East of A - Payton Sherwood, Bk 1 Author:Russell Atwood Private eye Payton Sherwood, returning late one night to his East Village office after an upstate case, runs into trouble in the form of three bull-necked heavies and a tough 16-year-old runaway named Glory. After taking a beating and losing his gold wristwatch, Payton is left bleeding on the sidewalk. — Tracking after Glory and his stolen watch,... more » Payton winds his way through Alphabet City -- in and out of trendy after-hours dives, across vacant lots and occupied squats and into barrio tenements. Here the shadows that frighten aren't those that shade the street but rather the soul. Payton's dusk-to-dawn nightmare on the wide side is about to begin -- and nothng will stop it but death...
The FIRST Payton Sherwood Mystery Novel, from the author of LOSERS LIVE LONGER New 2017 reprint contains BONUS mystery story: "East Village Noir" from Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine June 1996 issue« less