David Fulmer

"Welterweight boxer Eddie Cero is out of the ring with an injury, but he still can't bear to see an unfair fight. In a Philadelphia alley, he steps in on two punks beating up an older man - and the guy, a private detective, buys Eddie a round and offers him a part-time gig. Eddie could use the cash, though he doesn't think much of the profession. But after a few days on the job Eddie learns he has a knack for snooping - and then stumbles on a cold case involving the front man for the Excels, one of Philadelphia's best soul acts. Eddie starts investigating the case out of curiosity, but the missing singer's talented sister draws him deep into a violent, twisted story of betrayal and intrigue, power and passion - all set to the beat of rock and roll." "David Fulmer brings us to the vibrant city of Philadelphia and the early days of its famous soul."--Jacket.

297 pages : 23 cm

Reluctantly drawn into the investigation into a gentleman's murder on New Orleans's Rampart Street, Creole detective Valentin St. Cyr learns that the victim was acquainted years earlier with a second murder victim.

In 1907 Storyville Louisiana someone is killing red-light district prostitutes. As Creole detective Valentin St. Cyr tries to solve the murder he encounters a cast of historical characters.

This atmospheric thriller is perfect for fans of Ian Rankin and Peter Robinson A holiday weekend is ruined by a drowning in a picturesque village. The incident not only traumatizes Detective Cooper, a helpless witness to the tragedy, but leads him to become involved in the tangled lives of the victim's family. As he gets to know them, Cooper begins to suspect that one of them is harboring a secret that the whole family is desperate to cover up. Meanwhile, Detective Fry embarks on a personal journey back to her roots. As she finds herself drawn into an investigation of her own, Fry realizes there is only one person she can rely on for the help she needs. But that man is Ben Cooper, and he's back in Derbyshire, where his suspicions lead him toward a shocking discovery on the banks of another Peak District river.

"In the darkness of a May night in 1916, two "sporting girls" walking home through New Orleans' Storyville district come upon a body that's been hideously ravaged. Valentin, the Creole detective who has spent the previous ten years working the scarlet streets, is drawn into a maze of lies, corruption, and madness."--

"No one cares much when a couple of street whores working the lowest rung on the prostitutions ladder in 1914 New Orleans are murdered in the same fashion. When a third sporting woman turns up dead, a small panic ensues, and Tom Anderson, the 'King of Storyville.' sends word from his hospital bed to Creole detective Valentin St. Cyr, who grudgingly steps into the investigation"--back cover.

Donna Santorello, a high-dollar Philly call girl, and Ray Pizulski, a low-rent car thief, find themselves back in the coal town they escaped twenty years befoe and facing ghosts they thought they had left behind, even as the stone killer they crossed tracks them down. This funky, character-driver noir is the nre novel from the author of the acclaimed Storyville series. --back cover.