The Smack Man

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The Smack Man
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First edition (originally as Joe Keller)
Author Nelson DeMille
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
GenreFiction
Publisher Manor Books
Publication date
1975
Pages190
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.

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