num_pages: 320
description: In Detroit in 1925 prohibition has been in force for a year longer than the rest of the States, police corruption is so rampant no-one notices the stench in City Hall. Into this scene comes Constantine Minor, a young and ambitious reporter. The author has twice won the Shamus Award.
language: English
title: Whiskey River
titlecomplete: Whiskey River (Detroit, #1)
genres: Historical, Crime, American, Thriller, Noir, Mystery Thriller, Historical Fiction, Fiction, Mystery
ratings_count: 353
series: Detroit
awards: awardedAt: 662716800000
name: Edgar Award
category: Best Novel
publisher: Scribners