Synopses & Reviews
On a manic ride from the mixing boards of hip-hop recording studios to mansions in the Hamptons and the projects of the urban ghetto, Detective Black Sallie Blue Eyes ventures behind-the-scenes of the record business in search of a street-side assassin. Casting a widely satirical net on all spectra and species of the Manhattan social scenefrom tweaking downtown hipsters, wrestling fetishists, and rapper wannabes to real estate moguls and hip-hop impresariosthis satirical urban noir novel offers intrigue, insight, and an innovative brand of humor.
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"Entertaining debut mystery." Library Journal
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"Marc Blatte puts his street cred on the line with this hugely entertaining, rollercoaster ride through New York's most dangerous, most colorful precincts. His bouncers, police detectives, and hip-hop musicians are unforgettable men and women who collide, with unfortunate results in one unforgettable novel." Ken Kalfus, 2006 National Book Award Finalist in Fiction
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"Reading Humpty Dumpty Was Pushed, the pages flew. I went through them like money. Marc is a natural born storyteller, as incapable of writing a boring sentence as he was in his former life of writing a lackluster melody." Peter deJonge, coauthor, Beach House
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"A rollicking page-turner that engrosses the reader from page onea unique, hip, urban whodunit that ushers in a new voice to the mystery genre." John Burdett, author, Bangkok 8 and Bangkok Haunts
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"After living in California all these years, it's a pleasure to be hit with this big dose of New York energy. A broad spectrum of characters appears here, dangerous flaws and wild humanity intact." Marianne Rogoff, San Francisco Chronicle
About the Author
Marc Blatte is an award-winning songwriter, a composer, a producer, a Grammy Award nominee, and a Clio Award winner. He is the cofounder and producer of a hip-hop record label. He lives in New York City.