Bøger af Jason Starr

The shocking thriller from the Anthony Award-winning author of PANIC ATTACKWith each meaningless date and disappointing new boyfriend, Katie Porter is becoming more and more disillusioned. No matter how wide a net she casts, she can't seem to find a guy who truly respects her. But someone thinks she's special-very special-and he's watching her. Peter Wells sees Katie at the gym. He sees her at the coffee bar she stops at on the way to work. Most of all, he sees her in his plans for the future...and he won't let anything stand in his way.PRAISE FOR JASON STARR'S THE FOLLOWER"[Starr] absolutely shines with these characters...A very funny, dark social satire."- Publishers Weekly (Starred Review)"Puts Starr up there with some of the greats of psychological suspense."- Joseph FinderJason Starr takes the big-city singles scene and turns it inside out. Keen social satire and a deliriously addictive story." - Megan Abbott"Jason Starr's masterpiece."- Bret Easton EllisJASONSTARR.COM @JASONSTARRBOOKS

The explosive thriller the Anthony Award-winning author of THE FOLLOWER You can't protect your family from everything. Dr. Adam Bloom seems to have the perfect life. He is financially secure and lives in a luxurious house with his wife, Dana, and their daughter, Marissa, a recent college grad. Late one night, his daughter wakes up and says, "Somebody's downstairs." From that moment on, life in the Bloom household will never be the same. As the family recovers from the break-in and the Blooms' marriage starts to fall apart, Marissa meets a young, talented artist named Xan. Adam feels that something's not quite right with Xan, but his daughter ignores his warnings and falls for him. When suspicious things happen all over again, Adam realizes that his first instinct about Xan was probably dead on... PRAISE FOR JASON STARR'S PANIC ATTACK "Panic Attack is the ultimate page-turner." - Michael Connelly "Funny and suspenseful, this is Starr delightfully at the top of his game." - Publishers Weekly, Starred Review "Starr's writing is slick and his plotting is second to none." - Guardian, London "Completely brilliant...If there is such a thing as the perfect thriller, Starr has just written it." - Jerry Stahl WWW.JASONSTARR.COM @JASONSTARRBOOKS

The first ever Vintage Crime original novel in a brand new editionIncludes bonus chapters of Starr's novels Twisted City and Hard FeelingsThings aren't going so well for Richie Segal. His prospects at the job are pretty miserable and, what's more humiliating, his wife's prospects at her job are pretty good. Richie knows he's a good salesman, but he just can't seem to land an account. And he's starting to drink again. And worry about whether Paula's seeing that old high school flame, or maybe someone new. It's a little early, at thirty-four, for a mid-life crisis, but that's pretty much what it feels like. And there're those unwelcome memories of the neighborhood bully, Michael Rudnick and what he did to Richie when he was thirteen. Richie Segal's feeling, well, abused.Just when Richie's about as low as he can get, he runs into Rudnick on the street and knows exactly what he needs to do. And suddenly things seem to be going much better. That is until they get much, much worse. In the classic tradition of Jim Thompson and James M. Cain, Hard Feelings is novel that lets us into the mind of an ordinary guy capable of things that even he couldn't have imagined.JASON STARR is the international bestselling author of many crime novels, psychological thrillers and comics. His novels include Twisted City, Tough Luck, Hard Feelings, The Follower, Panic Attack, and Fugitive Red (published in the U.K. as Too Far). Additionally, he's the author of the acclaimed Pack series of urban fantasy novels. His work in comics for Marvel and D.C. includes Batman, The Punisher, and the entire Wolverine Max series. He has also co-written several novels with Ken Bruen for Hard Case Crime, and is the writer of the official Gotham novels, based on the hit FOX series. Several of Starr's novels are in development for film, TV and theater. He has won the Anthony Award twice, as well as the Barry Award. He lives in New York City.

