When a music critic learns a talented young singer might have been murdered, he delves into the past, only to find peril in the present.For the first time in his life, journalist Jack Fiorello is out of work. The sixty-five-year-old music critic is adrift; not even his wife, Molly, can lift him from his funk. Then a reader calls with a tip, and Jack is thrust into a story involving Katy Shayne, a long-dead singer-songwriter, and what might very well be her murder.T...

In this "gripping mystery" from the author of Closing Time, New York City PI Terry Orr finally confronts the madman who murdered his wife and son ( Providence Journal-Bulletin ).Terry Orr has taken on his share of baffling cases—but he's never worked for a dead man. When his friend Leo Mallard passes away, his last request is for Terry to track down his duplicitous ex-wife who s...

This "dead perfect" noir-inflected murder mystery carries readers from New York City's most elite precincts to its dirtiest gutters (Robert B. Parker).Two years ago, writer Terry Orr lost his wife and infant son when a lunatic pushed them into the path of a subway train. Dissatisfied with the police response, he's been looking for the killer himself ever since. Somewhere along the way, while raising his precocious daughter and continuing his search, he also becomes...

Two men in 1940s New Jersey are caught up in organized crime and international intrigue, in this novel by the Edgar nominee and author of Narrows Gate.After a bloody showdown with the mob, grocer Sal Benno is being left in peace—at least for now. But he carries a gun and looks over his shoulder as he goes about his business. Sal's lifelong friend, Leo, is also still in the gritty waterfront town of Narrows Gate—for the time being. Unlike Sal, he has a woman...

As pitchers and catchers report, a story about the 1944 St. Louis Browns.

Pet Sounds is, rightly, one of the most celebrated pop albums ever released. It has also been written about, pored over, and analyzed more than most other albums put together. In this disarming book, Jim Fusilli focuses primarily on the emotional core of the album, on Brian Wilson’s pitch-perfect cry of despair. In doing so, he brings to life the search for equilibrium and acceptance that still gives Pet Sounds its heart almost four decades after its release.For all the ups and down...

When an irate husband prevents Eddie Flood, a pitcher for the Minnesota Twins, from attending that night's game, Eddie asks his identical twin Arnold to fill in. Problem: Arnold is no baseball player...

PI Terry Orr returns in this " complex, haunting story" of conspiracy and murder in post-9/11 New York from the acclaimed author of Closing Time ( Publishers Weekly).Still coping with the death his wife and infant son—and still obsessed with finding the madman who killed them—Terry Orr has kept busy raising his young daughter and working as a private investigator known for solving some of New York City's most baffling cases.

Beach Boys – Pet Sounds 33 1/3Πρόλογος: Σπήλιος ΛαμπρόπουλοςA collection of books widely acclaimed by fans, musicians and scholars alike.Οι εκδόσεις Οξύ, σε συνεργασία με το Avopolis.gr, παρουσιάζουν με μεγάλη χαρά στο ελληνικό κοινό τη διεθνώς αγαπημένη μουσική σειρά βιβλίων ‘’33 ⅓’’, που επικεντρώνεται σε δίσκους– ορόσημα της ροκ –και όχι μόνο– μουσικής, από τους Beatles, τους Rolling Stones, τους Led Zeppelin, τον Έλβις Πρίσλεϊ, ...

Denny Dunbar, a catcher for the Cincinnati Reds, was born in Ireland. When the team decides to celebrate St. Patrick's Day by switching out their Red uniforms for shamrocks and green trim, the ill-tempered Dunbar explodes. Find out why...

A smart, sophisticated mystery involving theft and bizarre characters, set in New York City.Marley Z. is a hip, outgoing, and confident New York City kid just starting eighth grade. When her best friend is accused of stealing a priceless violin on display at The Juilliard School, Marley steps in to prove her friend’s innocence. So begins her mad dash around the city—from the Metropolitan Museum, to stately doormen buildings, to a violin teacher’s artsy brownstone, to her favorite n...

A smart, sophisticated mystery involving theft and bizarre characters, set in New York City.Marley Z. is a hip, outgoing, and confident New York City kid just starting eighth grade. When her best friend is accused of stealing a priceless violin on display at The Juilliard School, Marley steps in to prove her friend’s innocence. So begins her mad dash around the city—from the Metropolitan Museum, to stately doormen buildings, to a violin teacher’s artsy brownstone, to her favorite n...