery novel has joined the ranks of fine literature. Add "Red Hook" to this impressive list.
Five stars does not do this book justice. Pick up a copy and see if you're not rooting for Jack.
