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BLAME THE DEAD BY ED RUGGERO 2020 ADVANCE READER COPY PROOF TRADE PAPERBACK
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Item specifics
- Condition
- Brand New: A new, unread, unused book in perfect condition with no missing or damaged pages. See all condition definitionsopens in a new window or tab
- Signed
- No
- Ex Libris
- No
- Narrative Type
- Fiction
- Original Language
- English
- Intended Audience
- Adults
- Inscribed
- No
- Edition
- First Edition
- Vintage
- No
- Personalize
- No
- Type
- Novel
- Unit Type
- Unit
- Literary Movement
- Modernism
- Era
- 2020s
- Personalized
- No
- Features
- Uncorrected Proof
- Country/Region of Manufacture
- United States
- Unit Quantity
- 1
- ISBN
- 9781250312747
About this product
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Doherty Associates, LLC, Tom & Co
ISBN-10
1250312744
ISBN-13
9781250312747
eBay Product ID (ePID)
18038812444
Product Key Features
Book Title
Blame the Dead
Number of Pages
336 Pages
Language
English
Topic
Thrillers / Historical
Publication Year
2020
Genre
Fiction
Book Series
Eddie Harkins Ser.
Format
Hardcover
Dimensions
Item Height
1.1 in
Item Weight
17.6 Oz
Item Length
9.6 in
Item Width
6.4 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Trade
LCCN
2019-049545
Reviews
"The title of this riveting, finely crafted novel may be Blame the Dead , but I blame author Ed Ruggero--for keeping me up at night, reading "just one more" chapter then another and another. Whether your interests lie in a well-wrought mystery, a classic cop story, historical settings or first-rate military fiction, this thoroughly enjoyable novel set during World War II checks the block. Great pacing, compelling characters, solid research and a fiendishly clever plot add up to non-stop reading excitement." --Ralph Peters, author of Cain at Gettysburg and Judgment at Appomattox "This book is a lot of fun, written with an insider's feel for the U.S. Army and its history." --Thomas E. Ricks, author of The Generals and Fiasco: The American Military Adventure in Iraq "Ruggero's story sets itself apart with the vividly rendered field-hospital setting and the focus on the battle-hardened nurses. A solid choice for WWII-thriller fans." -- Booklist "At the start of this exceptional WWII mystery and series launch, Lt. Eddie Harkins, an MP who was once a Philadelphia beat cop, comes across a murder scene near Palermo, Sicily.... Ruggero plays fair with his readers and makes the carrying out of a homicide inquiry in wartime both exciting and plausible." -- Publishers Weekly , starred review "Ruggero uses his military expertise to create a vivid and unconventional setting for a murder mystery, crafting an intriguing quagmire of institutional corruption to challenge his everyman hero." -- Library Journal, "The title of this riveting, finely crafted novel may be Blame the Dead , but I blame author Ed Ruggero--for keeping me up at night, reading "just one more" chapter then another and another. Whether your interests lie in a well-wrought mystery, a classic cop story, historical settings or first-rate military fiction, this thoroughly enjoyable novel set during World War II checks the block. Great pacing, compelling characters, solid research and a fiendishly clever plot add up to non-stop reading excitement." --Ralph Peters, author of Cain at Gettysburg and Judgment at Appomattox "This book is a lot of fun, written with an insider's feel for the U.S. Army and its history." --Thomas E. Ricks, author of The Generals and Fiasco: The American Military Adventure in Iraq "Ruggero's story sets itself apart with the vividly rendered field-hospital setting and the focus on the battle-hardened nurses. A solid choice for WWII-thriller fans." -- Booklist "At the start of this exceptional WWII mystery and series launch, Lt. Eddie Harkins, an MP who was once a Philadelphia beat cop, comes across a murder scene near Palermo, Sicily.... Ruggero plays fair with his readers and makes the carrying out of a homicide inquiry in wartime both exciting and plausible." -- Publishers Weekly , starred review, "The title of this riveting, finely crafted novel may be Blame the Dead , but I blame author Ed Ruggero--for keeping me up at night, reading "just one more" chapter then another and another. Whether your interests lie in a well-wrought mystery, a classic cop story, historical settings or first-rate military fiction, this thoroughly enjoyable novel set during World War II checks the block. Great pacing, compelling characters, solid research and a fiendishly clever plot add up to non-stop reading excitement."