The Blue Messiah Author:James D Horan This is a story of a city and the people in the city. A story of cops and the underworld and how they fight each other and how they even work together. -- And a girl, torn by her world groping for a better one. This is a big story, spanning generations of people and time,,, a story of today that James D Horan's millions of readers will immediate... more »ly recognize as a magnificent novel. A BOOK OF THE MONTH CLUB selection. Dramatic,, Vibrant,,, Warm and compassionate even when it reflects the savagery just below the apparently civilized surface of a great city's life.« less