num_pages: 356
description: Raymond “Strong” Carlisle made his mark as an ace sideman to the biggest names in R&amp;B. Now he lies in the mud outside his home, shot dead from behind. He’s the first official casualty in a dirty war for control of Rio Mirada: a low-rent “city in transition” at the northernmost point of the San Francisco Bay, beset by drug dealers, arsonists, squatters, and restless developers. And now a murderer.In Rio Mirada, the truth is in short supply. What’s plentiful are people with all the reasons in the world to make sure the murder of Strong Carlisle remains unsolved. And the harder Detective Dennis Murchison pushes for answers, the clearer it becomes that this single, brutal homicide is just the tip of an iceberg in a town where small-time crime and big-time corruption are about to collide with explosive consequences.
language: English
title: Done for a Dime: A Novel
titlecomplete: Done for a Dime: A Novel
genres: Crime, Mystery Thriller, Mystery
ratings_count: 75
awards: awardedAt: 1072944000000
name: Macavity Award
category: Best Mystery Novel
publisher: Random House Publishing Group