Winner of the Anthony Award for Best Paperback Original!New Introduction by Eisner Award winning writer, Ed Brubaker (Criminal, Fatale and Captain America: Winter Soldier, Westworld)Bonus chapters of Starr's Barry Award winning novel Tough Luck and Starr's novel Hard Feelings, the first ever Vintage Crime original novel!Times are tough for David Miller, a journalist for a second-rate financial magazine who hates his boss, is tired of supporting his girlfriend's partying lifestyle, and recently lost his sister to cancer. But things are about to get much worse. After he loses his wallet in a midtown bar, he finds himself being blackmailed by junkies, lying to his family and friends, and stumbling into a crime that may cost him his life."Jason Starr is the real deal." - Laura Lippman"Jason Starr has the New York sound, energy, dialog that's on the beat." - Elmore Leonard"(A) slick noir novel... Starr is such a polished writer that once you start reading it's painful to tear yourself away." - John Freeman, Time Out New YorkJASON STARR is the international bestselling author of many crime novels, psychological thrillers and comics. His novels include Twisted City, Tough Luck, Hard Feelings, The Follower, Panic Attack, and Fugitive Red (published in the U.K. as Too Far). Additionally, he's the author of the acclaimed Pack series of urban fantasy novels. His work in comics for Marvel and D.C. includes Batman, The Punisher, the entire Wolverine Max series, and graphic novels including The Chill and Red Border. He has also co-written several novels with Ken Bruen for Hard Case Crime, and is the writer of the official Gotham novels, based on the hit FOX series. Several of Starr's novels are in development for film, TV and theater. He has won the Anthony Award twice, as well as the Barry Award. He lives in New York City.

The chilling psychological thriller from the Anthony Award-winning author of PANIC ATTACK EVERYONE HAS A SECRET Life is sublime in the idyllic suburb of New York City. Recent divorcee Karen Daily and her two kids have for the first time in years found joy as they settle into the close-knit community of Savage Lane. Neighbors, Mark and Deb Berman, have been so supportive as Karen moves on in life: teaching at the local school and even dating again.But behind pristine houses and perfect smiles lie dark motives far more sinister than Karen could have ever imagined. Unknown to her, Mark, trapped in his own unhappy marriage, has developed a rich fantasy life for the two of them. And as rumors start to spread, it seems that he isn't the only one targeting her... PRAISE FOR JASON STARR'S SAVAGE LANE"Reminiscent of Rick Moody's THE ICE STORM and Tom Perrotta's LITTLE CHILDREN, SAVAGE LANE is a novel of our lives and times that is a must-read on multiple levels... Starr is one of the greatest writers now working in the United States."BOOKREPORTER "A hard-to-put-down book-you are likely to find yourself repeatedly thinking "I'll just read one more chapter." One of the best crime fiction books of the year."THE TELEGRAPH, LONDON "Who but Jason Starr could render suburban vice pitch black, sneakily endearing, and wickedly funny all at once? Shows, in grand style, how twisted the hearts of All-American families can be, and how those white picket fences can be dangerously sharp."MEGAN ABBOTT

The electrifying thriller from the Anthony Award-winning author of THE FOLLOWER What if your dreams don't come true? Ryan Rossetti and Jake Thomas were the two Major League-bound rivals on their high school baseball team, until Ryan blew out his pitching arm and landed a ten-dollar-an-hour life as a house painter. Lucky Jake made it all the way, and he and his 10 million dollar signing bonus are heading back for a publicity-motivated homecoming weekend. But he's got a nasty surprise in store: Ryan is involved in an intense, addictive relationship with Jake's fiancé Christina, who now faces a choice between love in a Brooklyn tenement or a heartless marriage on Easy Street. None of the three have any idea what's about to play out on the streets they once called home. PRAISE FOR JASON STARR'S LIGHTS OUT "Sizzles with street-wise dialogue and furious emotional energy." Library Journal "Wickedly entertaining." Booklist "A fast, furious page-turner from the git-go. Starr's got a hip style and an ear for crackling dialogue." Jeffery Deaver "Jason Starr has the New York sound, energy, dialog that's on the beat." Elmore Leonard