--Ralph Peters, author of Cain at Gettysburg and Judgment at Appomattox "This book is a lot of fun, written with an insider's feel for the U.S. Army and its history." --Thomas E. Ricks, author of The Generals and Fiasco: The American Military Adventure in Iraq "Ruggero's story sets itself apart with the vividly rendered field-hospital setting and the focus on the battle-hardened nurses. A solid choice for WWII-thriller fans." -- Booklist, "The title of this riveting, finely crafted novel may be Blame the Dead , but I blame author Ed Ruggero--for keeping me up at night, reading "just one more" chapter then another and another. Whether your interests lie in a well-wrought mystery, a classic cop story, historical settings or first-rate military fiction, this thoroughly enjoyable novel set during World War II checks the block. Great pacing, compelling characters, solid research and a fiendishly clever plot add up to non-stop reading excitement."--Ralph Peters, author of Cain at Gettysburg and Judgment at Appomattox "This book is a lot of fun, written with an insider's feel for the U.S. Army and its history." --Thomas E. Ricks, author of The Generals and Fiasco: The American Military Adventure in Iraq
Series Volume Number
1
Synopsis
Ed Ruggero's Blame the Dead is the thrilling start of an action-packed and timely World War II series by a former Army Officer for fans of compelling historical fiction. Set against the heroism and heartbreak of World War II, former Army officer Ed Ruggero brilliantly captures, with grace and authenticity, the evocative and timeless stories of ordinary people swept up in extraordinary times. Sicily, 1943. Eddie Harkins, former Philadelphia beat cop turned Military Police lieutenant, reluctantly finds himself first at the scene of a murder at the US Army's 11th Field Hospital. There the nurses contend with heat, dirt, short-handed staffs, the threat of German counterattack, an ever-present flood of horribly wounded GIs, and the threat of assault by one of their own--at least until someone shoots Dr. Myers Stephenson in the head. With help from nurse Kathleen Donnelly, once a childhood friend and now perhaps something more, it soon becomes clear to Harkins that the unit is rotten to its core. As the battle lines push forward, Harkins is running out of time to find one killer before he can strike again., Ed Ruggero's Blame the Dead is the thrilling start of an action-packed and timely World War II series by a former Army Officer for fans of compelling historical fiction. The nurses of the US Army's Field Hospitals, mobile units that operate just behind the battle lines, contend with heat, dirt, short-handed staffs, the threat of German counterattack and an ever-present flood of horribly wounded GIs. At the 11th Field Hospital near Palermo, Sicily in the bloody summer of 1943, nurses also live with the threat of violent assault by one of their own--at least until someone shoots Dr. Myers Stephenson in the head. Enter Eddie Harkins, a tough former Philadelphia beat cop turned Military Police lieutenant, who is first on the scene. Although he has never been a detective, Harkins soon finds himself the lone investigator, either because the Military Police are under-staffed or because someone in power thinks this rank amateur will never get close to the real killer. When the hospital commander tries to derail Harkins' investigation by transferring or harassing key witnesses, it becomes clear to Harkins that the unit is rotten to its core, that the nurses are not safe, and that patients who have survived Nazi bullets are still at risk after they arrive at this place that is supposed to save them. Harkins fights--and worries that he is losing--multiple battles. He is driven to give hope to nurses who just want to do their life-saving work, to right at least a few of the wrongs around him, and to do penance for sins in his own past. The one bright note for Harkins is a rekindled relationship with Kathleen Donnelly, a nurse from Harkins' old neighborhood; but even that is complicated when Donnelly becomes a victim.
LC Classification Number
PS3568.U3638B53 2020
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