David C. Taylor
2 SeriesDavid C. Taylor is an American author known for his historical crime fiction series featuring Michael Cassidy. He has a diverse background, having written for television and film in Los Angeles for twenty years, and he also had a musical produced Off-Broadway in New York. His work extends to published short stories and magazine articles.
In "Night Life," the first Michael Cassidy novel by David C. Taylor, it is 1954 and the Cold War tensions are rising amidst Senator Joe McCarthy's witch hunt for Communists. New York cop Michael Cassidy, with a unique background—his father a Broadway producer and his godfather a Mafia boss—is investigating the brutal murder of Broadway dancer Alexander Ingram in Hell's Kitchen. As more young men are killed, the case draws the attention of the FBI, CIA, and the Mafia, complicating the investigation. Amidst this, Cassidy is plagued by prophetic nightmares and the arrival of the mysterious Dylan McCue in his Greenwich Village building adds to his personal turmoil.