The classic crime thriller from the Anthony Award-winning author of TWISTED CITYCAN YOU TRUST YOUR FRIENDS?The DePinos are miserable, living in a tiny rundown apartment above a deli in Hell's Kitchen. The Sussmans live in an upscale building on the Upper East Side. When Joey DePino loses his job and is threatened by his bookies and a loan shark, he involves the Sussmans in a sick, desperate plan to pay off his gambling debts. But ad exec David Sussman has his own problems trying to stop his psychopathic mistress from ruining him, and he won't go down without a fight.As the lives of the DePinos and the Sussmans collide, Joey and David plunge their families into an amoral world where no one will survive unscathed.PRAISE FOR JASON STARR AND NOTHING PERSONAL"Has the New York sound and energy, dialogue that's on the beat."ELMORE LEONARD"The King of Noir is back. It doesn't get any darker or funnier than this.. The best novel of the year."BOOKENDS"An original modern noir tale reminiscent of Jim Thompson or David Goodis."THE IRISH TIMESwww.jasonstarr.com @JasonStarrBooks

Jennifer Ryan has the perfect life. A loving family. A high paying job in corporate law. A luxurious apartment in upper Manhattan. Then one day she steps out of her marriage...and finds that her new lover isn’t the one night stand she expected. Stalked and threatened with exposure, Jennifer attempts to unravel the true identity of her tormentor, discovering valuable clues in the trail of destruction left in this mysterious man’s wake.

The mind-bending NEW THRILLER from the two-time Anthony Award-winning author of TWISTED CITYDYING WAS ONLY THE BEGINNING.

A young Mexican couple narrowly escapes the Juarez Cartel by fleeing across the border into Texas, only to be run down in the desert by the Cartel''s most brutal thugs. Rescued by a mysterious local who takes them to the safety of his family''s ranch, the couple soon realise they must escape a house of horrors beyond their wildest imagination. In this exciting conclusion to the series, the couple finds that the army of assassins closing in on them might be their only hope for survival. 

Love on the Internet gone wrongReminiscent of Nick and Amy in Gone Girl, Jack and Maria have a tortuous history. Currently, they live in a claustrophobic Manhattan apartment with their eight-year-old son, Jonah. Jack has quit booze, but his music career ended abruptly, and he isn't doing much better as a real estate agent. Maria's doing well at her corporate job, but she travels frequently. While they both love their son, they don't seem to have much else in common and their sex life is nonexistent. When a former band member tells Jack about a new extramarital dating app called Discreet Hookups, Jack quickly meets Sophia, who goes by the online name Fugitive Red. Jack and Sophia hit it off and have a steamy online affair. When Jack agrees to rendezvous with Sophia at her townhouse, he discovers her dead-strangled by a red necktie. Immediately, Jack becomes a person of interest in the murder. Convinced that Sophia's husband is the killer, Jack sets out to prove his innocence and save his marriage. Instead, he leaves a trail of dead bodies in his wake, and the police close in on him. Worse, he discovers that he has been the victim of a sinister scheme that may cost him his life.

