Bøker av John a Russo

The stakes are higher than ever as private eye, Vito Martinelli and crime-solving movie director, David Cristi face ruthless murderers determined to destroy anyone in their way... Roland Fornier, a long-cherished friend from David Cristi's childhood, needs help finding his missing granddaughter. But this is no ordinary missing-person case...Kathleen was placed in a Witness Protection Program after she killed her neo-Nazi husband, Kirk Biggins, who was about to detonate a uranium bomb in the heart of Boston. The safety of America's cities depended on her anonymity. Now, Kirk's vengeful former comrades are on the hunt, eager to extract the secrets Kathleen possesses. The danger is imminent, and David and Vito must locate her before the neo-Nazis do. The catch? Kathleen's new identity and her whereabouts remain a mystery. Experience a riveting and uncertain race against time as Cristi and Martinelli navigate a suspenseful chase, not only against the adversaries but also against Roland, who seems more inclined to seek revenge than to save Kathleen. Will David and Vito outsmart the neo-Nazis and save Kathleen, or will the forces of darkness prevail?

John A. Russo, co-creator of the cult classic Night of the Living Dead, spins an unforgettable horror suspense tale in the second installment of the David Cristi and Vito Martinelli Mysteries.Superstar Bonny Clanton, with her five Grammys and four major movies, believes she's invulnerable to the senseless violence of the city streets. But when she befriends Frank Bonner, a Special Forces sergeant reminiscent of her deceased brother, she unknowingly places herself in grave danger.Frank, an apparently ordinary all-American man, holds a dark secret-he's already taken two lives, and his true identity remains a mystery. And since Bonny is unaware that she's in the company of a serial killer, it's only a matter of time before he turns on her.Can Detective Vito Martinelli and his occasional partner, David Cristi, follow the clues and solve one of their biggest cases to date?

From the mind of John A. Russo, co-creator of the cult classic Night of the Living Dead, another classic tale of horror and suspense...Jenny Teague misses her father. She's never recovered from his sudden disappearance a decade earlier. When a strange man tries to convince her he's still alive, she just can't bring herself to believe it. Eventually the stranger, Dr. Rolf Kollar, convinces Jenny to accompany him to look for the man he claims is her father. Together they hatch a plan to break this man out of the sanatorium where he's apparently being held against his will.When Norman Teague and two fellow patients-all of whom have been imprisoned by the government as a result of a bizarre discovery-do escape, all hell breaks loose. The ensuing mayhem serves to convince Jenny that her father is indeed alive...but is it possible that he could really be the man she once knew and loved?When sanity flees, terror takes its place...

From the co-author of Night of the Living Dead comes a brand new tale breaking out of the ground at Evans City Cemetery, the place where it all began!When a biker gangbanger and his sparkplug girlfriend bury stolen loot in the Evans City Cemetery, they're confronted by a pack of newly arisen zombies, beginning an entirely new and unique story set in the domain of the flesh eaters we have come to know-and love to hate.A cast of unique characters, all interrelated but battling this latest zombie outbreak in differing venues and under various threatening circumstances, soon discover that their fates are perilously and inextricably entwined.Roger Dowman, a serial killer put to death, is the first dead to rise, intent on consuming those who dug his grave.Detective Andrew Brown, whose daughter Judith was murdered by Dowman, is a grief-stricken shell of his former self, but he must endeavor to defeat the new zombie plague.Detective Sgt. Lucille Stafford is secretly in love with Andy Brown-a love that is thus far unrequited.A priest and a nun-whose small church is surrounded by flesh-hungry zombies-struggle to protect the children under their care.

