What You Wish For

Julie Brennan #2

by David Cray

To enthusiastic reviews David Cray staked out his gritty, darkly realistic territory in the field of crime fiction with the gripping police procedural Little Girl Blue. In it, he also introduced the tough-minded NYPD lieutenant Julia Brennan and disaffected undercover cop Peter Foley—just two of the reasons that prompted the Cleveland Plain Dealer to note, "It's only a matter of time before the reading world discovers David Cray." That time has come with Brennan's second outing in New York's criminal underworld. Now a captain and commanding officer of the district attorney's Sex Crimes Unit, Brennan is investigating the homicide of Adeline Rose, who has been found murdered in the third-floor sitting room of her Manhattan townhouse. So consumed does Julia become by the case, in fact, that she barely notices Peter Foley has not been returning her phone calls. Foley has discovered that his young daughter, kidnapped more than five years before, is still alive. Prepared to do anything to get his child back, Foley has intentionally been avoiding the more scrupulous Julia. She, though, will soon prove to be his fiercest ally—in a deadly game with stakes so high that no rules hold. "A master manipulator ... with sardonic humor."—Marilyn Stasio, The New York Times Book Review

Genres: Mystery

304 pages, Hardcover

First published November 10, 2002

About the author

A pseudonym used by Stephen Solomita.

Librarian Note: There is more than one author in the Goodreads database with this name.

Reviews

[Jim Greene · Rating 4 out of 5]

Good crime novel following two story lines. Hard-boiled and convincing, What You Wish For is a deeply affecting novel that stays with you long after you finish it.

[George · Rating 5 out of 5]

A Julia Brennan New York police detective captain mystery. A double mystery with Brennan leading a murder investigation and her boy friend's, former policeman Peter Foley, search for his missing daughter taken by pedophiles. It is quick paced story alternating between Brennan's case and Foley's search.

[John Englund · Rating 5 out of 5]

Had "Little Girl Blue" on the shelf for more than ten years before realizing that David Cray is Stephen Solomita. Tore through LGB and "What You Wish For" in the last two days. Not sure there's any more to be said about Julia Brennan and Peter Foley, but if Mr. Solomita will write it, I'll read it. Perfect way to spend a couple of days by the pool.

[Lori · Rating 3 out of 5]

Liked the characters, good story line-not the fastest read-drug in spots, but good ending (a happy one!!) lol

[Howard Spinner · Rating 4 out of 5]

Sequel to the Little Girl Blue debut novel, and more fast paced and intricate relationships. Good read, and sorry that the author has not written other stories with these characters.