Lush Life : A Novel (Paperback)

from lisapeet

A little conventional in that whole Raymond Chandleresque mold, but pleasant reading. Plus that's my old stomping grounds, and the familiar is always fun. Passing it on straight to the offspring, who I bet will love it.

from Donna828

A mugging on the perilous streets of New York City goes bad and the subsequent murder investigation goes even worse. This type of crime novel is usually pretty routine, but instead of the usual book-em-and-cook-em drill, I found myself reading about cops who care -- who even cry at funerals. The ...

from Donna828

A mugging on the perilous streets of New York City goes bad and the subsequent murder investigation goes even worse. This type of crime novel is usually pretty routine, but instead of the usual book-em-and-cook-em drill, I found myself reading about cops who care -- who even cry at funerals. The ...

from Brianna_H

Lush Life centers on the shooting death of a young man and the subsequent investigation. Price delves into the minds and lives of the police officers, witnesses, perpetrators, suspects, family members of the victim, and residents of the neighborhood. Richard Price is a master of dialog and is abl...

from berthirsch

this a literary take on the police procedural that acurately captures the current scene on the Lower East Side of Manhattan. As has been sited in several reviews it is richly layered with the various ethnic and economic classes that live there side by side. The young strivers, actors who are wait...