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Cambridge University Press978-1-107-63561-6 – The Dark Side of the City Alan Battersby Philip ProwseFrontmatterMore information
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Th e Dark Side of the City
Alan Battersby
Cambridge University Press978-1-107-63561-6 – The Dark Side of the City Alan Battersby Philip ProwseFrontmatterMore information
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First published 2012
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Contents
Chapter 1 East 43rd Street, Manhattan 6Chapter 2 Th e Grand Concourse, the Bronx 10Chapter 3 On the road 15Chapter 4 Locks and keys 20Chapter 5 Snakes and drugs 25Chapter 6 Snakes and computers 29Chapter 7 Real answers 34Chapter 8 Cleaning up 41Chapter 9 Th anks 46
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People in the story
Nat Marley: a New York private investigatorCurtis Wilson: a New York businessmanStella Delgado: Nat Marley’s personal assistantEllis Freeman: the owner of the pet store Animals InternationalDionne Freeman: Ellis Freeman’s wife and Curtis Wilson’s sisterJoe Blaney: a colleague of Nat Marley, ex-NYPD (New York Police Department)Mario Rossi: a friend of Nat MarleyEd Winchester: a reporter on the Daily NewsGrant and Tyler Gray: the owners of the software business Computer KitchenCaptain Oldenberg: a detective with the NYPD
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