{"product_id":"the-velvet-badge-a-new-york-noir-9798215727157","title":"The Velvet Badge: A New York Noir","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Bob Mantel\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Jakey Press, New York\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Jakey Press, New York\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Mystery \u0026amp; Detective - Police Procedural\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Elevated by a satisfying blend of hard-boiled suspense and subtle hints of satire, Bob Mantel's \u003cem\u003eThe Velvet Badge: A New York Noir\u003c\/em\u003e is a stunning debut from a must-read author.\" -- \u003cem\u003eIndieReader\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"A horrific crime catalyzes desperate New Yorkers in this arresting neo-noir ensemble tale. In his striking first novel, [Bob] Mantel creates a dark world where everyone has a secret that could lead to destruction. . . Mantel's terrific use of language [is] an homage to classic noir fiction but always fresh in its own way. . . The mood lasts long after the reader has finished.\" -- \u003cem\u003eBookLife, Publishers Weekly\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"In this debut literary novel. . . {Mantel's prose is. . .] stylish, evoking hard-boiled crime novels through Pynchon-esque prose. An entertaining.. . .murder tale.: -- \u003cem\u003eKirkus Reviews.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLesbian disco-era careerists fall afoul of a New York City revenge murder in this hard-edged neo-noir.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA tasteless night club run by a failed JFK assassination co-conspirator brings out the worst in 1970s New York.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSongbird Sadasia Trayne runs into a disco-era buzzsaw of wine, women, and murder when she hooks up with the Brooklyn-based creator of a notorious TV. sitcom.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHer frantic SOS to a long-lost love, the Big Apple's closeted lesbian Chief of Police Detectives, drives this tale of memory and regret, compromise and topiary, politics and a corrupt press, Kris Kringle and twisted acts of love.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWill the headline-grabbing sex crime she sets out to solve max out the Chief's investigative skills or deep-six her career?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Velvet Badge\u003c\/em\u003e combines edge-of-your-seat storytelling with stone-cold hilarity and just a touch of holiday ho-ho-ho.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Atlantic Books","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":46448400990359,"sku":"9798215727157","price":1268.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9798215727157.webp?v=1769143607","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/the-velvet-badge-a-new-york-noir-9798215727157","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}