Synopses & Reviews
Michael Korytas Tonight I Said Goodbye marks the emergence of a stunning new voice in crime fiction. Tonight I Said Goodbye is a remarkable debut and winner of the St. Martins Press/PWA Prize for Best First PI Novel…
“RIVETING.”
--Publishers Weekly
Investigator Wayne Weston is found dead of an apparent suicide in his upscale Cleveland suburban home. His wife and six-year-old daughter are now missing. The police think the former Marine murdered them. Hoping to exonerate his son, Westons father hires PIs Lincoln Perry and Joe Pritchard.
“IMPRESSIVE.”
--Cleveland Plain Dealer
Perry and Pritchard soon discover there is much more lying beneath the surface, including rumors of gambling debts, extortion, and a Russian mob that likes to wield baseball bats. But just when Perry and Pritchard believe they are making swift progress, a millionaire real estate tycoon and the FBI advise them to back off of the investigation.
“TERRIFIC.”
--Fort Lauderdale Sun
Then without warning, another murder suddenly forces them to change direction in the case as they uncover a trail of deadly twists—but the most shocking secret of all has yet to be unraveled...
“Say hello to a new crime talent. An incredibly fresh private-investigator novel.”
--The Chicago Tribune
Visit www.michaelkoryta.com
www.minotaurbooks.com
Review
"Quick pacing, sharp dialogue and very human characters--the good guys and the bad--make Michael Koryta's debut a fine and satisfying read."
--SJ Rozan, Edgar-winning author of Winter and Night
"Michael Koryta hits the ground running with this masterful debut. He's already so good, it's scary!"
-- Steve Hamilton, author of Ice Run
"An exciting debut that crackles with gunfire and terse, dead-on dialogue. This is noir, fresh and fine."
--William Kent Krueger, author of Blood Hollow
"...the 21-year-old author excels at building characters and story, making this one of the best mystery debuts this year."
--Library Journal
"This riveting detective novel should delight fans looking for new talent."
--Publishers Weekly
"A gracefully written, straight-ahead detective story with a welcome 11th-hour surprise."
--Kirkus Reviews
"Koryta is only 21, but he writes with the style of a seasoned vet...This is a writer to watch."
--Globe & Mail
"Michael Koryta makes an impressive debut."
--Midwest Book Review
"An incredibly fresh private-investigator novel...Koryta...emerges fully formed in his first effort."
--Chicago Tribune
Review
"Quick pacing, sharp dialogue and very human characters--the good guys and the bad--make Michael Koryta's debut a fine and satisfying read."
--SJ Rozan, Edgar-winning author of Winter and Night
"Michael Koryta hits the ground running with this masterful debut. He's already so good, it's scary!"
-- Steve Hamilton, author of Ice Run
"An exciting debut that crackles with gunfire and terse, dead-on dialogue. This is noir, fresh and fine."
--William Kent Krueger, author of Blood Hollow
"...the 21-year-old author excels at building characters and story, making this one of the best mystery debuts this year."
--Library Journal
"This riveting detective novel should delight fans looking for new talent."
--Publishers Weekly
"A gracefully written, straight-ahead detective story with a welcome 11th-hour surprise."
--Kirkus Reviews
"Koryta is only 21, but he writes with the style of a seasoned vet...This is a writer to watch."
--Globe & Mail
"Michael Koryta makes an impressive debut."
--Midwest Book Review
"An incredibly fresh private-investigator novel...Koryta...emerges fully formed in his first effort."
--Chicago Tribune
Synopsis
A remarkable debut mystery from the award-winning author of the 2003 St. Martin's Press/Private Eye Writers of America Prize for Best First Private Eye Novel.
Michael Koryta's Tonight I Said Goodbye marks the emergence of a stunning new voice in crime fiction. With its edge-of-your-seat pacing, finely drawn characters, and rock-solid prose, Tonight I Said Goodbye would seem to be the work of a grizzled pro; the fact that the author is just twenty-one years old makes it all the more amazing.
