Central Park West by James Comey

Central Park West

A Crime Novel

James Comey, James B. Comey

The Mysterious Press · Print & ebook · May 30, 2023

The gripping crime fiction debut from former FBI director James Comey takes readers deep inside the world of lawyers and investigators working to solve a murder while navigating the treacherous currents of modern politics and the mob.

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Who it’s for
A tight procedural with politics in the room and murder on the table.
Genres
Legal Thrillers, Political Thrillers, Crime Fiction
Published
The Mysterious Press, May 30, 2023

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About this book

The gripping crime fiction debut from former FBI director James Comey takes readers deep inside the world of lawyers and investigators working to solve a murder while navigating the treacherous currents of modern politics and the mob. When a years-long case against a powerful mobster finally cracks and an unimpeachable witness takes the stand, federal prosecutor Nora Carleton is looking forward to putting the defendant away for good. The mobster, though, has other plans.

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As the witness's testimony concludes, a note is passed to the prosecution offering up information into the assassination of a disgraced former New York governor, murdered in his penthouse apartment just days before. It's enough to blow the case wide open, and to send Nora into a high-stakes investigation of conspiracy, corruption, and danger. Drawing from the author's decades in federal law enforcement, including his years in Manhattan as a mob prosecutor and later the chief federal prosecutor, Central Park West is a fast-paced legal thriller with an intriguing plot enriched by real-life details and experiences. That unique perspective gives the novel much of its allure, but it's the unforgettable characters, shocking twists, and courtroom scenes as authentic as they are dramatic that will leave readers looking forward to more from this bold new talent in the genre.

Hard-Nosed Case

A tight procedural with politics in the room and murder on the table.

Come here for

  • procedural pressure, political edge
  • crime-world seriousness with a clean, brisk pace

Expect

  • rigorous, straight-faced tension
  • a familiar thriller engine, handled without fuss

Where it sits

Legal Thrillers92%
Political Thrillers72%
Crime Fiction31%

Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.

Publisher categories

  • Legal Thrillers
  • Political Thrillers
  • Domestic Thrillers
Authors
James Comey, James B. Comey
Publisher
The Mysterious Press
Published
May 30, 2023
Format
Print & ebook
Reading lane
Legal Thrillers