Bøker av Vincent Zandri

THINK TWICE ABOUT WHO YOU DO NOT MURDER!From a hospital bed, a middle-aged woman recalls taking back her mystery writer husband after twelve years of divorce and how all went swimmingly well. At first, anyway. But soon she began to feel empty inside and her unhappiness led to her cheating on him like she did the first time they were together. Only this time, she and the man she's sleeping with have big plans for the writer. They want the mystery man dead. From ITW Thriller Award winner, Vincent Zandri comes an explosive new thriller.Grab this killer thriller now!!!"Non-stop action." --I Love a Mystery ¿¿¿¿¿"Vincent Zandri nails reader's attention." --Boston Herald ¿¿¿¿¿"(Zandri) demonstrates an uncanny knack for exposition, introducing new characters and narrative possibilities with the confidence of an old pro...Zandri does a superb job interlocking puzzle pieces." --The San Diego Union-Tribune ¿¿¿¿¿"Zandri has brought back that wonderful 'quest' story that keeps the reader alert and pinging with anticipation from beginning to end. His 'Chase Baker' character is cocky, smart, and multi-talented, but with that brotherly quality that reminds you of a best friend in school. These are the types of characters we remember and follow, and Zandri does them with flair, along with non-stop action and a surprise ending. What thriller reader could not love that? ... THE SHROUD KEY is well worth every minute." -- SUSPENSE MAGAZINE ¿¿¿¿¿

CAN JACK MARCONI HELP HIMSELF FROM FALLING IN LOVE WITH A WOMAN WHO WILL BE THE DEATH OF HIM? When PI Jack "Keeper" Marconi is approached by a meek man by the name McNamee about a beautiful blue eyed, long blonde-haired woman who took him not only for $9000 worth of charges on his credit card, but who claims to be pregnant with his child, Keeper can't help but feel suspicious. Is the woman running a small-time prostitution ring that also specializes in credit card fraud and larceny? He agrees to take on the job of surveilling the would-be madame if only to get the man's money back. But what he discovers in the process of looking into this femme fatale who just happens to reside in Arbor Hill, one the of most dangerous neighborhoods in Albany, NY, is that not all prostitution rackets are what they appear to be. And what's worse, is how easily he himself can be lured into a spider's web of sex, cash, loneliness, and murder. For fans of Michael Connelly, Charlie Huston, Robert B. Parker, Donald Westlake, and more, comes the latest quick hard-boiled and Albany noir read from New York Times and USA Today ITW Thriller and PWA Shamus Award winning author, Vincent Zandri. Nab your fast-paced thriller now! "A hugely successful series...Vincent Zandri's The Guilty is a gripping combination of old-school hardboiled detective yarn and a '80s high-octane action movie. Immensely enjoyable."--Paul D. Brazill, Pulp Metal Magazine "Tough, stylish, heartbreaking." --Don Winslow, bestselling author of Savages "A riveting story..oh, what a story it is: grisly, surprising, and page-turningly suspenseful. A terrific old-schoolthriller." -Booklist (starred review) "Captures readers' attention from the opening scene...creates a story that... is hard to tear away from once a reader is hooked."-BookPage "Sensational...Masterful...Brilliant." --New York Post "The action never wanes." --Fort Lauderdale Sun-Sentinal "Gritty, fast-paced, lyrical and haunting." --Harlan Coben, bestselling author of Six Years

Travel to Mars is Becoming a Reality! But there are Dangerous Alien Creatures Who Will Kill Us if We Try! When Casey Smith wakes up from the dead, he finds himself aboard a spacecraft that's bound for Mars. This new metaverse play has him cast in the role of the Security Officer. Soon he finds himself battling an evil force that's a cross between The Thing and the Alien. A nail biter of a serial thriller by New York Times bestselling Thriller Award winner, Vincent Zandri. Scroll up and grab your exciting copy now!!!

