Books by Denis Hamill and Complete Book Reviews
Denis Hamill, Author . S&S/Atria $25 (416p) ISBN 978-0-7434-0709-0
The latest novel by journalist Hamill (Fork in the Road) opens in 1969, when Brooklynite Danny Cassidy becomes a suspect for a murder he can't remember whether he committed or not; furthermore, the victim was his girlfriend's father and a...
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Denis Hamill, Author . Atria $25 (384p) ISBN 978-0-7434-6298-3
A starred or boxed review indicates a book of outstanding quality. A review with a blue-tinted title indicates a book of unusual commercial interest that hasn't received a starred or boxed review.SINS OF TWO FATHERSDenis Hamill. Atria, $25 (384p)
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Denis Hamill, Author . Pocket $7.99 (273p) ISBN 978-0-7434-7706-2
Veteran romance author Miller braids together numerous story lines in the second entry in her late–19th-century McKettrick Cowboys trilogy (after High Country Bride
), yet all of them lack depth. Angus, patriarch of the McKettrick clan, sets...
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Denis Hamill, Author Atria Books $24.95 (496p) ISBN 978-0-671-01673-9
There is never a dull moment in this charming story of a young Irish-American filmmaker who, while doing research in Dublin, encounters an extraordinary young woman. In a delightful ""meet cute"" scenario, Colin Coyne feels his pocket being picked...
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Denis Hamill, Author, Pete Hamill, Author Pocket Books $24 (336p) ISBN 978-0-671-02614-1
Although Hamill's second Bobby Emmet novel (after Three Quarters) is not without a measure of charm, its brutality at times can be hard to take. Bobby's improbably noxious lawyer, Izzy Gleason, looks to be the fall guy for the murder of a married...
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Denis Hamill, Author, Dennis Hamill, Author Atlantic Monthly Press $22 (0p) ISBN 978-0-87113-614-5
Hamill's third novel--his first in 11 years--is, like its predecessors (Machine; Stomping Ground), a crime potboiler revolving around working-class Brooklynites. Fireman Kevin Dempsey has bought a big house in a quiet area of Brooklyn as a surprise...
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