The Stakes by Ben Sanders follows an NYPD robbery detective who uses his insider cop knowledge to rob rich criminals (available March 6, 2018). Rip-offs are a dangerous game, but heist man Miles Keller thinks he’s found a good strategy: rob rich New York criminals and then retire early, before word’s out about his true…
I’ve had a good amount of exposure to crime as a journalist, which influenced how I approached a task like editing The New York Times Book of Crime. But, of course, like all of us, my first responses to crime were crafted much earlier as a kid growing up in the Bronx. I grew up…
Doak Miller logged twenty-plus years with the NYPD and enjoyed it. During that time, he was married to Doreen, which he didn’t enjoy as much, leading to the occasional extramarital tryst. Not that he went out of his way to be adulterous, but as the opportunity arose, he willingly took the plunge again…and again. Once…
Forgiving Mariela Camacho by A.J.Sidransky is the second book in the Forgiving series following an apparent suicide turned murder case in a NYC apartment that leads to an international serial killer. Detective Pete Gonzalvez knew from the start that the dead woman he and his partner, Tolya Kurchenko, discovered in a Manhattan apartment did not…
American Blood by Ben Sanders introduces Marshall Grade, an ex-NYPD officer living in witness protection and caught up in the disappearance of a local girl (available November 17, 2015). After a botched undercover operation, ex-NYPD officer Marshall Grade is living in witness protection in Santa Fe, New Mexico. Marshall's instructions are to keep a low…
RECENTLY FINISHED: Once Were Cops by Ken Bruen. I've been on a bit of a tear with Ken Bruen lately. This was the ninth Bruen novel I've read this year. Granted, Bruen tends to write short novels so it's really only like three “regular” novels, but I love Bruen's stripped-down style so much I feel like…
Slaughter by John Lutz is the 10th thriller featuring NYPD Detective Frank Quinn where a madman's fatal, bloody puzzle terrorizes New York City (available August 25, 2015). A beautiful jogger, drained of blood, dismembered, then meticulously reassembled on the grass in Central Park. Subway derailments, plummeting elevators, collapsing construction cranes, apartment explosions—all creating a bloody,…
The Whites by Richard Price (writing as Harry Brandt) is about a NYPD detective nearing retirement as he falls under siege by an unsolved murder, his own dark past, and a violent stalker (available February 17, 2015). You can listen to an exclusive audio excerpt below! Billy Graves heads the lobster shift for Detectives at…
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NYPD Puzzle by Parnell Hall is the 15th humorous mystery about Cora Felton, the grandmotherly-appearing and fraudulent Puzzle Lady, whose wise-cracking and sleuthing will put her under suspicion of murder by New York's Finest (available January 21, 2014). Cora Felton would probably bite your head off if you asked her for help doing the Sunday…
