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Hard As Nails

Dan Simmons (2003)

SubgenreEpic Fantasy
Age groupAdult 18+
Content ratingR
Pages (Standard (250-400))
SeriesJoe Kurtz #3
Setting
CSM age18+
Goodreads3.91

Content levels

ViolenceStrong
Sexual contentMild
LanguageStrong

Positive tags

SurvivalMystery

Protagonist archetypes

AntiheroVengeance-Driven

Synopsis

Ex-PI Joe Kurtz's survival is on the line when an ambush leaves him badly wounded and his parole officer, Peg O'Toole, clinging to life. Their respective professions have ensured that neither suffers from a shortage of enemies, so narrowing down the suspects isn't easy. But Kurtz knows who's at the head of his list: Angelina Farino Ferrara, the lethal beauty who leads the Farino crime family, and her mob rival, Toma Gonzaga. The odd thing is, each would rather hire Joe Kurtz than fire at him. Someone's causing trouble beneath the gray skies of western New York, and it's drawn the notice of the mobs and the cops. Kurtz is caught in the middle along with the rest of them, and no one knows who's tightening the vise.

Tags

Crime ThrillerNoirDetective FictionContemporary Fantasy