Merciless: A Novel of Suspense - Hardcover

Montanari, Richard

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0345492404 ISBN 13: 9780345492401

Publisher: Ballantine Books, 2007

Synopsis

When a series of bizarrely posed corpses turns up around Philadelphia, along the banks of the Schuylkill River, homicide detectives Kevin Byrne and Jessica Balzano race against time to stop a vicious murderer whose macabre crimes appear to be inspired by childhood bedtime stories. By the author of The Skin Gods. 30,000 first printing.

About this title

Review:

Praise for Richard Montanari
The Skin Gods
"What makes The Skin Gods engrossing isn't just the sustained suspense but the adept rendering of the characters."
-Rocky Mountain News
"Perfect for anyone who enjoys a well-crafted thriller . . . bestselling Montanari has another hit on his hands."
-Booklist
The Rosary Girls
"Readers of this terrifying page-turner are in the hands of a master storyteller. Be prepared to stay up all night."
-James Ellroy
"Gripping . . . You begin The Rosary Girls out of curiosity but finish it out of compulsion."
-Cleveland Plain Dealer

"From the Hardcover edition."

Praise for Richard Montanari

The Skin Gods

"What makes The Skin Gods engrossing isn't just the sustained suspense but the adept rendering of the characters."
-Rocky Mountain News

"Perfect for anyone who enjoys a well-crafted thriller . . . bestselling Montanari has another hit on his hands."
-Booklist

The Rosary Girls

"Readers of this terrifying page-turner are in the hands of a master storyteller. Be prepared to stay up all night."
-James Ellroy

"Gripping . . . You begin The Rosary Girls out of curiosity but finish it out of compulsion."
-Cleveland Plain Dealer
"From the Hardcover edition."

Praise for Richard Montanari
The Skin Gods
"What makes The Skin Gods engrossing isn't just the sustained suspense but the adept rendering of the characters."
-Rocky Mountain News
"Perfect for anyone who enjoys a well-crafted thriller . . . bestselling Montanari has another hit on his hands."
-Booklist
The Rosary Girls

"Readers of this terrifying page-turner are in the hands of a master storyteller. Be prepared to stay up all night."
-James Ellroy
"Gripping . . . You begin The Rosary Girls out of curiosity but finish it out of compulsion."
-Cleveland Plain Dealer

From the Hardcover edition.

Praise for Richard Montanari

The Skin Gods

"What makes The Skin Gods engrossing isn't just the sustained suspense but the adept rendering of the characters."
-Rocky Mountain News

"Perfect for anyone who enjoys a well-crafted thriller . . . bestselling Montanari has another hit on his hands."
-Booklist

The Rosary Girls

"Readers of this terrifying page-turner are in the hands of a master storyteller. Be prepared to stay up all night."
-James Ellroy

"Gripping . . . You begin The Rosary Girls out of curiosity but finish it out of compulsion."
-Cleveland Plain Dealer

From the Hardcover edition.

About the Author:

Richard Montanari is a novelist, screenwriter, and essayist. His work has appeared in the Chicago Tribune, Detroit Free Press, Cleveland Plain Dealer, and scores of other national and regional publications. He is the OLMA-winning author of the internationally acclaimed thrillers The Skin Gods, The Rosary Girls, Kiss of Evil, Deviant Way, and The Violet Hour. Visit the author’s website at www.richardmontanari.com.

About this edition

• Publisher: Ballantine Books
• Publication date: 2007
• ISBN 10: 0345492404
• ISBN 13: 9780345492401
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 416