So Nude, So Dead

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He'd been a promising piano prodigy, once. Now he was just an addict, scraping to get by, letting his hunger for drugs consume him. But a man's life can always get worse - as Ray Stone discovers when he wakes up beside a beautiful nightclub singer only to find her deadand 16 ounces of pure heroin missing. On the run from the law, desperate to prove his innocence and find a killer, Ray also faces another foe, merciless and unforgiving: his growing craving for a fix

Reviews

"Its scary how very good the master was from the start. With beautifully flowing prose and a gripping storyline, this rereleased novel is a must for McBains fans and lovers of hard crime tales." -Book Devil

"So Nude, So Dead carries us off into the seedy world [of] hophead jazz musicians, a world where a reefer stick can send a promising young pianist into the arms of heroin, and the arms of any number of amorous young women, be they half-Chinese strippers, supper club singers or just hangers-on." - The Rap Sheet

"So Nude, So Deadis a remarkable glimpse Ed McBains early efforts and the evidence of his amazing talents is apparent throughout." - Pulp Fiction Reviews

"So Nude, So Dead is just so damn awesome." - Pulp Serenade

"So Nude, So Dead is tough-as-cheap-steak noir that goes down quick. McBains writing is sharp and concise." -Ravenous Monster

Author Bio

Ed McBain, AKA Evan Hunter, wrote more than eighty novels, including the influential "87th Precinct" series, the longest-running series of crime novels in history. His books have sold more than 100 million copies. In 1986, he was named a Grand Master by the Mystery Writers of America, the organization's highest honor, and in 1998 he became the first American to receive the British Crime Writers' Association's highest award, the Cartier Diamond