Today's image: The cover of ONION STREET by Reed Farrel Coleman 

 

“No, this was Brooklyn. We liked our scars. We wore our failures with pride. We lived in a world of what used to be and what would be no more.” –from Onion Street  

It's 1967 and Moe Prager is wandering aimlessly through his college career and his life. All that changes when his girlfriend Mindy is viciously beaten into a coma and left to die on the snow-covered streets of Brooklyn. Suddenly, Moe has purpose. He is determined to find out who's done this to Mindy and why. But Mindy is not the only person in Moe's life who's in danger. Someone is also trying to kill his best and oldest friend, Bobby Friedman. Moe will risk everything to find the answers. He will travel from the pot-holed pavement of Brighton Beach to the Pocono Mountains to the runways at Kennedy Airport. But no matter how far he goes or how fast he gets there, all roads lead to Onion Street.

Advance praise for Onion Street:                                 

“…Few writers working in any genre offer tales with such moral complexity, dark humor, and, most of all, heart.”--Megan Abbott, Edgar® Award-winning author of DARE ME

“Edgar-finalist Coleman’s outstanding eighth Moe Prager mystery (after 2011’s Hurt Machine) explains how the NYPD detective turned PI became a cop...The twists and turns are unpredictable, but Coleman pulls everything together by the end.”  – from Publisher’s Weekly, starred review

“Coleman’s latest—a prequel to the award-winning Moe Prager series—is a slam-dunk recommendation for readers drawn to smart, gritty, crime fiction with label-defying characters…Exposing a well-loved character’s backstory can be risky, but Coleman manages the trick just fine, with setting and character nicely balancing plot and action.”— from Booklist, starred review 

“VERDICT - The eighth outing (after Hurt Machine) for PI (and former NYPD cop) Moe Prager makes an effective coming-of-age prequel, explaining how he got into police work in the first place. Coleman has won multiple awards for his gritty but soulful series, and this entry is of that same high caliber. Don’t miss it." — from Library Journal

Where to preorder Onion Street:

• The Mysterious Book Shop (of New York City) for signed copies
• IndieBound (to find an independent bookstore near you)
• Barnes & Noble
• Amazon

 

Today's image: Reed at Detective John Roe’s “Walkout” ceremony in October 2012.

 

“No, this was Brooklyn. We liked our scars. We wore our failures with pride. We lived in a world of what used to be and what would be no more.” –from Onion Street  

It's 1967 and Moe Prager is wandering aimlessly through his college career and his life. All that changes when his girlfriend Mindy is viciously beaten into a coma and left to die on the snow-covered streets of Brooklyn. Suddenly, Moe has purpose. He is determined to find out who's done this to Mindy and why. But Mindy is not the only person in Moe's life who's in danger. Someone is also trying to kill his best and oldest friend, Bobby Friedman. Moe will risk everything to find the answers. He will travel from the pot-holed pavement of Brighton Beach to the Pocono Mountains to the runways at Kennedy Airport. But no matter how far he goes or how fast he gets there, all roads lead to Onion Street.

Advance praise for Onion Street:                                 

“…Few writers working in any genre offer tales with such moral complexity, dark humor, and, most of all, heart.”--Megan Abbott, Edgar® Award-winning author of DARE ME

“Edgar-finalist Coleman’s outstanding eighth Moe Prager mystery (after 2011’s Hurt Machine) explains how the NYPD detective turned PI became a cop...The twists and turns are unpredictable, but Coleman pulls everything together by the end.”  – from Publisher’s Weekly, starred review

“Coleman’s latest—a prequel to the award-winning Moe Prager series—is a slam-dunk recommendation for readers drawn to smart, gritty, crime fiction with label-defying characters…Exposing a well-loved character’s backstory can be risky, but Coleman manages the trick just fine, with setting and character nicely balancing plot and action.”— from Booklist, starred review 

“VERDICT - The eighth outing (after Hurt Machine) for PI (and former NYPD cop) Moe Prager makes an effective coming-of-age prequel, explaining how he got into police work in the first place. Coleman has won multiple awards for his gritty but soulful series, and this entry is of that same high caliber. Don’t miss it." — from Library Journal

Where to preorder Onion Street:

• The Mysterious Book Shop (of New York City) for signed copies
• IndieBound (to find an independent bookstore near you)
• Barnes & Noble
• Amazon

Today's image: November 12, 1966 - Last remaining building at Steeplechase Amusement Park is demolished

 

