Author

Publication

1981 - Arbor House, New York, New York (State)

Language

English

Word Count

71,750 words, Guess

Page Count

287 pages

Identifiers

and 2 more
  • Better World Books9780877953654
  • Open LibraryOL3791016M

Classifications

  • DDC813/.54
  • LCCPS3551.D64 A8 1981
  • LCCPS3551.D64A8 1982

Description

In this first book of the Fiona series, Fiona FitzGerald, a senator’s daughter turned Washington, D.C., homicide detective, pursues a serial killer in the nation’s capitol with a bizarre MO. In her search to solve the crimes, she uncovers the disturbing sexual and homicidal obsessions of a socially prominent but failed Washington politician.American Quartet was on The New York Times list of top ten crime novels of the year. Try the other Fiona mysteries: American Sextet, Senator Love, Immaculate Deception, and The Ties That Bind.

First Sentence

The air conditioner sucked in the steamy Washington air, wheezed, faltered, then regurgitated a dank iciness into the interior of the coffee shop.

Subjects

Topics

PoliceMysteryFictionPolicewomenPolicewomen, fictionPolicewomen -- FictionWashington (d.c.), fiction

Other Editions

  • American quartet: a novelArbor House1981-01-01
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