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
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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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.
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
American Author
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.
