"A terrific novel, a unique and artful blend of the PI and the Police Procedural in a plot as nicely tangled and sexually violent as a cat fight." —James Crumley, Dashiell Hammett Award–winning authorIt's been four years since Jackson Donne went from cop to private investigator, so he's seen his share of trouble in New Brunswick, New Jersey. And he doesn't like it when it hits too close to home—or, in this case, too close to the Olde Towne Tavern, Donne's home-away-...

About the BookAs far back as the 1990’s, two of our Board members, Randy Beers and Dave White, took Dave’s RV to Mount Hood Meadows Ski Resort every Friday evening in the Oregon winter. They’d open a single malt scotch bottle and sit around the fire debunking everything they’d heard about global warming and, later, climate change. Randy has a degree in physics and Dave is a chemical engineer with post-graduate study in advanced statistics. Randy would say things like the warming was...

A pro shares his techniques for painting stunning seascapes, with three step-by-step projects included.Painting teacher Dave White introduces the simple but effective techniques that he uses to paint stunning, dramatic seascapes with beautiful and realistic skies. He demonstrates spattering, blending backgrounds, painting horizons, finger painting clouds and foam. There is expert advice on the anatomy of waves and how they rise and collapse, creating ripples, surf, ...

An animal portrait artist offers basic advice for beginners—along with advanced techniques for the more experienced—who wish to capture the spirit of dogs.Beginning with detailed guidance on composition, colour and choosing your reference material, Dave White teaches you the essential painting techniques you'll need to start creating your own artworks. He begins with producing an outline and underpainting to capturing the three-dimensional qualities of your pet tha...

"Cements Dave White's place as one of the rising stars of crime fiction. A gripping read from an author who has infused the PI novel with fresh blood." —Jason Pinter, bestselling author of Hide AwayLife looks bleak for Jackson Donne, who had his PI license stripped during the course of his last case. Now, he's working nighttime security at a storage facility in New Jersey, a job that gives him plenty of time to think about what went wrong.But life ca...

The acclaimed author delivers "a tremendous jolt of adrenaline . . . then ratchets the action back up for a breakneck finish" in this gritty crime thriller ( The Florida Times-Union).Six years ago, Jackson Donne's fiancée, Jeanne, died in a car crash—a hit-and-run with a drunk driver. It was an open-and-shut case with few questions asked, mostly because Donne was in no state to ask any.Now the former-PI-turned-college-student has finals coming up and...

"[A] dark and extremely suspenseful thriller . . . turns Northern New Jersey into a setting worthy of any classic noir detective series." — Connecticut PostTwo former cops are dead and they have one thing in common: Jackson Donne, who helped take them down when he was on the force. The prevailing thought is that Donne has finally lost it and is murdering old colleagues. But New Jersey's most wanted is now in rural Vermont with a new name and a new life.

The line between good and evil explodes in this pulse-pounding crime thriller from "a fresh, vital voice energizing the private-eye novel" (Laura Lippman, New York Times–bestselling author).Though he's a former narcotics cop, Jackson Donne doesn't hate being in prison. It's his penance after pleading guilty to murdering a state senator. He's even made a friend, a protector. High school basketball coach and private investigator Matt Herrick's father Kenneth ...

41 writers. One cause.We've rallied a platoon of crime, western, thriller, fantasy, noir, horror and transgressive authors to support PROTECT's important work: lobbying for legislation that protects children from physical, sexual, and emotional abuse.Powerful stories from George Pelecanos, Andrew Vachss, Joe R. Lansdale, Charles de Lint, Ken Bruen, Chet Williamson, James Reasoner, Charlie Stella, Michael A. Black, Wayne Dundee, Roxane Gay, Ray Banks, Tony Black, Les Edgerton ...

Look at this picture. Tell me what you see…The American South is rife with stories of a haunted past—especially its houses. In this eclectic and impressive collection, thirteen novelists were asked to build their tales around the photo of a dilapidated mansion. They were given two requirements—the house must appear in the story, and it should be a Southern Gothic tale. And they delivered.From childish demons to a mad novelist, from the Mississippi ...

An undercover FBI agent has been exposed—while a traitor hides within the Bureau, in this heart-pounding crime thriller by "a knock-em-dead writer" (Anthony Neil Smith, author of Slow Bear).Tony Wolf, a troubled man and the FBI's most esteemed undercover agent, is back after mysteriously vanishing without a trace. A specialist at infiltrating criminal organizations and taking them down from the inside, he lives his life in the shadows.But when he's f...

As a dangerous killer stalks women on the streets of Toronto, a young schoolgirl is kidnapped in what appears to be an unrelated incident. But as Toronto Police Inspector John Sanders examines the evidence, he uncovers a disturbing web of false identities, drug trafficking, and worse, police corruption.Racing against time, can Sanders put all of the puzzle pieces together in time to protect those he cares about most?Murder on the Run is the first novel in the John ...