R. J. Ellory, Author . Overlook $24.95 (396p) ISBN 978-1-59020-250-0
In his American debut, British author Ellory (A Simple Act of Violence
) presents an intriguing but overstuffed saga of a man haunted by a serial killer. In 1939, in rural Augusta Falls, Ga., someone brutally rapes and murders a classmate of 12-year-
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R.J. Ellory. Overlook, $24.95 (464p) ISBN 978-1-59020-318-7
At the outset of this superb crime thriller from Ellory (The Anniversary Man), Det. Robert Miller, a veteran Washington, D.C., cop who doesn't have much of a life outside his job, arrives at the house of Catherine Sheridan, an attractive woman who's
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R.J. Ellory. Overlook, $25.95 (464p) ISBN 978-1-59020-508-2
The kidnapping of 19-year-old Catherine Ducane, daughter of Louisiana governor Charles Ducane, and the brutal murder of her driver set the stage for this absorbing crime novel from Ellory (A Simple Act of Violence) covering more than 50 years of mob
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R.J. Ellory. Overlook, $25.95 (352p) ISBN 978-1-59020-516-7
Originally published in the U.K. in 2003, Ellory’s searing first novel recounts how Daniel Ford came to be on death row in 1982 for beheading his best friend, Nathan Verney, a decade earlier. In 1952, when Ford and Verney were both six years old,...
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R.J. Ellory. Overlook, $26.95 (464p) ISBN 978-1-59020-465-8
In this outstanding noir from British author Ellory (A Quiet Belief in Angels), Miami hack journalist John Harper, drinking less, believing in God less, but still unable to recapture the muse that inspired his first and only novel eight years...
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R.J. Ellory. Overlook, $26.95 (464p) ISBN 978-1-59020-461-0
NYPD homicide detective Frank Parrish, the hero of this meaty, beautifully written crime novel from British author Ellory (City of Lies), has screwed up every aspect of his life. In a recent attempt to play hostage negotiator, Parrish was unable to...
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R.J. Ellory. Overlook, $26.95 (400p) ISBN 978-1-4683-1126-6
First published in the U.K. in 2004, this less than plausible thriller from Ellory (Saints of New York) offers little action, most of which occurs in the story within a story—the chapters of an unpublished manuscript that Manhattan bookstore...
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R.J. Ellory. Overlook, $26.95 (368p) ISBN 978-1-4683-1128-0
Noir fans will welcome Ellory’s intricate take on a familiar theme—a morally compromised protagonist’s desperate efforts to remain alive and redeem his soul. Det. Vincent Madigan, a corrupt NYPD cop, has gotten in way too deep: he owes $75,000 to a...
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R.J. Ellory. Overlook, $26.95 (384p) ISBN 978-1-4683-1129-7
This tepid thriller from Ellory (A Dark and Broken Heart) presents an original way of mutilating a corpse but follows a familiar story line. In 1974, Sheriff John Gaines of Whytesburg, Miss., who has recently regained some balance after “the nine...
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R. J. Ellory, Author . Overlook $24.95 (389p) ISBN 978-1-59020-327-9
This disappointing crime thriller from Ellory (A Quiet Belief in Angels
) focuses on a serial killer who restages famous murders with new victims across New York City. As the surprisingly ineffectual NYPD struggles to track down the Anniversary...
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