New York Detective Author:William Leonard Marshall Set in 1883, when the Brooklyn Bridge opens, this swashbuckling tale of crime and sleuthing travesties the old dime-novel thriller with its bravado and jingoist patriotism. At Niblo's Garden Theatre an aging stagehand is slain during a testimonial gun presentation to leading actor Quarternight (who will seek the U.S. presidency) while a holdup i... more »s foiled in the swank men's room -- a porcelain folly of dolphins and seashells. City Det. Virgil Tillman and his strongarm sidekick, tippling Patrolman Ned Muldoon, get on the case.« less