Description
A hard-edged private investigator known as John Shaft is pulled into a dangerous underworld when the daughter of Harlem racketeer Knocks Persons is kidnapped and taken by the Mafia. With no patience for bureaucracy and no hesitation about violence, Shaft follows a tightening trail of corruption and intimidation, pushing deeper into the city’s criminal networks to bring the girl home. Tidyman’s novel blends fast, street-level suspense with themes of power, identity, and the uneasy intersections of race and crime in 1970s America. Written in a crisp, punchy style that helped define the era’s urban thriller, this is a relentless chase story where survival depends on nerve, instincts, and the willingness to break every rule.
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paperback
Joseph
Published Jan 1, 1971
188 pages
ISBN: 0718108736
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Details
First Published
1970
Language
eng
Content Warnings
Content and trigger warnings for Shaft by Ernest Tidyman.