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2005 Nominated

Too Beautiful to Die

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ABOUT
THE BOOK

Set in New York City, Too Beautiful To Die introduces Blades Overstreet, a black ex-cop at odds with the NYPD over the incident that prompted his resignation – a buy-and-bust operation gone bad, when a white cop ‘accidently’ shot and nearly killed him. Now the man who saved Blades’s life prevails on him to help a beautiful soap-opera star named Precious find her father. That assignment quickly turns sour when Blades stumbles on the murdered body of an FBI agent and becomes the target of an FBI/NYPD manhunt.
Pursued by the FBI, a pariah to his former ‘brothers’ in the NYPD, Blades sets out to find the killer before he himself has to take the rap – or worse. He winds his way through New York’s Caribbean community looking for answers – and solace for his tortured soul.

ABOUT
THE AUTHOR Glenville
Lovell

Glenville Lovell was born in Barbados. Lovell was born in a Chattel house in Parish Land, Christ Church, Barbados and grew up around rich storytelling among the sugar cane workers. He is the author of several prizewinning plays as well as two novels, Song of Night and Fire in the Canes. His first novel, Fire in the Canes was published in 1995 and was met with critical acclaim.

Glenville Lovell was born in Barbados. Lovell was born in a Chattel house in Parish Land, Christ Church, Barbados and grew up around rich storytelling among the sugar cane workers. He is the author of several prizewinning plays as well as two novels, Song of Night and Fire in the Canes. His first novel, Fire in the Canes was published in 1995 and was met with critical acclaim.

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ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

Country
Barbados
Original Language
English
Publisher
Putnam Berkley Group

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