Grievance is a crime novel by the American writer K. C. Constantine set in 1990s Rocksburg, a fictional, blue-collar, Rust Belt town in Western Pennsylvania, modeled on the author's hometown of McKees Rocks, Pennsylvania, adjacent to Pittsburgh.[1]

Grievance
First edition
AuthorK. C. Constantine
LanguageEnglish
PublisherThe Mysterious Press of Warner Books
Publication date
2000
Publication placeUnited States
Media typePrint (hardback)
Pages279
ISBN0-89296-648-3
OCLC41951326
Preceded byBlood Mud 
Followed bySaving Room for Dessert 

Detective Sergeant Ruggiero "Rugs" Carlucci, the self-deprecating protégé of recently retired Mario Balzic, is the protagonist.

It tells the story of James Deford Lyon, philanthropist and CEO of one of Pittsburgh's greatest steel companies, who has been gunned down in his mansion by a sniper, and detective "Rugs" Carlucci is quickly besieged by the demands of media figures from Washington and New York and sifting through hundreds of suspects who've been downsized by Lyons. In a second plot, Rugs' mother has a violent outburst that leads her to a mental hospital; Rugs' partner is operating behind his back, hoping to nail the killer and gain a promotion; and his relationship with a one-time Miss Pennsylvania runner-up is coming to a critical crossroad.

It is the sixteenth book in the 17-volume Rocksburg series.[2]

References

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  1. ^ "K.C. Constantine Books In Order". Book Series in Order. 9 October 2017. Retrieved 2020-02-10.
  2. ^ "Grievance". Fantastic Fiction. Retrieved 2020-02-10.