From the critically acclaimed thriller writer, Jason Starr, comes The Craving - the compulsive supernatural sequel to The Pack.Once you're part of the pack, there's no getting out . . . Mild-mannered stay-at-home dad Simon Burns has undergone a life changing transformation - after being indoctrinated into the pack, he has become a werewolf. Fearing that the truth would end his marriage, Simon has told his wife Alison that he is suffering from a psychological condition called lycanthropic disorder, in which a person thinks he is a werewolf. For the moment, his secret remains safe.But NYPD homicide detective Geri Rodriguez has not forgotten about the mysterious wolf-like murders that remain unsolved,and when she hears that one of the witnesses, Diane Coles, was brutally murdered outside her parents' home in Michigan, she resumes her investigation. She's focused on a group of dads - Michael, Charlie, Ramon, and Simon -- who had a connection to the unsolved murders.Simon had been trying to stay away from the pack, but he has been tipped off by Michael's father that there may be a cure hidden somewhere in the Brooklyn brewery where Michael lives. He wants to find the cure, and to see that Geri doesn't become another mystery death - but his own life and the lives of his wife and son may be in jeopardy.If you like hair-raising thrillers with a supernatural twist, then you'll love Jason Starr's The Craving.Praise for Jason Starr:'Jason Starr is hypnotically good - if you miss him, you're missing some of the best new writing there is' Lee Child'Jason Starr's got a hip style and an ear for crackling dialogue . . . with characters so real we feel we know them' Jeffery Deaver'Manhattan receives a lustrous varnish of black, black humour in this sly urban fantasy thriller' Publishers WeeklyJason Starr was born and raised in Brooklyn, New York. He is the award-winning author of a number of acclaimed crime novels which have been international bestsellers. He now lives in Manhattan. His first novel in this series, The Pack, is also published by Penguin. Find out more at jasonstarr.com.

Let the hunt begin . . .When Simon Burns is fired from his job without warning, he takes on the role of stay-at-home dad for his three-year-old son. But his reluctance pushes his already strained marriage to the limit. In the nestled playgrounds of the Upper West Side, Simon harbors a simmering rage at his boss's betrayal. Things take a turn when he meets a tight-knit trio of dads at the playground. They are different from other men Simon has met, stronger and more confident, more at ease with the darker side of life- and soon Simon is lured into their mix. But after a guys' night out gets frighteningly out of hand, Simon feels himself sliding into a new nightmarish reality. As he experiences disturbing changes in his body and his perceptions, he starts to suspect that when the guys welcomed him to their "e;pack"e;, they were talking about much more than male bonding . . .

The official link between Gotham seasons two and three, revealing Jim Gordon's return to Gotham City to set himself up as a freelance bounty hunter.

Fifth title in Titan Books' Marvel fiction reissue program, featuring the classic Ant-Man story: Natural Enemy.

Once Bill Moss was a rising VP at a topflight ad agency, but now he works as a "cold caller" at a telemarketing firm in the Times Square area. He's got a bad case of the urban blues. Still, he's good at his work and (he thinks) about to be promoted, when out of the blue he's fired. So Bill snaps . . . and the next thing he knows he has a dead supervisor on his hands and problems no career counselor can help him with.In Cold Caller Jason Starr retools the James M. Cain novel of cynical suspense and murder for the fiber-optic age.

When last we saw Max Fisher and Angela Petrakos, Max was being arrested by the NYPD for drug trafficking and Angela was fleeing the country in the wake of a brutal murder. Now both are headed for eye-opening encounters with the law - Max in the cell blocks of Attica, Angela in a quaint little prison on the Greek island of Lesbos...

Max Fisher used to run a computer Company; Angela Petrakos was his assistant and mistress. But that was last year. Now Max is reinventing himself as a hip-hop crack dealer and Angela's back in Ireland, hooking up with a would-be record-setter... in the field of serial killing. Will their paths cross again? What do you think?

Ryan Rossetti and Jake Thomas were the two Major League-bound rivals on their high school baseball team. Until Ryan hurt his pitching arm and landed a $10 dollar an hour life as a house painter. Lucky Jake made it all the way, and he and his $10 million signing bonus are heading back for a publicity-motivated homecoming weekend. But...

Savage Lane is Jason Starr's most accomplished novel yet, a searing, tense domestic thriller with hidden motives and dark secrets, where nothing is as it seems, and an honest, raw meditation on a declining marriage and obsessive love.

A New York bar bouncer with dreams of being more, Tommy Russo jumps at the chance to join a horse-owning syndicate. But to do so he'll have to pony up $10,000 - and that's money he hasn't got. So what's an ambitious young man to do? Anything he has to......