Riot Recommendation: What Are Your Favorite New York City Crime Stories?
Condom dresses and space helmets have debuted on fashion runways. A dead body becomes the trend when a coat made of human skin saunters down fashion’s biggest stage. The body is identified as Annabelle Leigh, the teenager who famously disappeared over a decade ago from her boyfriend’s New York City mansion. This new evidence casts suspicion back on the former boyfriend, Cecil LeClaire. Now a monk, he is forced to return to his dark and absurd childhood home to clear his name. He teams up with Ava Germaine, a renegade ex-model. And together, they investigate the depraved and lawless modeling industry behind Cecil’s family fortune.
There’s just something about New York City. That concrete jungle where dreams are made of (sing it!) is more than a city: it’s a lifestyle, a culture, a whole entire vibe. With its hustle, bustle, bright lights and busy streets, it’s no wonder the Big Apple is so often the backdrop for thrilling crime fiction that keep us on the edge of our seats. So tell us: what are your favorite crime stories set in New York City? Come shout them at us on Facebook and Twitter, then we’ll round up your answers and be back next week to share a roundup with your fellow Riot readers. We’ll just be over here getting into a New York state of mind.