"Eighteen-year-old Clifford Chandler idolizes next-door neighbor Pete Bishop and thinks the older boy is his best friend. But Pete seems to somehow be involved in a string of murders that Clifford's estranged father, Detective Cliff Chandler, has been trying to solve. Also mixed up in the murders is Clifford's other next door neighbor, the beautiful singer Crystal Burkett. Which next-door neighbor is the serial killer? The answer becomes even more complicated and elusive when Crystal's husband Johnny, who's twenty years her senior and an incorrigible philanderer, is murdered along with his mistress. Just as Clifford starts to figure things out, he finds himself falling for his first real girlfriend, a classmate of his who's a budding ballerina-and the perfect target for the deranged murderer... Suspecting that they know more than they actually do, the killer comes after them and the suspense reaches a fever pitch as we wonder who will live and who will die"--

At age seventeen in April 1893, Henrietta Place is tremendously excited that she has been accepted by the Board of Admissions of Barnard College in New York City, where she will study to become a school teacher. But then her Aunt Hildegarde informs her that her dream must end, for her domineering father, Major Marcus Belmont, is demanding that she and her aunt and sister join him out West. Henrietta tries to rebel, but it's no use, and the major gets his way. Full of resentment, young Etta Place unwittingly heads into a series of mishaps that culminates with her being captured by the notorious Apache Kid, and then being rescued by Harry Alonzo, the alias of a handsome outlaw notoriously known as The Sundance Kid.

From the pen of John A. Russo, co-creator of the cult classic Night of the Living Dead, comes a suspenseful and intriguing murder mystery sure to haunt you long after the last page is read...David Cristi, a famous movie director now in his sixties, has enjoyed a long, flourishing career, thanks to the franchise horror character that he invented-a brutal serial killer named Wayne Calley.For decades, David has been tormented by the unsolved murder of his best friend, Ronald Demick, when they were young teens. Two other boys were killed along with Ron, and at first the murders seemed to be solved, but now, after seventeen years in prison, those who were thought to be guilty have been exonerated by new DNA evidence.Plagued by this development, David decides to try to solve the decades-old murders. He teams up with Vito Martinelli, the same detective who investigated the original case. Not willing to let sleeping dogs lie, David puts himself and his loved ones in mortal danger from the wrath of the true killer and his allies.The truth could set you free...or it could kill you...

From the co-author of Night of the Living Dead comes a gripping tale of betrayal and obsession, murder and mayhem. Aaron Scott, a successful movie director responsible for creating the depraved horror icon Simon Rocail, is the main suspect in his estranged wife's murder. She was killed using the same M.O. as his on-screen killer creation.While defending himself against wild allegations, Aaron finds himself falling in love with one of his wife's former bridesmaids, and at the same time trying to protect his mother and his three-year-old daughter from what seems to be a crazed Simon Rocail wannabe.Little does he know there's a secret plot behind a string of ongoing killings that threatens to engulf Aaron and his loved ones. As the conspiracy deepens and the body count rises, Aaron must fight for survival and to prove his innocence once and for all.When fiction and reality blur, the consequences can be deadly...

From John A. Russo, the master of horror and co-creator of Night of the Living Dead, comes the horrifying telling of a story based on true life events.The Rufus Buck Gang is best known for a near month-long rampage of rape and murder back in 1895. Russo's telling of the story sticks faithfully to the facts as they have come to be known.Young boy Tommy Palmer's whole family is nearly wiped out in the Buck rampage, and thus begins his quest to save what's left of his kin and exact some measure of justice on the outlaws who perpetrated the heinous crimes. He teams up, by sheer coincidence, with a notorious lawman and a legendary hangman, both hellbent for their own reasons on stopping the Buck Gang before the body count gets even higher. What follows is a chilling account of depravity and a grim western-style dose of justice coupled with the amazing resiliency of the human spirit.

John A. Russo, co-writer of the movie Night of the Living Dead, spins a tale of greed, corruption, and maliciously evil intent where anyone can become a victim...for the right price...When Anthropology Professor Neville Pinnock, whose friend and mentor was murdered five years ago, teams up with Fiona Evans, whose sister has been recently murdered under similar circumstances, the stage is set for a showdown of biblically epic proportions. As they wend their way through lies and deception in search of the truth, the pair will encounter darkness and evil they could have never dared to believe is real. From underground Dark Web sites showcasing brutality the likes of which has never been seen, to Manhattan boardrooms and basements concealing depravities of the foulest kind, Neville and Fiona find themselves in a battle for their very lives and souls.Just when it seems like all is known, a twist of fate ramps up the terror even further...securing the dread right to the very last page..."An unrelieved orgy of sadism." -Variety on Night of the Living Dead