By Jim Fusilli
THE PRICE YOU PAY
OUT NOW
A crime thriller, coming-of-age story and a family saga set in the mid-1970s in a crumbling city where violence and coercion reign.
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Influential Films
Storytelling of all kinds can influence authors and essayists. These are the films that influenced me most and why, listed by release date. The first four I saw originally on TV in my parents’ walk-up in Hoboken.
No Autographs, Please!
Recently, I faced a conundrum in a bookstore: It had the book I wanted, but its only copy was a signed edition. I stood frozen by the cashier, unable to decide whether to buy it or to return it to the shelf.
Is “Psycho” Hitchcock’s take on Christmas?
Each year, even before the holiday is in full swing, the cavalcade of classic Christmas-themed movies begins and continues unabated through December 25. It’s such an American tradition that most people may not notice that some of these classic films are only loosely linked to the holiday.
Books
The Price You Pay
A crime thriller, coming-of-age story and a family saga set in the mid-1970s in a crumbling city where violence and coercion reign.
The Mayor of Polk Street
Two men in 1940s New Jersey are caught up in organized crime and international intrigue.
Closing Time
This “dead perfect” noir-inflected murder mystery carries readers from New York’s most elite precincts to its dirtiest gutters (Robert B. Parker).
A Well-Known Secret
PI Terry Orr returns in this “complex, haunting story” of conspiracy and murder in post-9/11 New York (Publishers Weekly).
Tribeca Blues
In this “gripping mystery,” New York City PI Terry Orr finally confronts the madman who murdered his wife and son (Providence Journal-Bulletin).
Narrows Gate
“Outstanding in every way – major talent, voice, feel and been-there knowledge meets a story as tough and complex as the time that inspired it.” (Lee Child)
Short Stories
Brutal & Strange
Sue, If You Must
The Girl, The Jacuzzi, The Gardening Shears
The Boogie-Woogie Kid
The Minnesota Twins
Zerbie vs. The Pandemic
American Author
Jim Fusilli
im Fusilli is the author of ten novels including THE PRICE YOU PAY, THE MAYOR OF POLK STREET and its predecessor NARROWS GATE, which George Pelecanos called “equal parts Ellroy, Puzo and Scorsese” and Mystery Scene magazine said “must be ranked among the half-dozen most memorable novels about the Mob.” The Narrows Gate setting is based loosely on Hoboken, New Jersey, where Jim was born.
