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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.
Short Story: The Minnesota Twins
When an irate husband prevents Eddie Flood, a pitcher for the Minnesota Twins, from attending that night’s game, Eddie asks his identical twin Arnold to fill in. Problem: Arnold is no baseball player…
Short Story: Zerbie vs. The Pandemic
Consider Zerbie, a seemingly hapless but good-natured maintenance worker in Manhattan, a borough that's all but abandoned as the coronavirus threatens.
Books
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.
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
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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.