By Jim Fusilli

A SONG FOR KATY SHAYNE

OUT APRIL 15

When a music critic learns a talented young singer might have been murdered, he delves into the past, only to find peril in the present.

By Jim Fusilli

THE PRICE YOU PAY

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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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A Song for Katy Shayne

When a music critic learns a talented young singer might have been murdered, he delves into the past, only to find peril in the present.

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).

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

Mr. Endicott

Sue, If You Must

The Girl, The Jacuzzi, The Gardening Shears

The Boogie-Woogie Kid

The Minnesota Twins

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Jim Fusilli

Jim Fusilli is the author of novels including A SONG FOR KATY SHAYNE, THE PRICE YOU PAY, and 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.” He’s also host and executive producer of the popular podcast Writers at Work.

The former Rock & Pop Critic of The Wall Street Journal, Jim’s book PET SOUNDS is his tribute to Brian Wilson and the Beach Boys’ classic album. He lives in New York City.

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