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Dirty Metal
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Expected 3 Feb 26New York City, 1992―Meet Parker Snow, the most tenacious reporter for a tabloid paper that thrives on juicy gossip over hard-hitting news, the New York Street. She also has a big black mark on her record from her last street crime story―and a habit of taking a few too many pills to erase the memory.
Since the fall of the USSR, a new crop of Russian criminals have been arriving in Brighton Beach, Brooklyn. It's now Parker's job to cover them. But her old beat keeps calling to her, especially when she learns of a murdered woman whose case the cops want to ignore.
Trying to run down two stories at once―a simmering mafia turf war, and a homicide that leads to two more with no clear link between them―Parker must also fight the pull of her pills and the arrogant men who get in her way at every turn. Despite it all, she's determined to find truth and redemption for herself, the victims, and a city in chaos―if her demons don't get to her first.
Since the fall of the USSR, a new crop of Russian criminals have been arriving in Brighton Beach, Brooklyn. It's now Parker's job to cover them. But her old beat keeps calling to her, especially when she learns of a murdered woman whose case the cops want to ignore.
Trying to run down two stories at once―a simmering mafia turf war, and a homicide that leads to two more with no clear link between them―Parker must also fight the pull of her pills and the arrogant men who get in her way at every turn. Despite it all, she's determined to find truth and redemption for herself, the victims, and a city in chaos―if her demons don't get to her first.
304 pages, Hardcover
Expected publication February 3, 2026
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Review of advance copy received from Author
Thank you to the author and Flatiron Books for providing an ARC of Dirty Metal. I enjoyed the descriptions of NYC in the 90s and liked the character being a tabloid reporter. More background about how the protagonist was able to do her investigation into a criminal syndicate from the outside looking in would have helped the plot unfold at a better pace. The end was unexpected and interesting and I can see our reporter featuring in another "case." Impressive first novel.
Review of advance copy received from Goodreads Giveaways
This was slow to develop and the characters seemed hollow, but the overall story was interesting. I wish the main character had more depth or some back story was provided. This was a good story but lacked anything to really hook me.
December 1, 2025
The reporter angle was interesting. Overall it was a bit of a slow read.
December 3, 2025
Reading this mystery crime thriller feels so unclean, damaged and every single person is downright dirty which makes this a real fiction debut.
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