Bad Neighbors

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In streetwise private detective James Shaw, Haiblum ( Murder in Yiddish ) has created a multifaceted sleuth who defies genre stereotyping. Here Shaw has been hired by a tenants' union to discover who is trying to force the elderly and improverished residents out of their rent-controlled building. Shaw is Jewish; he has a soft heart, a social conscience and a passion for classical music. He is also shrewd, unflappable and more than a match for the pugnacious thugs continually on his trail. In the course of his tedious and labyrinthine search for the owners of the building and those responsible for harassing tenants, he calls on the aid of perhaps his greatest asset--his uncle Max.