CAN YOU EVER REALLY BURY THE PAST? On a cold November evening back in 1982, real estate lawyer, Marty Finnegan, and socialite, Tracy Reynolds, were seen fighting outside the dining room of the Wolforts Roost Country Club. Unbeknownst to them, three drunken teenage boys who attend the same prep school were witnessing their bitter exchange under the cover of darkness. When the boys decide to head out on a joyride that includes holding up Finnegan at gunpoint, their lives take a turn for the worse. Less than twenty-four hours later, the lawyer will be discovered dead in a patch of woods near his home. He died in subzero temperatures, without having worn a coat or boots, his car parked miles away in an airport parking garage... Now, it's thirty five years later, and one of the "boys" involved in the original 1982 holdup has found God, and he is about to confess their story to the whole world. But another one of the now middle-aged boys is bent do everything in his power to stop the confession. Enter Keeper Marconi, PI, who will reluctantly take on the job of persuading the confessor to keep his mouth shut. But at the same time, the police hire Marconi to delve deeper into the Marty Finnegan cold case file. They want him to determine once and for all, if the lawyer simply died while out for a walk in the freezing cold, or was he murdered in cold blood? For readers of Michael Connelly, Robert B. Parker, Ace Atkins, Lawrence Block, and more, Thriller Award Winning New York Times Bestselling author Vincent Zandri, brings you an action, suspense, and romance-filled PI novel that is unputdownable. Grab your heart-pounding copy now!

Life doesn't end with a whimper . . . it ends with a scream. Jude Parish has demons. Demons so real he can almost feel the beasts with black, reptilian eyes and razor-sharp fangs taking up residence where his once confident soul resides. Demons that ended his career as a violent crimes cop.Now the former cop turned bestselling true crime author is hoping to lead a quiet, peaceful life in the idyllic Adirondack vacation town of Lake George, New York with his pregnant wife and young son. But when Jude becomes witness to a bizarre "kill game" in which the killer insists on recording the screams of his victims prior to shooting them dead, the ex-cop's life is turned upside down. Jude knows he has no choice but to fight his demon-fear and take on the role when he's asked to act as the state's "star witness." What he doesn't realize at the time is that the killer's arrest is actually the first level in a carefully designed first-person kill game involving his family as "players" and ultimately victims.It won't be "Game Over" until the killer catches the screams of his tortured victims.How will the kill game end? Can Jude face his demons and save his family? Or will they devour him and those he has sworn to protect? Grab your stunning paperback now! The action never wanes." -Fort Lauderdale Sun-Sentinel "Gritty, fast-paced, lyrical and haunting." -Harlan Coben, Bestselling Author of Six Years "Non-stop action." -I Love a Mystery

"For neatly 3,000 years man has been searching for the Lost Ark!" Adventurer Chase Baker takes on his most difficult assignment yet when he, along with a sexy adventuring partner, Dr. Sarah Gibson, go in search of the famed Ark of the Covenant or what's also known as the Ark of God! For fans of Dan Brown, Clive Cussler, J. Robert Kennedy and more, comes an edge-of-your seat adventure from New York Times and USA Today bestselling Thriller and Shamus Award winning author, Vincent Zandri. Don't wait another minute. Scroll up and grab the latest episode in the bestselling Chase Baker action/romantic adventure series today: Chase Baker and the Lost Ark of God! What the critics are saying: "If you put Zandri and Dan Brown in a dark Cairo back alley, I'd put money on Zandri. He went to Cairo in the middle of the Arab Spring (against the explicit wishes of the U.S. State Department), gathered materials for the book while Tahrir Square rioted ... The Shroud Key is page-turning fun for popcorn munchers."--Ben Sobieck, CrimeFictionBook Blog "Zandri has brought back that wonderful 'quest' story ... THE SHROUD KEY is well worth every minute."--SUSPENSE MAGAZINE

THRILLS. SPILLS. ROMANCE ON THE RAILS! IN THIS EPISODE OF THE NEW PULP THRILLER SERIES: Sam Savage has been busted by his superiors over his Mile High Club romantic airborne escapades. Now, he's being forced to work the Amtrak rail line for an indefinite amount of time. But Sam's not riding the rails to take up space. Turns out, the government has received specific intel about a radical Muslim terrorist who plans on doing a whole lot of damage to a whole lot of innocent passengers. And only Sam Shepard can stop him. Problem is, Sam's train is a runaway. For readers of Mark Dawson, Boyd Morrison, Wayne Stinnett, Russell Blake and more, Thriller Award New York Times bestselling author Vincent Zandri, invents yet another action/adventure character who most definitely should not be messed with. Think Bruce Willis meets Gerard Butler. This short read promises to keep you glued to your seat for the entire journey... Grab your ticket at the station and hold onto your armrests. It's gonna thrilling ride!