Investigator Wayne Weston is found dead of an apparent suicide in his home in an upscale Cleveland suburb, and his wife and six-year-old daughter are missing. Weston's father insists that private investigators Lincoln Perry and Joe Pritchard take the case to exonerate his son and find his granddaughter and daughter-in-law. As they begin to work they discover there is much more to the situation than has been described in the prevalent media reports. There are rumors of gambling debts and extortion, and a group of Russians with ties to organized crime who don't appreciate being investigated--a point they make clear with baseball bats.
With some assistance from newspaper reporter Amy Ambrose, Perry and Pritchard believe they are making swift progress. But then they are warned off the investigation by a millionaire real estate tycoon and the FBI. Just when they feel they are closing in on a possible source of answers, another murder forces them to change direction in the case.
Perry travels to a resort town in South Carolina and there he finds more than one game being played, and all of them are deadly. The stakes quickly become very personal for Perry, and it's clear that there will be no walking away from this case.
In a debut that has already garnered praise from some of today's top writers, Michael Koryta immediately establishes himself as a standard bearer for the next generation of crime writers.
Tonight I Said Goodbye is a 2005 Edgar Award Nominee for Best First Novel.
Synopsis
Investigator Wayne Weston is found dead of an apparent suicide in his upscale Cleveland suburban home. His wife and six-year-old daughter are now missing. The police think the former Marine murdered them. Hoping to exonerate his son, Weston’s father hires PIs Lincoln Perry and Joe Pritchard.
Perry and Pritchard soon discover there is much more lying beneath the surface, including rumors of gambling debts, extortion, and a Russian mob that likes to wield baseball bats. But just when Perry and Pritchard believe they are making swift progress, a millionaire real estate tycoon and the FBI advise them to back off of the investigation.
Then without warning, another murder suddenly forces them to change direction in the case as they uncover a trail of deadly twists—but the most shocking secret of all has yet to be unraveled...
Synopsis
Michael Koryta’s Tonight I Said Goodbye marks the emergence of a stunning new voice in crime fiction. Tonight I Said Goodbye is a remarkable debut and winner of the St. Martin’s Press/PWA Prize for Best First PI Novel…
“RIVETING.”
--Publishers Weekly
Investigator Wayne Weston is found dead of an apparent suicide in his upscale Cleveland suburban home. His wife and six-year-old daughter are now missing. The police think the former Marine murdered them. Hoping to exonerate his son, Weston’s father hires PIs Lincoln Perry and Joe Pritchard.
“IMPRESSIVE.”
--Cleveland Plain Dealer
Perry and Pritchard soon discover there is much more lying beneath the surface, including rumors of gambling debts, extortion, and a Russian mob that likes to wield baseball bats. But just when Perry and Pritchard believe they are making swift progress, a millionaire real estate tycoon and the FBI advise them to back off of the investigation.
“TERRIFIC.”
--Fort Lauderdale Sun
Then without warning, another murder suddenly forces them to change direction in the case as they uncover a trail of deadly twists—but the most shocking secret of all has yet to be unraveled...
“Say hello to a new crime talent. An incredibly fresh private-investigator novel.”
--The Chicago Tribune
Visit www.michaelkoryta.com
www.minotaurbooks.com
Synopsis
Investigator Wayne Weston is found dead of an apparent suicide in his upscale Cleveland suburban home. His wife and six-year-old daughter are now missing. The police think the former Marine murdered them. Hoping to exonerate his son, Westons father hires PIs Lincoln Perry and Joe Pritchard.
Perry and Pritchard soon discover there is much more lying beneath the surface, including rumors of gambling debts, extortion, and a Russian mob that likes to wield baseball bats. But just when Perry and Pritchard believe they are making swift progress, a millionaire real estate tycoon and the FBI advise them to back off of the investigation.
Then without warning, another murder suddenly forces them to change direction in the case as they uncover a trail of deadly twists—but the most shocking secret of all has yet to be unraveled... Tonight I Said Goodbye is a 2005 Edgar Award Nominee for Best First Novel.
About the Author
MICHAEL KORYTA lives in Bloomington, Indiana. While in high school he began to work both for a private investigator and for the local newspaper, and he still has those jobs. That work experience benefited his fiction writing greatly. He completed his degree at Indiana University in May of 2005.
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