Richard Montanari
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 Merciless, The Skin Gods, The Rosary Girls, Kiss of Evil, Deviant Way, and The Violet Hour.
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Four Novels of Suspense
eBook | 1680 pages | Ballantine Books | Fiction - Thrillers; Fiction - Mystery & Detective - Police Procedural; Fiction - Suspense
978-0-345-53454-5 (0-345-53454-9)
October 31, 2011 | $25.99
In internationally bestselling author Richard Montanari’s acclaimed suspense series, veteran homicide cops Kevin Byrne and Jessica Balzano crack some of the most shocking and terrifying cases ever to hit Philadelphia. From a killer who re-creates Hollywood death scenes to a madman who uses the City of Brotherly Love as his gruesome...
Written by Richard Montanari
eBook | 1680 pages | Ballantine Books | Fiction - Thrillers; Fiction - Mystery & Detective - Police Procedural; Fiction - Suspense
978-0-345-53454-5 (0-345-53454-9)
October 31, 2011 | $25.99
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In internationally bestselling author Richard Montanari’s acclaimed suspense series, veteran homicide cops Kevin Byrne and Jessica Balzano crack some of the most shocking and terrifying cases ever to hit Philadelphia. From a killer who re-creates Hollywood death scenes to a madman who uses the City of Brotherly Love as his gruesome...
The Echo Man
eBook | 496 pages | Ballantine Books | Fiction - Thrillers; Fiction - Mystery & Detective - Police Procedural; Fiction - Suspense
978-0-345-52861-2 (0-345-52861-1)
September 19, 2011 | $5.99
From internationally bestselling author Richard Montanari comes a smashing new thriller—available exclusively as an e-book.
Tormented by the exquisite beauty of a concerto and the bloodcurdling cries of a dying woman, the Echo Man composes his own symphony in response: a string of artfully staged slayings—all of them linked to cold murder...
Written by Richard Montanari
eBook | 496 pages | Ballantine Books | Fiction - Thrillers; Fiction - Mystery & Detective - Police Procedural; Fiction - Suspense
978-0-345-52861-2 (0-345-52861-1)
September 19, 2011 | $5.99
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From internationally bestselling author Richard Montanari comes a smashing new thriller—available exclusively as an e-book.
Tormented by the exquisite beauty of a concerto and the bloodcurdling cries of a dying woman, the Echo Man composes his own symphony in response: a string of artfully staged slayings—all of them linked to cold murder...
Badlands
Paperback | 416 pages | Ballantine Books | Fiction - Thrillers; Fiction - Mystery & Detective - Police Procedural
978-0-345-49243-2 (0-345-49243-9)
August 25, 2009 | $10.99
A teenage runaway’s body is found in the basement of a rancid tenement building in the desolate, dangerous North Philly district dubbed the Badlands. The inexplicable cause of death: drowning. Months later, this dormant homicide case stirs back to life. A confession to the bizarre murder sends Philadelphia police detectives Kevin...
Written by Richard Montanari
Paperback | 416 pages | Ballantine Books | Fiction - Thrillers; Fiction - Mystery & Detective - Police Procedural
978-0-345-49243-2 (0-345-49243-9)
August 25, 2009 | $10.99
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A teenage runaway’s body is found in the basement of a rancid tenement building in the desolate, dangerous North Philly district dubbed the Badlands. The inexplicable cause of death: drowning. Months later, this dormant homicide case stirs back to life. A confession to the bizarre murder sends Philadelphia police detectives Kevin...
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Badlands
Unabridged Audiobook Download | pages | Random House Audio | Fiction - Thrillers
978-1-4159-6179-7 (1-4159-6179-4)
December 2, 2008 | $25.50
Philadelphia police detectives Kevin Byrne and Jessica Balzano are working a new beat: the Special Investigations Unit, aka the cold case squad. Ironic, given that it’s the height of a blazing hot August. But even these hardened homicide veterans are chilled to the bone as a dormant murder case stirs to...
Unabridged Audiobook Download | pages | Random House Audio | Fiction - Thrillers
978-1-4159-6179-7 (1-4159-6179-4)
December 2, 2008 | $25.50
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Philadelphia police detectives Kevin Byrne and Jessica Balzano are working a new beat: the Special Investigations Unit, aka the cold case squad. Ironic, given that it’s the height of a blazing hot August. But even these hardened homicide veterans are chilled to the bone as a dormant murder case stirs to...
