23 shades of black

About this book

This tense, psychological thriller set in the East Village punk scene during the early 1980s shadows a single evening shift of NYPD cop Filomena Buscarsela. When Filomena learns that the toxic leak may have been sabotage, and a key witness—an East Village artist—dies in a suspicious accident, she decides to pursue the case on her own by cruising the Alphabet City punk rock clubs for clues about the artist's last days. But as she attempts to punish environmental criminals, Filomena finds the case, and her personal life, begin to crumble. A taut noir tempered with a cynical sense of humor, this mystery novel is a sociological snapshot of a working-class Latina in New York City.

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· 239 pages · ≈ 4 h 26 m · Moderate

How long does it take to read 23 shades of black?

About ≈ 4 h 26 m — 239 pages, assuming roughly 250 words per page at 225 words per minute.Typical novel≈ 5 h 56 m23 shades of black~4 h 26 m

How many pages is 23 shades of black?

239 pages in its most-read edition.Typical novel32023 shades of black239

What genre is 23 shades of black?

It sits on the Fiction shelves.

Is 23 shades of black in the public domain?

No — it is still under copyright.

Who wrote 23 shades of black?

K. J. A. Wishnia.