“No, this was Brooklyn. We liked our scars. We wore our failures with pride. We lived in a world of what used to be and what would be no more.” –from Onion Street  

It's 1967 and Moe Prager is wandering aimlessly through his college career and his life. All that changes when his girlfriend Mindy is viciously beaten into a coma and left to die on the snow-covered streets of Brooklyn. Suddenly, Moe has purpose. He is determined to find out who's done this to Mindy and why. But Mindy is not the only person in Moe's life who's in danger. Someone is also trying to kill his best and oldest friend, Bobby Friedman. Moe will risk everything to find the answers. He will travel from the pot-holed pavement of Brighton Beach to the Pocono Mountains to the runways at Kennedy Airport. But no matter how far he goes or how fast he gets there, all roads lead to Onion Street.

Advance praise for Onion Street:                                 

“…Few writers working in any genre offer tales with such moral complexity, dark humor, and, most of all, heart.”--Megan Abbott, Edgar® Award-winning author of DARE ME

“Edgar-finalist Coleman’s outstanding eighth Moe Prager mystery (after 2011’s Hurt Machine) explains how the NYPD detective turned PI became a cop...The twists and turns are unpredictable, but Coleman pulls everything together by the end.”  – from Publisher’s Weekly, starred review

“Coleman’s latest—a prequel to the award-winning Moe Prager series—is a slam-dunk recommendation for readers drawn to smart, gritty, crime fiction with label-defying characters…Exposing a well-loved character’s backstory can be risky, but Coleman manages the trick just fine, with setting and character nicely balancing plot and action.”— from Booklist, starred review 

“VERDICT - The eighth outing (after Hurt Machine) for PI (and former NYPD cop) Moe Prager makes an effective coming-of-age prequel, explaining how he got into police work in the first place. Coleman has won multiple awards for his gritty but soulful series, and this entry is of that same high caliber. Don’t miss it." — from Library Journal

Where to preorder Onion Street:

• The Mysterious Book Shop (of New York City) for signed copies
• IndieBound (to find an independent bookstore near you)
• Barnes & Noble
• Amazon

Link to today’s original image source: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/picturegalleries/worldnews/8466010/A-history-of-Coney-Island-in-pictures.html?image=15

Today's image: The Narrows - Belt Parkway and Shore Road, Brooklyn, Postcard

 

“No, this was Brooklyn. We liked our scars. We wore our failures with pride. We lived in a world of what used to be and what would be no more.” –from Onion Street  

It's 1967 and Moe Prager is wandering aimlessly through his college career and his life. All that changes when his girlfriend Mindy is viciously beaten into a coma and left to die on the snow-covered streets of Brooklyn. Suddenly, Moe has purpose. He is determined to find out who's done this to Mindy and why. But Mindy is not the only person in Moe's life who's in danger. Someone is also trying to kill his best and oldest friend, Bobby Friedman. Moe will risk everything to find the answers. He will travel from the pot-holed pavement of Brighton Beach to the Pocono Mountains to the runways at Kennedy Airport. But no matter how far he goes or how fast he gets there, all roads lead to Onion Street.

Advance praise for Onion Street:                                 

“…Few writers working in any genre offer tales with such moral complexity, dark humor, and, most of all, heart.”--Megan Abbott, Edgar® Award-winning author of DARE ME

“Edgar-finalist Coleman’s outstanding eighth Moe Prager mystery (after 2011’s Hurt Machine) explains how the NYPD detective turned PI became a cop...The twists and turns are unpredictable, but Coleman pulls everything together by the end.”  – from Publisher’s Weekly, starred review

“Coleman’s latest—a prequel to the award-winning Moe Prager series—is a slam-dunk recommendation for readers drawn to smart, gritty, crime fiction with label-defying characters…Exposing a well-loved character’s backstory can be risky, but Coleman manages the trick just fine, with setting and character nicely balancing plot and action.”— from Booklist, starred review 

“VERDICT - The eighth outing (after Hurt Machine) for PI (and former NYPD cop) Moe Prager makes an effective coming-of-age prequel, explaining how he got into police work in the first place. Coleman has won multiple awards for his gritty but soulful series, and this entry is of that same high caliber. Don’t miss it." — from Library Journal

Where to preorder Onion Street:

• The Mysterious Book Shop (of New York City) for signed copies
• IndieBound (to find an independent bookstore near you)
• Barnes & Noble
• Amazon

Link to today’s original image source: http://www.flickr.com/photos/boston_public_library/7045684739/sizes/z/in/photostream/

