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In 1967, a brutal murder in the midst of an anti-Vietnam War group sparks an investigation by Sam McCain, in Ed Gorman s most politically charged mystery yet.

When we last saw Sam McCain he had been drafted to fight the war in Vietnam. But Sam s military career ended in boot camp when he was accidentally shot in the head and forced to spend three months in a military hospital to recover.

Sam has now returned to his hometown of Black River Falls, where he works as a lawyer and part-time investigator for the court of the snobbish but amusing Judge Esme Ann Whitney.

Two of Sam s oldest friends are caught up in the same battle. Veteran Steve Donovan brutally belittles and finally savagely beats his old friend, veteran Will Cullen, when Cullen announces he s joined the antiwar group.

When Cullen is found murdered, the obvious suspect is Steve Donovan, but Sam has serious doubts about the man s guilt. At least three people had reasons to murder Cullen, and Sam begins to suspect he ll discover even more as his investigation heats up, in this dynamic new politically charged mystery novel by a veteran of the form."

Jack Dwyer is a former cop who got the acting bug after he was cast in a local public safety commercial. He started acting lessons, quit his job, and applied for his private investigator’s license (in very nearly that order). He also took a security guard job to keep the wolves away. The novel opens with Dwyer on a riverside park murder site. He was called there by a panicked former girlfriend. A girlfriend who left him for another man, and a girlfriend Dwyer isn’t quite over.

The woman is nearly comatose when Dwyer arrives. She is distraught with grief and fear. The man who replaced Dwyer in her life is dead in the grass, and the gun that killed him is in her hand. The police arrive and everything fits neatly into a little package. No real investigation, other than into Jane Branigan—the girlfriend—and the case seems open and shut, but something about it bothers Dwyer. That something may be nothing more than his feelings for Jane, but Dwyer doesn’t think she did it.

New, Improved Murder is a seriously good private eye novel. Jack Dwyer is a likable, compassionate, sometimes self-doubting reluctant good guy, who tends to stand on the outside. He is working class top to bottom, and the world through his eyes is a harsh, troubled place, with just enough hope and romanticism to keep him from the maudlin.

The story is a straight shot. It is fast, dirty, and entertaining. The mystery is fine edged with enough clues for the reader to guess the killer, but nothing is in plain sight and it is doubtful most readers will guess it before the final pages. The supporting cast is a mixture of blackmailing psychopaths, prostitutes, nasty businessmen, broken children, and everyman scared; scared of life, death, and nearly everything else. The amazing thing, it is all this and funny, too. Not the story, or the characters, but rather Dwyer’s take on the world as seen through his semi-smart ass commentary and dialogue.

The Frankenstein story is updated to the 21 century by the great American storyteller Dean Koontz.
Now someone new is playing god. They are stronger, heal better and think faster than any humans ever created - and they must be destroyed. But not even Victor Helios can stop the engineered killers he has set loose on a reign of terror through modern-day New Orleans.
The mad genius had not imagined that his creations would develop minds - and purposes - of their own. And as Deucalion and Detectives O'Connor and Maddison race to uncover an age-old conspiracy, they will discover that Victor's new, improved models have infiltrated every level of New Orleans society ...and far beyond.
Dean Koontz, the master storyteller, creates a bold new legend.

A hippie commune has invaded Black River Falls. While the majority of the townspeople believe that the bohemians have the right to stay—despite how bizarre some of their ways can seem—as always, there is a minority that constantly accuses them of everything from criminal activities to Satanism. As usual, lawyer and private investigator Sam McCain finds himself in the middle of the controversy, especially when the teenage daughter of Paul Mainwaring, one of the town's wealthiest men, is found murdered in the commune's barn. A deeply troubled young man (and Vietnam vet) named Neil Cameron is immediately charged with the crime, but Sam has serious doubts. In this lively and poignant new novel, Ed Gorman offers readers his richest portrait yet about Black River Falls and its people.

