| Manhattan Is My Beat | |
| Author: | Jeffery Deaver |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | Rune Trilogy |
| Genre: | Crime |
| Publisher: | Bantam Books |
| Pub Date: | 1988 |
| Media Type: | Print (Hardback & Paperback) |
| Pages: | 228 |
| Isbn: | 0-553-28061-9 |
| Oclc: | 45328078 |
| Preceded By: | None |
| Followed By: | Death of a Blue Movie Star |
Manhattan Is My Beat is a crime novel by American writer Jeffery Deaver. Published in 1988, it is both the first novel in the Rune trilogy as well as Deaver's debut novel.
Rune is a street-wise twenty-year-old, not long arrived in New York City, but she's already found herself a squat in an empty loft. She's also landed a job in a video store, Washington Square Video, that lets her pursue her interest in old movies; it's also where she meets Mr. Kelly, a lonely old man who rents the same tape over and over: a crime film based on a true story called Manhattan Is My Beat.
When Rune goes to visit him for a routine tape collection and finds him dead, the police suspect a robbery. However, Rune is convinced that the true answer to the mystery lies with the tape of Manhattan Is My Beat. This conviction draws her into a dangerous adventure against those who will stop at nothing to hide the truth and don't believe in Hollywood endings.
Manhattan Is My Beat has been optioned by Double B Productions. The novel is being adapted by Double B Partners, John and Lisa Bishop.[1]