The Peter Blauner Collection Volume One

Gripping crime thrillers from the New York Times-bestselling author of The Intruder and Proving Ground-Nobody writing suspense novels does it as well (James Patterson). Praised by everyone from Stephen King and James Patterson to Dennis Lehane and James Ellroy, New York Times-bestselling author Peter Blauner has proven himself a master of the crime thriller. In the three novels collected here-including Blauner's Edgar Award-winning debut-the former journalist delivers breathtaking suspense alongside provocative questions of morality and ethics. Slow Motion Riot: Blauner's Edgar Award-winning first novel is a thriller with a conscience (Entertainment Weekly). That conscience belongs to probation officer Steven Baum, who still hopes to make a difference in a city plagued by drugs, murders, and corruption. But his newest charge is about to challenge him to his core. Darryl King is not just a small-time drug dealer-he's a psychopathic cop-killer. Harrowing. -The Washington Post Exceptionally well done. -Andrew Vachss Casino Moon: Blauner's story of the son of an Atlantic City mobster is a gritty novel with integrity and style (James Patterson). Anthony Russo's scheme for staying out of the family crime business is to manage a has-been boxer's comeback. But it's Russo who ultimately takes the fall, as he discovers it's not so easy to escape the sins of his father. You could cut a lip on his dialogue. -The New York Times This book has it all . . . Blauner is . . . brilliant. -James Ellroy Man of the Hour: When high school English teacher David Fitzgerald rescues a student after a terrorist bomb explosion on a school bus, he is lauded as a hero-until an ambitious reporter raises suspicions about Fitzgerald's involvement and he finds himself hounded by the media and under investigation by the police. A remarkable achievement-I loved it and couldn't put it down. -Stephen King As impressive for its realism as for its suspense. -Publishers Weekly