From the celebrated imagination of Dean Koontz comes a powerful reworking of one of the classic stories of all time. If you think you know the legend, you know only half the truth. The mystery, the myth, the terror, and the magic continue. . . .

They are stronger, heal better, and think faster than any humans ever created–and they must be destroyed. Not even Victor Helios–once Frankenstein–can stop the engineered killers he’s set loose on a reign of terror through modern-day New Orleans. Only the one-time “monster” Deucalion and his all-too-human partners, Detectives Carson O’Connor and Michael Maddison, stand in their way. But as the three race to uncover the true dimensions of an age-old conspiracy, they will discover that Victor’s new, improved models have infiltrated every level of the city’s society . . . and far beyond.

This is Jim Thompson meets Stephen King." (Mysteries and More) In the deep woods, a well. In the well, a Voice. . . . The Voice speaks of lust, and blood, and murder to any who listen. Under the spell of Cindy Brasher, almost any young man will listen. In its first general release, here is Ed Gorman's underground classic of dark suspense--"An amazing noir like no other," declares Duane Swierczynski. Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine describes Gorman as "one of suspense fiction's best storytellers." Bestselliing author Dean Koontz adds: "Gorman's writing is strong, fast and sleek as a bullet.

Когда-то давно доктор Виктор Франкенштейн был вынужден собственноручно разрывать могилы преступников, чтобы из их "запасных частей" сконструировать сверхчеловека. Теперь масштабы изменились.
Лучший друг и единомышленник Гитлера, Сталина и Мао Цзэдуна, Франкенштейн тоже стремился к господству над миром. После загадочной смерти Иосифа и кончины Мао зловещий доктор перенес свою деятельность в Новый Орлеан.
По мнению Франкенштейна, даже своим названием этот город наилучшим образом подходил для сотворения Новой расы...

Хмурым дождливым вечером десятки тысяч американцев спешили к экранам телевизоров, чтобы стать свидетелями дебатов по вопросу о смертной казни между окружным прокурором Джессикой Дэннис и священником отцом Уильямом Джозеком. Вопрос не праздный, если учесть, что спустя несколько часов в тюрьме штата должны были привести в исполнение смертный приговор особо опасному преступнику. Обыватели ждали шоу, и они его получили, но большинству участников это зрелище стоило слишком дорого...

From the celebrated imagination of Dean Koontz comes a powerful reworking of one of the classic stories of all time. If you think you know the legend, you know only half the truth. Here is the mystery, the myth, the terror, and the magic of…

DEAN KOONTZ’S CITY OF NIGHT

They are stronger, heal better, and think faster than any humans ever created–and they must be destroyed. But not even Victor Helios–once Frankenstein–can stop the engineered killers he’s set loose on a reign of terror through modern-day New Orleans. Now the only hope rests in a one-time “monster” and his all-too-human partners, Detectives Carson O’Connor and Michael Maddison. Deucalion’s centuries-old history began as Victor’s first and failed attempt to build the perfect human–and it is fated to end in the ultimate confrontation between a damned creature and his mad creator. But first Deucalion must destroy a monstrosity not even Victor’s malignant mind could have imagined–an indestructible entity that steps out of humankind’s collective nightmare with one purpose: to replace us.

Городок Кедровые Пороги потрясло убийство двух сестер-индианок. Немолодые женщины с юности занимались проституцией, а позже и сводничеством, так что, учитывая наличие элементов ритуальной казни, подозрения полиции падают на молодого индейца, чью сестру убитые когда-то похитили и растлили. В эту версию не верит лишь жена подозреваемого, офицер полиции. Она и обращается к бывшему сотруднику ФБР, а ныне частному детективу Роберту Пайну, с просьбой провести независимое расследование. Чем больше он погружается в это дело, тем отчетливее понимает, что нити преступления ведут в одно из самых респектабельных семейств города, в темном прошлом которого детективу предстоит найти разгадку странного убийства.

