DOMENIC STANSBERRY

Jake Danser lo tiene todo: una mujer atractiva y rica, una lujosa casa con vistas a la bahía de San Francisco y un trabajo altamente cualificado como psicólogo forense. Pero tiene una debilidad: es infiel. Y un secreto: su pasado. Cuando personas de su entorno empiezan a aparecer asesinadas, el fiscal y la policia le van arrinconando. Es el momento de que Jake demuestre que es inocente a pesar de que todas las pruebas apunten en su direccion. ¿O es que realmente no lo es? Stansberry nos introduce en una atmosfera inquietante, con guiños al mismisimo Hichcock y sus "pajaros", en esta novela ganadora del prestigioso Premio EDGAR, en la que resulta imposible discernir los limites del bien y del mal.

Hammett Prize for Best Crime Fiction Edgar Winner Domenic Stansberry returns with this sultry, irresistible murder mystery. The White Devil tells the story of an aspiring American actress, who, toget

After a near decade of silence, Edgar and Hammett award winning novelist Domenic Stansberry returns to the mystery scene with a chilling new noir: The Lizard.In 2016, six years after the conclusion of his acclaimed North Beach Series, Stansberry returned to win the Hammett Prize with The White Devil. Now he comes with The Lizard -part political thriller, part expressionist nightmare-a timely contemporary tale of betrayal, murder and violent transformation, dark stuff laced with the authors signature black humor.The main character, S.E. Reynolds, is a former investigative reporter now working as a political ghostwriter. He is thrust into the center of a conspiracy investigation after an illicit romance turns deadly. His efforts to untangle himself only entangle him deeper, drawing the attention of government agents with their own agenda.An unlikely hero, candidly amoral, shunning idealism, Reynolds works for candidates at either side of the political spectrum. At the same time, he possesses a deep if complicated love for family: his beautiful, unknowable wife; his aging parents; his children. The Lizard is the story of man trapped between a relentless security apparatus and a personal reckoning from which there is no apparent escape. As the tale unfolds ,the differences between the outer world and the inner inexorably dissolve, leading to psychic and physical transformation at once unimaginable and inevitable.The Lizard is forthcoming from Molotov Editions with a release date of May 15. 2025. Two earlier novels, The White Devil and The Confession, winners of Hammett and Edgar Awards, will be re-released at the same time, also from Molotov.

This psychological thriller won the Edgar for its portrayal of a Marin County forensic psychologist accused of murder. First published by Hard Case Crime, in 2004, as part of the neo-pulp renaissance, now regarded as a classic in contemporary crimie fiction. "In the literary tradition of The Killer Inside Me, and every bit as powerful. Stansberry is an extraordinarily evocative writer."George Pelecanos, Writer/Producer of The Wire. "Compelling . . . Fascinating . . . Industrial strength neo-noir."Publishers Weekly"Fabulous writing, excellent pace and thoroughly unnerving . . . sticks in your craw, your brain and your gut for a very long time. No question: Stansberry is one of the genres best writers. "Confessions of an Idiosyncratic Mind,Sarah Weinman

IMPOSSIBLE TO RESISTThe Irish TimesEXCELLENT: MENACE, MURDER AND EROTICISM LURKThe TimesEROTIC AND SOPHISTICATEDSunday Times, Holiday Reads To Chill the Blood EVOKES THE ROME OF FELLINI AND SHADES OF PATRICIA HIGHSMITHCrime Time, Book of the MonthIn the streets of Rome, Vicki Wilsons lovers keep turning up dead Vittoria, as shes known in Italy, is a small-time actress who left behind a dark past in her native Texas and followed her writer husband to Italy. Guided by her controlling, obsessive brother Johnny, Vittoria soon enters the upper circles of Roman society, mingling with shady cardinals and corrupt senators. Among them is Paolo Orsini, who quickly falls prey to Vittorias charms. Too bad hes married; too bad his wife, an aging film icon, is murdered. From the ravishing beauty of Rome to the pristine beaches of Malibu, Vittoria finds herself at the heart of a lethal chase, spiralling dangerously out of control... An irresistible page-turner loved by readers:My, my, my, what a dark and sordid tale of jealousy, desire, and cold-blooded murder... I absolutely loved itGoodreads review *****Excellent read, it was tough to put this down... The writing and the tension in the story were phenomenalGoodreads review *****I couldnt put it down... Just incredibleGoodreads review *****Modern noir as good as it getsGoodreads review *****

S.E. Reynolds is a former investigative reporter now working as a political ghostwriter. He is thrust into the center of a conspiracy investigation after an illicit romance turns deadly. His efforts to untangle himself only entangle him deeper, drawing the attention of government agents with their own agenda.An unlikely hero, candidly amoral, shunning idealism, Reynolds works for candidates at either side of the political spectrum. At the same time, he possesses a deep if complicated love for family: his beautiful, unknowable wife; his aging parents; his children.The Lizard is the story of man trapped between a relentless security apparatus and a personal reckoning from which there is no apparent escape. As the tale unfolds, the differences between the outer world and the inner inexorably dissolve, leading to psychic and physical transformation at once unimaginable and inevitable.