Night Watch (A Michael Cassidy Thriller)
Manhattan, 1956. Holocaust survivor, Leon Dudek, is found murdered a short distance from his Central Park horse carriage. Police believe that Dudek was killed by two people – but why?
A happily married man jumps out of a hotel window – but why? His colleagues claim he was depressed, but his family denies any sign of depression. Who are these colleagues?
Michael Cassidy is a New York cop, sharp and smart but haunted by dreams. Soon he learns that someone is trying to kill him – but why?
Cassidy begins to understand that all these events are connected. Through a series of seemingly unrelated events, including the kidnapping and drugging of his brother, Brian, a television news anchor with a sterling reputation, Cassidy unravels a complex plot which originates at the highest levels of the federal government. The author’s note provides deep background about the factual underpinnings of the dramatic events in this noir thriller.
This is the third book in the Night series, but I had no problem getting into the story and felt a deep connection to the characters and locales. It certainly helped that I’m a New Yorker, born and raised – I enjoyed the tour of 1950s Manhattan and seeing that world through the eyes of Cassidy and the other characters. A gritty, fast-paced and fascinating glimpse into a post-war world where sometimes what you believe just can’t be true really is true.