Today's image: Brooklyn (1967) by William Gedney

“No, this was Brooklyn. We liked our scars. We wore our failures with pride. We lived in a world of what used to be and what would be no more.” –from Onion Street  

It's 1967 and Moe Prager is wandering aimlessly through his college career and his life. All that changes when his girlfriend Mindy is viciously beaten into a coma and left to die on the snow-covered streets of Brooklyn. Suddenly, Moe has purpose. He is determined to find out who's done this to Mindy and why. But Mindy is not the only person in Moe's life who's in danger. Someone is also trying to kill his best and oldest friend, Bobby Friedman. Moe will risk everything to find the answers. He will travel from the pot-holed pavement of Brighton Beach to the Pocono Mountains to the runways at Kennedy Airport. But no matter how far he goes or how fast he gets there, all roads lead to Onion Street.

Advance praise for Onion Street:                                 

“…Few writers working in any genre offer tales with such moral complexity, dark humor, and, most of all, heart.”--Megan Abbott, Edgar® Award-winning author of DARE ME

“Edgar-finalist Coleman’s outstanding eighth Moe Prager mystery (after 2011’s Hurt Machine) explains how the NYPD detective turned PI became a cop...The twists and turns are unpredictable, but Coleman pulls everything together by the end.”  – from Publisher’s Weekly, starred review

“Coleman’s latest—a prequel to the award-winning Moe Prager series—is a slam-dunk recommendation for readers drawn to smart, gritty, crime fiction with label-defying characters…Exposing a well-loved character’s backstory can be risky, but Coleman manages the trick just fine, with setting and character nicely balancing plot and action.”— from Booklist, starred review 

“VERDICT - The eighth outing (after Hurt Machine) for PI (and former NYPD cop) Moe Prager makes an effective coming-of-age prequel, explaining how he got into police work in the first place. Coleman has won multiple awards for his gritty but soulful series, and this entry is of that same high caliber. Don’t miss it." — from Library Journal

Where to preorder Onion Street:

• The Mysterious Book Shop (of New York City) for signed copies
• IndieBound (to find an independent bookstore near you)
• Barnes & Noble
• Amazon

Link to today’s original image source: http://ffffound.com/image/f0b2ed38e1b0711afa25bb13558a7d6a5a9f465a

Today's image: Brooklyn Bridge in Winter by Childe Hassam, 1904

 

“No, this was Brooklyn. We liked our scars. We wore our failures with pride. We lived in a world of what used to be and what would be no more.” –from Onion Street  

It's 1967 and Moe Prager is wandering aimlessly through his college career and his life. All that changes when his girlfriend Mindy is viciously beaten into a coma and left to die on the snow-covered streets of Brooklyn. Suddenly, Moe has purpose. He is determined to find out who's done this to Mindy and why. But Mindy is not the only person in Moe's life who's in danger. Someone is also trying to kill his best and oldest friend, Bobby Friedman. Moe will risk everything to find the answers. He will travel from the pot-holed pavement of Brighton Beach to the Pocono Mountains to the runways at Kennedy Airport. But no matter how far he goes or how fast he gets there, all roads lead to Onion Street.

Advance praise for Onion Street:                                 

“…Few writers working in any genre offer tales with such moral complexity, dark humor, and, most of all, heart.”--Megan Abbott, Edgar® Award-winning author of DARE ME

“Edgar-finalist Coleman’s outstanding eighth Moe Prager mystery (after 2011’s Hurt Machine) explains how the NYPD detective turned PI became a cop...The twists and turns are unpredictable, but Coleman pulls everything together by the end.”  – from Publisher’s Weekly, starred review

“Coleman’s latest—a prequel to the award-winning Moe Prager series—is a slam-dunk recommendation for readers drawn to smart, gritty, crime fiction with label-defying characters…Exposing a well-loved character’s backstory can be risky, but Coleman manages the trick just fine, with setting and character nicely balancing plot and action.”— from Booklist, starred review 

“VERDICT - The eighth outing (after Hurt Machine) for PI (and former NYPD cop) Moe Prager makes an effective coming-of-age prequel, explaining how he got into police work in the first place. Coleman has won multiple awards for his gritty but soulful series, and this entry is of that same high caliber. Don’t miss it." — from Library Journal

Where to preorder Onion Street:

• The Mysterious Book Shop (of New York City) for signed copies
• IndieBound (to find an independent bookstore near you)
• Barnes & Noble
• Amazon

Link to today’s original image source: http://www.wikipaintings.org/en/childe-hassam/brooklyn-bridge-in-winter