He wanted justice, truth, revenge... whichever came first. Prison-warden-turned-P.I. Jack "Keeper" Marconi understands the criminal mind. And he knows what it takes to break a man. His own life came apart the day a black Buick broadsided his car--and his wife died horrifically in the seat beside him. Years later, on the eve of his second marriage, Marconi catches a split-second glimpse of the driver who killed his wife. Suddenly hurtled back into the past, he is determined to take one last shot at hunting him down. That is, until he is offered a job he can't refuse: to bust a beautiful woman out of a hellish Mexican prison. Now Keeper's chase through Mexico follows a trail of bodies and lies back home: to the truth about a woman on the run, to a man sitting behind the wheel of a black Buick, and to a story that someone will kill to bury.

DIDN'T YOUR PARENTS WARN YOU NOT TO PICK UP HITCHHIKERS?On a rainy morning, PI Dick Moonlight decides to pick up soaked-to-the-bone hitchhiker--an attractive young lady who not only has a deadly story to tell, but leads Moonlight on a chase that could cost him his life.From New York Times bestselling Thriller and Shamus Award winning author Vincent Zandri comes yet another short thriller that you can devour in one sitting. For fans of Robert B. Parker, Michael Connelly, JR Rain, Joe Lansdale and more.Grab this pulse-pounding thriller now.Non-stop action. - I Love a Mystery *****Vincent Zandri nails reader's attention. - Boston Herald *****(Zandri) demonstrates an uncanny knack for exposition, introducing new characters and narrative possibilities with the confidence of an old pro...Zandri does a superb job interlocking puzzle pieces. - The San Diego Union-Tribune *****

What's More Possible? To Outrun a Deadly Past? Or to Outrun a Massive Detonation?Ike Singer is a demolitions expert, or "master blaster". He is second to none at his craft, knows every type of explosive known to man, and is the one everyone turns to when they need a safe, controlled explosion. Despite being at the very top of his profession, a personal mistake that led to catastrophe nearly brought Ike's life to ruin.He has spent every day since atoning for that sin and trying to piece his family back together. And after a great deal of work and soul-searching, Ike believes he has finally moved on. Until now. Just when he believes he has found peace, Ike is targeted by a brilliant psychopath bent on systematically destroying his life. But Ike isn't some random target: this grudge runs deeper than a landmine's crater. Ike must use every resource in his arsenal to prevent this killer's vengeance and be willing to sacrifice everything to save his family and his life before the timer hits zero. Because just when you think the past is behind you, you realize the fuse has been lit this whole time...New York Times bestselling Thriller and Shamus Award winning writer, Vincent Zandri, brings you yet another thriller that fans of Lee Child, Michael Connelly, JR Rain, and more will love.Grab your thrilling copy now!"Vincent Zandri is one of the most acclaimed thriller writers working today!" -- Publishers Weekly

Sometimes fences make for nice neighbors. Other times they hide the evil that lurks within. Orchard Grove is a town like any other, with quiet neighborhoods and apple groves . . . though Ethan, the depressed screenplay writer, and his secretive wife, Susan, would tell you differently. So would the seductive serial killer living next door. The apple trees are fertilized with evil, and the backyard fences aren't enough to stop the manipulative mind games and dangerous lies. The lines between good and evil are blurred, and then erased, as Ethan does what it takes to survive.From New York Times best-selling author Vincent Zandri comes a riveting novel of lies, deceit, and murder right next door. For fans of Michael Connelly, Blake Pierce, Gyllian Flynn, and more.Scroll up and grab your thrilling copy now!!Praise for Vincent Zandri"Sensational...Masterful...Brilliant." --New York Post"The action never wanes." --Fort Lauderdale Sun-Sentinel"Gritty, fast-paced, lyrical and haunting." --Harlan Coben, bestselling author of Six Years"Tough, stylish, heartbreaking." --Don Winslow, bestselling author of Savages"Non-stop action." --I Love a Mystery"Vincent Zandri nails reader's attention." --Boston Herald"(Zandri) demonstrates an uncanny knack for exposition, introducing new characters and narrative possibilities with the confidence of an old pro...Zandri does a superb job interlocking puzzle pieces." --The San Diego Union-Tribune --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

