Synopses & Reviews
“Unputdownable. Classic noir, dark, funny, shocking and absolutely no compromise. Pure magic of the blackest kind.”—Ken Bruen
“A superbly crafted tale. Like the very best of modern noir, this is a story told in shades of grey. This deserves to be massive.”—Allan Guthrie
“Zeltserman delves deeply into his specialty, an unorthodox look at the criminal mind. It kept me turning pages and glancing over my shoulder.”—Vicki Hendricks
"Zeltserman’s breakthrough third crime novel deserves comparison with the best of James Ellroy. Joe Denton, a corrupt cop, has just been paroled from the county jail in Bradley, Mass., after serving seven years for his drug-fueled assault on D.A. Phil Coakley, whose face was horribly disfigured in the attack. Denton’s parents, with whom he’s staying temporarily, are uncomfortable having him back in their lives. Likewise, Denton’s former colleagues on the force are uneasy. Gang boss Manny Vassey, who’s ill with terminal cancer, threatens to cut a deal with Coakley that would expose the tangled webs of graft and violence that have governed Bradley. When the local sheriff demands that Denton take out either Vassey or Coakley to preserve the town’s dirty secrets, Denton’s hopes for a return to some version of normality are dashed. Zeltserman (Fast Lane) pulls no punches, even as he makes Denton’s manipulations, evasions and self-deceptions comprehensible."—Publishers Weekly
Set in the pressure cooker of a very small town and following the promise of Dave Zeltersman’s earlier novels (Fast Laneand Bad Thoughts), Small Crimesis an explosive noir that brings the claustrophobic hell of Jim Thompson and James M. Cain right up to date.
Dave Zeltsermanlives in the Boston area with his wife, Judy. He is a die-hard Patriots and Red Sox fan, and when he’s not writing crime fiction, he spends his time working on his black belt in Kung Fu.
Synopsis
"Unputdownable. Classic noir, dark, funny, shocking and absolutely no compromise. Pure magic of the blackest kind."-Ken Bruen
"A superbly crafted tale. Like the very best of modern noir, this is a story told in shades of grey. This deserves to be massive."-Allan Guthrie
"Zeltserman delves deeply into his specialty, an unorthodox look at the criminal mind. It kept me turning pages and glancing over my shoulder."-Vicki Hendricks
Crooked cop Joe Denton gets out of prison early after disfiguring the local district attorney, which doesn't help his popularity. Nobody wants Joe to hang around-not his ex-wife, his parents, or his former colleagues. Meanwhile, local mafia don Manny Vassey is dying of cancer and keen to cut a deal with God. He's thinking of singing to the DA if this will set him up for a better after life. And he knows stuff that will send Joe down again for a very long time-along with half the local law enforcement.
Set in the pressure cooker of a very small town and following the promise of Dave Zeltersman's earlier novels (Fast Laneand Bad Thoughts), Small Crimesis an explosive noir that brings the claustrophobic hell of Jim Thompson and James M. Cain right up to date.
Dave Zeltsermanlives in the Boston area with his wife, Judy. He is a die-hard Patriots and Red Sox fan, and when he's not writing crime fiction, he spends his time working on his black belt in Kung Fu.
Synopsis
“There's a new name to add to the pantheon of the sons and daughters of Cain: Dave Zeltserman. His new novel, Small Crimes, is ingeniously twisted and imbued with a glossy coating of black humor… The plot of Small Crimes ricochets out from [its] claustrophobic opening, and it's a thing of sordid beauty.”- Maureen Corrigan for NPR’s Best Books of 2008
“Unputdownable. Classic noir, dark, funny, shocking and absolutely no compromise. Pure magic of the blackest kind.”—Ken Bruen
“A superbly crafted tale. Like the very best of modern noir, this is a story told in shades of grey. This deserves to be massive.”—Allan Guthrie
“Zeltserman delves deeply into his specialty, an unorthodox look at the criminal mind. It kept me turning pages and glancing over my shoulder.”—Vicki Hendricks
Set in the pressure cooker of a very small town and following the promise of Dave Zeltersman’s earlier novels (Fast Lane and Bad Thoughts), Small Crimes is an explosive noir that brings the claustrophobic hell of Jim Thompson and James M. Cain right up to date.
Dave Zeltserman lives in the Boston area with his wife, Judy. He is a die-hard Patriots and Red Sox fan, and when he’s not writing crime fiction, he spends his time working on his black belt in Kung Fu.
Synopsis
Page-turning noir from Boston-based Dave Zeltserman--The Sopranos meets Cop Land.
About the Author
Dave Zeltserman's first novel, Fast Lane, received widespread praise, with Ken Bruen calling it the most entertaining debut since Jim Thompson'. Dave's second crime novel, Bad Thoughts, was published in 2007 and praised as a compellingly clever wheels-within-wheels thriller'(Booklist). Dave lives in the Boston area.