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| First edition (originally as Joe Keller) | |
| Author | Nelson DeMille |
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| Language | English |
| Genre | Fiction |
| Publisher | Manor Books |
Publication date | 1975 |
| Publication place | United States |
| Pages | 190 |
| ISBN | 9780586204597 |
| OCLC | 20628984 |
| Preceded by | The Agent of Death |
| Followed by | The Cannibal |
The Smack Man is the fourth of Nelson DeMille's novels about NYPD Sergeant Joe Ryker. It was first published in 1975 with the protagonist originally as Joe Keller. [1] Then republished in 1989 with the author listed as Jack Cannon. The novel focuses on Joe Ryker's attempt to stop a murderer from poisoning illegal drugs coming into New York City.