WE ALL HAVE A STORY OR TWO IN US. MINE ARE PARTICULARLY F'D UP!Stories, adventures, misadventures, rants, raves, and general screwed up musings about what it's like to be a full-time New York Times bestselling genre fiction author and also a freelance journalist/writer. From why you should quit your job and become a full-time writer, to Tony Bourdain's suicide, to how to be a foreign correspondent, to why I don't miss marriage, to why it was mistake getting back with my ex-wife, it's all here in one easy-to-read volume.Anything is fair game here because it's all a part of the writer's life, the companion to Zandri's YouTube channel of the same name.Grab Volume One Now. "The story of Vincent Zandri is the story of our times."--Business Insider "Vincent Zandri hails from the future."--The New York Times "Sensational . . . masterful . . . brilliant."--New York Post

When Dick Moonlight PI is instructed by Homicide Detective Nick Miller at the Albany Police Department to investigate the double homicide of a pair of married lawyers up in Saratoga Springs during the thoroughbred racing season, he finds himself in the middle of a killing spree that just might get him and his sidekick, Fat Elvis, killed too. From New York Times and USA Today Thriller Award winning author Vincent Zandri.

A bestselling author wakes up on a train and has no idea how he got there. When he finds himself accused of throwing a fellow author off the balcony of a New York City high-rise apartment building, he now must battle not only memory loss, but he must also fight for his very life. From New York Times and USA Today bestselling Thriller and Shamus Award-winning author Vincent Zandri comes a novel of deception, murder, and double-crosses that only Alfred Hitchcock could concoct. Praise for Books by Vincent Zandri: "Sensational...masterful...brilliant." -New York Post "(A) chilling tale of obsessive love from Thriller Award-winner Zandri...Riveting." -Publishers Weekly "...Oh, what a story it is...Riveting...A terrific old school thriller." -Booklist "Starred Review" "Zandri does a fantastic job with this story. Not only does he scare the reader, but the horror show he presents also scares the man who is the definition of the word "tough." -Suspense Magazine "(The Innocent) is a thriller that has depth and substance, wickedness and compassion." -The Times-Union (Albany) "The action never wanes." -Fort Lauderdale Sun-Sentinel "Gritty, fast-paced, lyrical and haunting." -Harlan Coben, New York Times bestselling author of Six Years "Tough, stylish, heartbreaking." -Don Winslow, New York Times bestselling author of Savages and Cartel "A tightly crafted, smart, disturbing, elegantly crafted complex thriller...I dare you to start it and not keep reading." -MJ Rose, New York Times bestselling author of Halo Effect and Closure "A classic slice of raw pulp noir..." -William Landay, New York Times bestselling author of Defending Jacob

Nobody Understands How Rancid the Human Race Really Is Until You've Worked in a Garbage Dump! When Dick Moonlight PI begins seeing a beautiful but married APD Narco Unit Detective, he realizes he's up for trouble should her waste management tycoon husband find out about it. But when three dead bodies, all of whom were the employees of the Fuscilli Waste Management Company show up inside the Albany County Landfill, Moonlight realizes that Mary's husband could in fact be a three-time murderer. Enter Chief Detective Nick Miller who, knowing he's conducting an affair with the suspect's cop wife, employees Moonlight to investigate the murders. Knowing that what Miller is also silently asking is for the headcase gumshoe to investigate Mary for what she might know, Moonlight is hesitant at first. But the ever instant Miller gives Moonlight an ultimatum. Either investigate the case or his affair with the narco detective will be exposed to the general public. For fans of Michael Connelly, Ace Atkins, Robert B. Parker, Charlie Huston, and more, New York Times and USA Today bestselling Thriller and Shamus Award winning author Vincent Zandri's Moonlight Runs is a thriller that will keep you guessing with every turn of the page.

Hollywood is just another word for Hell on Earth! When Dick Moonlight PI and his professional impersonator sidekick, Fat Elvis, uncover the head of a decapitated, long blond-haired woman under the floorboards of an under-construction luxury home, they come into contact with a husband-and-wife construction team who also fancy themselves Hollywood filmmakers. Only, it turns out that the filmmakers aren't interested in making romcoms, but instead, snuff films. With Fat Elvis the perfect candidate for a starring role in their new film, Moonlight is hired by the police to go undercover and expose the snuff film operation which, it turns out, is also partly financed by Mexican drug cartel gang members. The stakes and the body count in this hard-boiled thriller are higher than a box office smash hit, and far more deadly. For fans of Joe R. Landsdale, Michael Connelly, Ace Atkins, Robert B. Parker, and more, New York Times and USA Today bestselling ITW Thriller and PWA Shamus Award-winning author Vincent Zandri delivers another novel in the gritty, fast-paced Dick Moonlight PI series that promises to keep you up all night.