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THE DEAD DETECTIVE

a novel by William Heffernan

320 pages, hardcover original, $24.95

“The Dead Detective is William Heffernan’s first novel in seven years, and wherever he’s been, he hasn’t forgotten how to write a good, gritty police procedural … This edgy police drama succeeds in capturing the hysteria that grips Tampa residents when a celebrity criminal … is found dead in a cypress swamp with her throat cut and the word ‘Evil’ carved into her forehead.”

—New York Times Book Review

“The Dead Detective is a meaty story that offers an intriguing and conflicted protagonist, a darkly fascinating victim, solid police procedural detail, a knowing look at the Tampa Bay area and its politics, an unlikely murderer, and a creepy denouement that hints that Harry [protagonist] will be back.” —Booklist

BLACK ORCHID BLUES

a novel by Persia Walker

272 pages, trade paperback original, $15.95

“The best kind of historical mystery: great history, great mystery, all wrapped up in a voice so authentic you feel it has come out of the past to whisper in your ear.”

—Lee Child, author of Worth Dying For

“A remarkable achievement; imagine the richly provocative atmosphere of Walter Mosley or James Ellroy’s best period work, and a savvy, truly likable heroine, and you have Black Orchid Blues. Persia Walker is a rising superstar in the mystery genre.”

—Jason Starr, best-selling author of The Pack

THE PRICE OF ESCAPE

a novel by David Unger

224 pages, trade paperback original, $15.95

“David Unger spins a fascinating tale of weird redemption in The Price of Escape, leading us on a tense journey from 1938 Nazi Germany all the way to Guatemala. The sinister United Fruit Company casts a giant shadow over this vividly rendered landscape, devouring everyone and everything in its path. Unger has created a compelling protagonist in the flawed and anguished Samuel Berkow, a man on the run from his own demons and the terrible forces of history.”

—Jessica Hagedorn, author of Dream Jungle

MANHATTAN NOIR

edited by Lawrence Block

264 pages, trade paperback original, $15.95

Brand-new stories by: Jeffery Deaver, Robert Knightly, Lawrence Block, Liz Martínez, Thomas H. Cook, S.J. Rozan, Justin Scott, and others.

“A pleasing variety of Manhattan neighborhoods come to life in Block’s solid anthology … the writing is of a high order and a nice mix of styles.”

—Publishers Weekly

BROOKLYN NOIR

edited by Tim McLoughlin

350 pages, trade paperback original, $15.95

*Winner of Shamus Award, Anthony Award, Robert L. Fish Memorial Award; finalist for Edgar Award, Pushcart Prize

Brand-new stories by: Pete Hamill, Robert Knightly, Arthur Nersesian, Maggie Estep, Nelson George, Sidney Offit, Ken Bruen, and others.

“Brooklyn Noir is such a stunningly perfect combination that you can’t believe you haven’t read an anthology like this before. But trust me— you haven’t. Story after story is a revelation, filled with the requisite sense of place, but also the perfect twists that crime stories demand. The writing is flat-out superb, filled with lines that will sing in your head for a long time to come.”

—Laura Lippman, winner of the Edgar, Agatha, and Shamus awards

THE BROTHERS’ LOT

a novel by Kevin Holohan

320 pages, trade paperback original, $15.95

“Kevin Holohan’s strange yet disconcertingly recognizable world has echoes of Flann O’Brien’s and Monty Python’s, but there is rage as well as absurdist comedy. The Brother’s Lot is a memorable, skillfully wrought, and evocative satire of an Ireland that has collapsed under the weight of its contradictions.”

—Joseph O’Connor, author of Star of the Sea