“Strangers in the Night is a terrifying novel of big-city crime reporting. Peg Tyre knows what she’s talking about, and it shines through on every page.”— JAMES PATTERSON, author of Along Came a Spider, and Kiss the Girls

“Astonishing...Tyre effectively gets beneath the surface of a world like no other.”— WASHINGTON POST BOOK WORLD

“Pungent... Vivid...Peg Tyre shows mystery fans that she knows her cops, perps and plenty more about life.” — NEW YORK NEWSDAY

“I tell you this, Strangers in the Night in the end will break your heart. But before that you will ride through love and betrayal with people racing full tilt against the terrors of big city life.” — JIM DWYER, author of 102 Minutes, and Subway Lives

“Peg Tyre writes what she knows about best, a woman reporter and a homicide. This is a big new talent.” — JIMMY BRESLIN, author of Table Money, and The Good Rat

“With a crime-writer’s sharp eye, Peg Tyre has written an authentic novel about crime and betrayal in New York. Strangers in the Night is not to be missed.” — NICHOLAS PILEGGI, author of Wiseguy


“Turbulent romance with angry intensity on the details of big-city crime and a compelling account of the deepest obsession of police officers and crime reporters: staying employed and, if possible, alive.” — KIRKUS REVIEWS

“Tyre, a Pulitzer Prize-winning crime reporter for New York Newsday, clearly knows her territory…” — PUBLISHERS WEEKLY