Books like Manhattan is my beat by Jeffery Deaver
Rune, a twenty‑year‑old video‑store employee in a TriBeCa loft, shares her love of classic films with a regular patron, Mr. Kelly. When he is found shot to death, Rune believes the key to solving the murder lies in the black‑and‑white frames of the film he rents—a noir movie based on a real, unsolved bank heist and a million missing dollars. Suspecting a botched robbery, the police turn to Rune’s sharp instincts. As she delves deeper into Manhattan’s underbelly, she encounters danger far beyond the silver screen, and the mystery takes a chilling turn that may involve a killer from a film co‑star. The story follows Rune’s daring journey through the mean streets of New York to uncover the truth.
First publish date: 1989
Genre: Mystery & Detective/Cozy Mystery
Authors: Jeffery Deaver
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