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Manhattan Is My Beat

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Manhattan Is My Beat
First edition
AuthorJeffery Deaver
LanguageEnglish
SeriesRune Trilogy
GenreCrime
PublisherBantam Books
Publication date
1988
Media typePrint (Hardback & Paperback)
Pages228
ISBN0-553-28061-9
OCLC45328078
Preceded byNone 
Followed byDeath of a Blue Movie Star 

Manhattan Is My Beat is a crime novel by American writer Jeffery Deaver. Published in 1988, it is both the first novel in the Rune trilogy as well as Deaver's debut novel.

Synopsis

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Rune is a street-wise twenty-year-old, not long arrived in New York City, but she's already found herself a squat in an empty loft. She's also landed a job in a video store, Washington Square Video, that lets her pursue her interest in old movies; it's also where she meets Mr. Kelly, a lonely old man who rents the same tape over and over: a crime film based on a true story called Manhattan Is My Beat.

When Rune goes to visit him for a routine tape collection and finds him dead, the police suspect a robbery. However, Rune is convinced that the true answer to the mystery lies with the tape of Manhattan Is My Beat. This conviction draws her into a dangerous adventure against those who will stop at nothing to hide the truth and don't believe in Hollywood endings.

Other media

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Manhattan Is My Beat has been optioned by Double B Productions. The novel is being adapted by Double B Partners, John and Lisa Bishop.[1]

References

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  1. ^ "Jeffery Deaver Movie News". Archived from the original on 2009-05-31. Retrieved 2009-08-25.