Anita Servi puts her life in danger investigating the death of an elderly homeless woman in the face of the seemingly uncaring worlds of the police, social services, and city agencies. Reprint.

The Death Of An Amiable Child

Literature & Fiction

Marcuse, Irene

Contemporary

Worldwide Library

Shortly after Manhattan resident Benno Servi walks Ellen Chapman, a young black Columbia graduate back to her apartment, she is found stabbed to death with the screwdriver that Benno had given her, leading him to become the prime suspect in the murder of his and his wife's babysitter. Reprint.

Guilty Mind

Mystery, Thriller & Suspense

Mystery

Anita Servi has a new job, but with the same old problems. She's still helping those who cannot find help elsewhere to cope with living in a city that can't always afford all they need. When those citizens are suffering because of age, race or income and when they find no alternatives, they sometimes turn to each other. And sometimes they turn on each other. When benevolence become murder, Anita has to look into one friend's death as another begins to face her own. There are some people for whom life is not worth living.

Consider The Alternative (Wwl Mystery, 464)

Four delightful holiday mysteries, filled with all the Christmas trimmings, includes Susan Slater's A Way to the Manger, in which Native American psychologist Ben Pecos investigates the mysterious disappearance of a local teen who is being hunted by evil, along with works by Ed Gorman, Irene Marcuse, and Michael Jahn. Original.

Crooks, Crimes, and Christmas (Wwl Mystery, 473)

Gorman, Ed

Slater, Susan

JAHN, Michael

Genre Fiction

RBJT6

Consider the Alternative

Anita Servi has given up social work; there was too much stress, too many people were dying. So she went to work for her husband, Benno, spending time in the arty community under the Manhattan Bridge, doing simple jobs in his woodworking shop. It was easy, it was fun. Unfortunately for Anita, the job that was supposed to be peaceful was anything but, and it certainly wasn't fun. Not with the discovery of the body of a young man hidden in the equipment, a boy really, brutally murdered. There was no clue as to his identity, as to why he might have been killed...only a corpse and too many questions that demanded answers. Asking questions is something Anita knows how to do; sometimes it takes her longer and farther afield to find the answers. This time her search takes her from the Russian baths on the Lower East Side to the Orthodox community in Williamsburg and the artists' galleries of the East Village. What she uncovers--links between party drugs, a stash of old diamonds and some expected greed--brings one of Irene Marcuse's praised denouments. The highly praised Anita Servi mysteries, are not only set in New York, but bring the character of the city to life, as they explore the ways in which we treat each other. Drawing on her long career as a social worker and activist, Irene Marcuse portrays the city vividly while offering brilliant mysteries for the puzzle lover in all of us.

Under the Manhattan Bridge: An Anita Servi Mystery (Anita Servi Mysteries)

Forge Books

Gone, but not Forgotten 
When Manhattan social worker Anita Servi stumbles over the body of an elderly female outside her apartment, she recognizes her as Lillian, the homeless person who spent occasional nights in the hallway and whom some tenants call the "lady of the landing." Though the woman's death is ruled accidental, Anita, whose work with New York's elderly gives her uncanny insight into their lives -- and deaths -- digs deeper into Lillian's murky past and makes some stunning discoveries. Why did Lillian choose this building as a place to sleep? And why, despite her wealth, did she need to be homeless? As Anita, uncovers the shocking answers, the dark and dangerous face of a killer emerges, determined to make sure Anita takes the truth to her grave.

The Death of an Amiable Child: An Anita Servi Novel (Anita Servi Mysteries)

United States

Walker Books

Shortly after Manhattan resident Benno Servi walks Ellen Chapman, a young, black Columbia graduate back to her apartment, she is found stabbed to death with the screwdriver that Benno had given her, leading him to become the prime suspect in the murder of his and his wife's babysitter.

Guilty Mind (Anita Servi Mysteries)

Walker Co

As Anita Servi continues to struggle to help the many citizens in need in Manhattan, she finds herself in embroiled in murder as she looks into the killing of an elderly friend while another ailing friend confronts the truth of her own mortality.

Consider the Alternative: An Anita Servi Mystery

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The Death Of An Amiable Child

Guilty Mind

Consider The Alternative (Wwl Mystery, 464)

Crooks, Crimes, and Christmas (Wwl Mystery, 473)

Guilty Mind

Consider the Alternative

Under the Manhattan Bridge: An Anita Servi Mystery (Anita Servi Mysteries)

The Death of an Amiable Child: An Anita Servi Novel (Anita Servi Mysteries)

Guilty Mind (Anita Servi Mysteries)

Consider the Alternative: An Anita Servi Mystery