Жизнь бывшего сотрудника ФБР Роберта Пайна, тяжело пережившего смерть жены, только-только начала налаживаться. Уютный дом. Отличная рыбалка, занятия в аэроклубе, работа над книгой – что еще нужно немолодому человеку, чтобы почувствовать себя счастливым? Но однажды на пороге его дома оказывается странная пара – дама. Готовая платить большие деньги за услуги детектива, и ее телохранитель, не снимающий черных очков даже в сумерках. Пайну предстоит закончить расследование, начатое убитым другом, и найти того, кто на протяжении нескольких лет зверски расправлялся с маленькими девочками. На этом опасном пути бывшему психологу-криминалисту не раз придется задать себе вопрос, кто есть кто в этой игре, но цена правильного ответа – жизнь.

Smalltown Iowa becomes the site of a grisly string of voodoo related murders, and it's up to psychological profiler Robert Payne, in a new case, to uncover the identity of the killer and the secrets hidden in a seemingly quiet town.

В течении 44 лет его жизни, Роджера никак нельзя было назвать красавцем. Даже наоборот. Но однажды он прибегает к услугам пластического хирурга, и становится почти красавцем с обложки журнала. В новом обличье Роджер отправляется навестить свою бывшую одноклассницу и первую любовь, которая практически сразу после школы вышла замуж за другого.

As a former celebrity tries to overcome his past mistakes and stage a comeback he faces a hell more terrifying than he could have ever imagined.

It is a cold, rainy morning and out of the blue, ex-detective Robert Payne receives a phone call from an old friend. Steve Gray and Robert Payne grew up together in the small town of Cedar Rapids, Iowa. Now Steve is a Catholic priest, inviting Payne to the scene of a grisly crime. Another priest, Father Daly, has been murdered. As Payne investigates the priest's mysterious death, he uncovers links to other more brutal crimes. He must determine how Father Daly is connected to these other murders, and he must do it before the killer strikes again.

As told from the viewpoints of the writer, editor, and critic, Robert Bloch, Lawrence Block, Charlotte MacLeod, Margaret Maron, Bill Pronzini, and others present an inside look at the world of mystery fiction. Overview covers everything from psychological suspense to PI novels to traditional mysteries. Over 300 illus.

A BLAST FROM THE PAST

Ex-cop, security guard and sometime actor Jack Dwyer feels a familiar buzz when, after fifteen years, he sees Karen Lane, his old high school flame. But things are going so well with his girlfriend Donna, that he's pretty sure Karen is not what he needs right now. Still, he agrees to retrieve a suitcase for her which she'd left with her last lover, Glendon Evans, a psychiatrist.

When Jack goes to Evans's ritzy house, he discovers the doctor out cold. Jack helps him come to, and they talk about the suitcase. Evans says he suspects its contents are important, but the suitcase has disappeared.

Jack must warn Karen, and he knows he'll find her at their high school reunion. But Jack's little trip down memory lane doesn't last long, for murder will prevent one of his classmates from ever leaving the reunion...

"The Dwyer books continue to be among the best of the new P.I. series, and Dwyer and Harris are rapidly becoming the modern-day Nick and Nora Charles." -- The Orlando Sentinel

"As the narrator, Dwyer has an appealing, self-deprecating sense of humor....The dialogue is snappy, and Gorman writes brightly and crisply." -- The Washington Post Book World

"The sequel to Murder Straight Up and New, Improved Murder will add to Gorman's laurels and the popularity of his Midwestern hero-narrator, Jack Dwyer....The author's salty humor and fast, tuned-in dialogue quicken the pace of a dandy mystery." -- Publishers Weekly.

"This quickly moving story offers believable characters, an excellent setting, and a touching poignancy." -- Booklist

"Jack Dwyer is once again lured into a tangle of sex and violence....[His] narration is breezily sardonic." -- The Kirkus Reviews