num_pages: 184
description: “A legendary crime novelist.”—The Sunday Times  A plainclothes cop in Paris, Kleber is forty years old and devoted to his young wife, Elenya, a former prostitute whom he rescued from her pimp. He is embittered by twenty-two years on the streets, and his sleep is haunted by dreams of death. Kleber has many enemies, and only one friend: a criminal named Mark. When Kleber is suspended from the police force for punching a fellow officer, his underworld enemies seize their chance to get even. 
language: English
title: Nightmare in the Street
titlecomplete: Nightmare in the Street
genres: Noir, Crime
ratings_count: 68
publisher: Serpent's Tail