Death on the Waterfront

DEATH ON THE WATERFRONT

Death on the waterfront is a particularly notable first book because, in a field congested with innumerable stories, the author has succeeded in discovering an original setting for a mystery yarn.

The locale is the waterfront of New York, a world to itself, which is practically isolated from the city proper. Here, where for generations there has been a bitter struggle between steamship owners and the longshoremen, Mr. Archer has laid the framework for amost unusual first mystery.

The discovery of a body whose throat was pierced by a longshoreman's hook constituted the opening move in a game of murder destined to shift from the waterfront to a New Jersey country home, and which was to involve personal hatreds as well as labor conflicts. »

Robert Archer has produced an exceptionally well-plotted and realistically written story with excitement and drama enough to satisfy the most demanding reader.