Robert J Randisi

"FRANK SINATRA and DEAN MARTIN never knew how much trouble they were in until Robert J. Randisi stepped onto the scene. A gem of a read "-SUE GRAFTON, author of S Is for Silence Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin, Sammy Davis Jr., Joey Bishop, and Peter Lawford are the Kings of Cool-the Rat Pack. Ocean's 11 is their first movie together and they have taken Sin City by storm-filming during the day and cavorting onstage at the Sands Casino at night. It's clear not everyone is charmed, however, when Dean begins receiving anonymous threatening letters. Eddie Gianelli, also called Eddie G., is a pit boss at the Sands. After twelve years, he's got the whole town wired. But he's still surprised when Joey Bishop drops by his table and invites him to meet with Frank in the Rat Pack's private steam room. Frank asks Eddie to find out who's been sending the threats, as a favor to him and Dean. Eddie wants to politely decline, but caught between his boss, Jack Entratter's, not-so-subtle nudging and being utterly starstruck by Dino, he agrees to look into it. He gets help from his P. I. best friend and a Jewish torpedo from Brooklyn. A few dead bodies and bruised ribs later, he remembers why he was reluctant. In a city of gamblers, Eddie has become the highest roller of all. The game is murder, and the stakes just may be his own life. Robert J. Randisi, the man Booklist claims "may be the last of the true pulp writers," takes his readers on a vivid, neon-lit tour of back rooms, bars, and famed gambling dens of the desert mirage that was-and still is-Las Vegas. Broads, blackjack, and bourbon flow. Celebrities, from John F. Kennedy to Angie Dickinson, strut in and out of this amazing first in a series that Rat Pack fans and crime fiction lovers will not want to miss. PRAISE FOR ROBERT J. RANDISI "This is a tremendously entertaining novel. If you're a fan of the Rat Pack, it's sacred."-T. Jefferson Parker, author of The Fallen "Randisi portrays splendid, seedy Vegas with a fresh and stunning perspective, making this a superb re-creation of those halcyon days and the hippest mystery of the year."-Ken Bruen, author of The Vixen "A terrific idea beautifully executed by one of the best storytellers in the business."-Max Allan Collins, author of Road to Paradise"Randisi delivers a masterpiece of plot and style, blazing with the bloody colors of early '60s Vegas."-Ed Gorman, author of the Sam McCain series "Guys in sharp suits, dice, cards, broads, booze-Randisi writes about it all as if he were a brother rat. What a time What a town What a book "-John Lutz, author of Fear the Night

It's 1965 and the Rat Pack isn't drawing at the Sands like they used to. Now Dino's playing golf, and Frank is playing the Sahara. And the marquee at the Sands advertises SAMMY DAVIS JR. & JERRY LEWIS. Eddie G. never got Jerry Lewis. Didn't think he was funny, didn't think Dean needed him. So he had no intention of seeing the show, or of meeting Dean's ex-partner. But Sammy comes to Eddie and asks him to help Jerry with a problem-one that might lead to murder. Because he likes Sammy, he agrees. At the same time Eddie's P. I. friend, Danny Bardini, comes to Eddie looking for a pretty girl to use as bait in a case he's working on. He ends up getting Eddie's blessing to recruit Gina, a waitress at the Sands who is waiting for a spot to open up on the line at the Riviera. Only when the spot finally becomes available, Gina's gone missing. Eddie, Danny and Jerry Epstein, Eddie's Brooklyn mob connection, end up working together to hopefully find Gina alive, and keep Jerry Lewis from committing murder.

Frank Sinatra invites Eddie G. to Miami Beach, where he'll be performing at the Fontainebleau Hotel. Dino and Sammy will also be there, supporting Frank Sammy will be playing The Eden Roc Hotel, and Dean Martin is appearing on The Jackie Gleason's American Scene Magazine. And because Jackie Gleason was a mentor to Frank, he introduces him to Eddie. As a result, Gleason asks Eddie for his help. Somebody is following his lady friend, Marilyn Taylor, sister of the famous June Taylor (of the June Taylor Dancers). Before long, Eddie's up to his neck in murder, and may come to regret having ever met "The Great One."

YOU CAN TAKE THE MAN OUT OF THE WEST... In order to avenge a fellow bounty hunter, Decker leaves the wilds of the West and tracks a killer cross-country to the roughest town of all--New York City." If this were the golden age of radio, Randisi would be in good company amidst the likes of Striker, Gibson, Edwards, Lamour, and Tinsley..."