Today's image: Faded Ad on the Side of a Building in Brooklyn, 1960s

 

“No, this was Brooklyn. We liked our scars. We wore our failures with pride. We lived in a world of what used to be and what would be no more.” –from Onion Street  

It's 1967 and Moe Prager is wandering aimlessly through his college career and his life. All that changes when his girlfriend Mindy is viciously beaten into a coma and left to die on the snow-covered streets of Brooklyn. Suddenly, Moe has purpose. He is determined to find out who's done this to Mindy and why. But Mindy is not the only person in Moe's life who's in danger. Someone is also trying to kill his best and oldest friend, Bobby Friedman. Moe will risk everything to find the answers. He will travel from the pot-holed pavement of Brighton Beach to the Pocono Mountains to the runways at Kennedy Airport. But no matter how far he goes or how fast he gets there, all roads lead to Onion Street.

Advance praise for Onion Street:                                 

“…Few writers working in any genre offer tales with such moral complexity, dark humor, and, most of all, heart.”--Megan Abbott, Edgar® Award-winning author of DARE ME

“Edgar-finalist Coleman’s outstanding eighth Moe Prager mystery (after 2011’s Hurt Machine) explains how the NYPD detective turned PI became a cop...The twists and turns are unpredictable, but Coleman pulls everything together by the end.”  – from Publisher’s Weekly, starred review

“Coleman’s latest—a prequel to the award-winning Moe Prager series—is a slam-dunk recommendation for readers drawn to smart, gritty, crime fiction with label-defying characters…Exposing a well-loved character’s backstory can be risky, but Coleman manages the trick just fine, with setting and character nicely balancing plot and action.”— from Booklist, starred review 

“VERDICT - The eighth outing (after Hurt Machine) for PI (and former NYPD cop) Moe Prager makes an effective coming-of-age prequel, explaining how he got into police work in the first place. Coleman has won multiple awards for his gritty but soulful series, and this entry is of that same high caliber. Don’t miss it." — from Library Journal

Where to preorder Onion Street:

• The Mysterious Book Shop (of New York City) for signed copies
• IndieBound (to find an independent bookstore near you)
• Barnes & Noble
• Amazon

Link to today’s original image source: http://ephemeralnewyork.wordpress.com/tag/vintage-ads/

Today's image: Label from Bottle of Chateau Latour, 1966

“No, this was Brooklyn. We liked our scars. We wore our failures with pride. We lived in a world of what used to be and what would be no more.” –from Onion Street  

It's 1967 and Moe Prager is wandering aimlessly through his college career and his life. All that changes when his girlfriend Mindy is viciously beaten into a coma and left to die on the snow-covered streets of Brooklyn. Suddenly, Moe has purpose. He is determined to find out who's done this to Mindy and why. But Mindy is not the only person in Moe's life who's in danger. Someone is also trying to kill his best and oldest friend, Bobby Friedman. Moe will risk everything to find the answers. He will travel from the pot-holed pavement of Brighton Beach to the Pocono Mountains to the runways at Kennedy Airport. But no matter how far he goes or how fast he gets there, all roads lead to Onion Street.

Advance praise for Onion Street:                                 

“…Few writers working in any genre offer tales with such moral complexity, dark humor, and, most of all, heart.”--Megan Abbott, Edgar® Award-winning author of DARE ME

“Edgar-finalist Coleman’s outstanding eighth Moe Prager mystery (after 2011’s Hurt Machine) explains how the NYPD detective turned PI became a cop...The twists and turns are unpredictable, but Coleman pulls everything together by the end.”  – from Publisher’s Weekly, starred review

“Coleman’s latest—a prequel to the award-winning Moe Prager series—is a slam-dunk recommendation for readers drawn to smart, gritty, crime fiction with label-defying characters…Exposing a well-loved character’s backstory can be risky, but Coleman manages the trick just fine, with setting and character nicely balancing plot and action.”— from Booklist, starred review 

“VERDICT - The eighth outing (after Hurt Machine) for PI (and former NYPD cop) Moe Prager makes an effective coming-of-age prequel, explaining how he got into police work in the first place. Coleman has won multiple awards for his gritty but soulful series, and this entry is of that same high caliber. Don’t miss it." — from Library Journal

Where to preorder Onion Street:

• The Mysterious Book Shop (of New York City) for signed copies
• IndieBound (to find an independent bookstore near you)
• Barnes & Noble
• Amazon

Link to today’s original image source: http://www.elegant-lifestyle.com/chateau-latour.htm