TY - SER
KW - Roman Catholics
KW - Italian Americans
KW - trade unions
KW - Jones and Laughlin Steel Company
KW - United Steelworkers
KW - United States Steel
KW - steel industry
KW - Wheeling-Pittsburgh Steel Corporation
KW - police
AU - K. C. Constantine
AB - Rocksburg’s steel plant is downsizing, then moved south to Brazil.  When CEO James Deford Lyon is found shot in the trunk of his Jaguar, Sergeant Ruggiero “Rugs” Carlucci—former police chief Mario Balzic’s self-deprecating protégé—is quickly besieged by national media.  The suspects—hundreds who lost their jobs—also include the union leaders who cooperated with the plant closing.  In a subplot, Carlucci’s mother’s violent outburst leads her to the mental hospital; his partner is operating behind his back, hoping to nail the killer and gain a promotion; and his relationship with psychiatric social worker Franny Perfetti, a gorgeous, one-time Miss Pennsylvania runner-up, is coming to a crossroad.
BT - Mario Balzic series, 16/17
C1 - 1990s
C3 - Allegheny County; Pittsburgh; Downtown; Duquesne Club; McKeesport; Homestead; Washington County; Donora; Westmoreland County; Greensburg
C4 - Mystery
CY - New York
LA - English
M3 - Novel
N1 - K. C. Constantine is a pseudonym of Carl Constantine Kosak (1934— ).
N2 - Rocksburg’s steel plant is downsizing, then moved south to Brazil.  When CEO James Deford Lyon is found shot in the trunk of his Jaguar, Sergeant Ruggiero “Rugs” Carlucci—former police chief Mario Balzic’s self-deprecating protégé—is quickly besieged by national media.  The suspects—hundreds who lost their jobs—also include the union leaders who cooperated with the plant closing.  In a subplot, Carlucci’s mother’s violent outburst leads her to the mental hospital; his partner is operating behind his back, hoping to nail the killer and gain a promotion; and his relationship with psychiatric social worker Franny Perfetti, a gorgeous, one-time Miss Pennsylvania runner-up, is coming to a crossroad.
PB - The Mysterious Press of Warner Books
PP - New York
PY - 2000
RN - Carl Constantine Kosak (1934— ) was born in McKees Rocks, Allegheny County and educated at Westminster College. He wrote under the K.C. Constantine pseudonym for 40 years before unveiling his identity at the 16th Festival of Mystery held by Oakmont's Mystery Lovers Bookshop. He lives in Greensburg, Westmoreland County.
EP - 279 p.
T2 - Mario Balzic series, 16/17
TI - Grievance
ER -