No one knows much about the Baron, but one whisper in that cultured accent is enough to set even the most hardened of men shaking in their boots.

John Headston is a private detective who, early in his career, was very successful, running a 12-man operation called THE HEADSTONE DETECTIVE AGENCY, mainly because the guy who painted the name on the door added the "e" at the end without realizing it was wrong. As the book opens, however, Headston is now 50, and the agency is down to just him. In his past he had run-ins with not only the law, but with the New York State Agency who had licensed him. As a result he spent some time in jail, and had his license revoked. Now he has it back, and is trying to get started again. His first case is a missing persons case, a wealthy woman whose husband just seems to have vanished from his Wall Street stockbroker job. Headston finds the man, who is now living under very odd circumstances, but the missing persons case quickly turns to murder. Aided by a tattooed young lady who decides she should work for him, Headston decides to work on the murder case, while attempting to avoid running afoul of the law and having his licensed revoked again--and possibly for good, this time.

BEAUTY CAN BE TROUBLE... Following the trail of a beautiful con artist who is hitting banks along the California coast, Decker is distracted from the task at hand by a missing woman, a deadly blackmail scheme, and a crime of passion. Robert J. Randisi delivers a realistic depiction of the life of a bounty hunter in Beauty and The Bounty.

NOTHING WILL STAND IN HIS WAY... After hitting banks all over the West, Red Moran, a bank robber masquerading as a sheriff, heads to Mexico where the real law cannot touch him but does not plan on a bounty hunter named Decker who will stop at nothing to make him pay for his crimes. Decker is hot on his trail but a band of outlaws dogging his every step won't make the catch easy. The Lawman is book two of the fast-moving Bounty Hunter Series

A MAN SEEKING JUSTICE... He almost paid the ultimate price for a crime he didn't commit. Now Decker will make sure the innocent have nothing to fear... but the guilty won't stand a chance against the Bounty Hunter... According to numerous eyewitnesses, Brian Foxx held up a bank in Wyoming and one in Arizona -- on the exact same day at the exact same time. Decker has no idea how Foxx pulled it off, but he's got a legend of his own to maintain: he always gets his man. Robert J. Randisi delivers an action-packed depiction of the dangerous life of a bounty hunter in Double The Bounty.

"A slick plot, fresh characters and a fascinating look at a giant industry and the city that's home to it . . . Bob Randisi at his absolute best." - Ed GormanAuggie Velez is a struggling "session man" in the Music Capital, Nashville. That means he'll play for any group that needs a guitar. When his second career as a private detective is facing lean times (which is almost always), Auggie will also take jobs that could get a guy in trouble. Offered five grand by a bigshot record producer to deliver "a little package," Auggie Velez should know better. But the producer dangles more in front of him than money: a chance at "making it" in the music trade. Don't miss crime master Robert J. Randisi at the top of his form, with a fast-moving mystery set in a honky tonk city where big dreams--and the dreamers--come to die.

Miles Jacoby misses his days in the boxing ring and wonders--after a humiliating confrontation with a prosecutor--whether he's qualified to work as a private investigator. Two cases have landed in his lap, and neither is going anywhere. One involves a mob boss accused of murder. The other brings Miles together with a dead private eye's sultry widow. In the shadows--a figure who's ready to cancel both their tickets. Said Elmore Leonard of the debut Jacoby novel: "If it] moved any faster you'd have to nail it down to read it." With a new Afterword by the author.

Three women are found smothered to death in front of their televisions in a curious manner: each was found staring blindly at the screen while Claire Hunt, the host of "Home Mall, encouraged them to pick up the phone for the deal of the day. Not one to sit by and let her good reputation--or that of her top-rated show--go down the drain, Claire and her devoted husband, Gil, decide that it's time to go shopping... for a killer And soon Claire is bargaining for her life with a murderer." Surprising and exciting conclusion . . . Gil and Clair are fun. Let's hope we see them again." -- Booklist"A fun, sweet mystery, suspenseful and so full of love between the characters I nearly cried while reading." -- Pat Tracy.

Boxer-turned-private-eye Miles Jacoby tangles with karate experts and porno filmmakers in a fast-paced novel of New York crime. Said Loren D. Estleman: "Stripped for speed and fueled by his best dialogue yet, . . . Full Contact races in high gear from start to finish."

New York private eye Miles Jacoby is hired to find a stolen collection of pulp magazines, but before long he's tangling with mobsters, hungry women and a sly killer. The Miles Jacoby series was previously published under the series title, The Steinway Collection.