Badlands
eBook | pages | Ballantine Books | Fiction - Thrillers; Fiction - Mystery & Detective - Police Procedural
978-0-345-50946-8 (0-345-50946-3)
August 26, 2008 | $8.99
BONUS: This edition contains an excerpt from Richard Montanari's The Echo Man.
Philadelphia police detectives Kevin Byrne and Jessica Balzano are working a new beat: the Special Investigations Unit, aka the cold case squad. Ironic, given that it’s the height of a blazing hot August. But even these hardened homicide veterans are...
Written by Richard Montanari
eBook | pages | Ballantine Books | Fiction - Thrillers; Fiction - Mystery & Detective - Police Procedural
978-0-345-50946-8 (0-345-50946-3)
August 26, 2008 | $8.99
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BONUS: This edition contains an excerpt from Richard Montanari's The Echo Man.
Philadelphia police detectives Kevin Byrne and Jessica Balzano are working a new beat: the Special Investigations Unit, aka the cold case squad. Ironic, given that it’s the height of a blazing hot August. But even these hardened homicide veterans are...
Also available as an
unabridged audiobook download and a
paperback.
Merciless
Paperback | 416 pages | Ballantine Books | Fiction - Thrillers; Fiction - Mystery & Detective - Police Procedural
978-0-345-49241-8 (0-345-49241-2)
July 29, 2008 | $9.99
On a frigid December night, Karen sits at the edge of Philadelphia’s Schuylkill River, dressed in a flowing gown, like a visitor from the distant past. A beautiful and shining young woman, she gazes up at a bone-white winter moon like a fairy-tale princess frozen in time. At first glance, one...
Written by Richard Montanari
Paperback | 416 pages | Ballantine Books | Fiction - Thrillers; Fiction - Mystery & Detective - Police Procedural
978-0-345-49241-8 (0-345-49241-2)
July 29, 2008 | $9.99
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On a frigid December night, Karen sits at the edge of Philadelphia’s Schuylkill River, dressed in a flowing gown, like a visitor from the distant past. A beautiful and shining young woman, she gazes up at a bone-white winter moon like a fairy-tale princess frozen in time. At first glance, one...
Also available as an
unabridged audiobook download and an
eBook.
Merciless
Unabridged Audiobook Download | pages | Random House Audio | Fiction
978-1-4159-4172-0 (1-4159-4172-6)
August 7, 2007 | $32.00
On a frigid December night, Karen sits at the edge of Philadelphia’s Schuylkill River, dressed in a flowing gown, like a visitor from the distant past. A beautiful and shining young woman, she gazes up at a bone-white winter moon like a fairy-tale princess frozen in time. At first glance, one...
Unabridged Audiobook Download | pages | Random House Audio | Fiction
978-1-4159-4172-0 (1-4159-4172-6)
August 7, 2007 | $32.00
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On a frigid December night, Karen sits at the edge of Philadelphia’s Schuylkill River, dressed in a flowing gown, like a visitor from the distant past. A beautiful and shining young woman, she gazes up at a bone-white winter moon like a fairy-tale princess frozen in time. At first glance, one...
Merciless
eBook | pages | Ballantine Books | Fiction - Thrillers; Fiction - Mystery & Detective - Police Procedural
978-0-345-50015-1 (0-345-50015-6)
July 31, 2007 | $9.99
BONUS: This edition contains an excerpt from Richard Montanari's The Echo Man.
On a frigid December night, Karen sits at the edge of Philadelphia’s Schuylkill River, dressed in a flowing gown, like a visitor from the distant past. A beautiful and shining young woman, she gazes up at a bone-white winter moon like...
Written by Richard Montanari
eBook | pages | Ballantine Books | Fiction - Thrillers; Fiction - Mystery & Detective - Police Procedural
978-0-345-50015-1 (0-345-50015-6)
July 31, 2007 | $9.99
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BONUS: This edition contains an excerpt from Richard Montanari's The Echo Man.
On a frigid December night, Karen sits at the edge of Philadelphia’s Schuylkill River, dressed in a flowing gown, like a visitor from the distant past. A beautiful and shining young woman, she gazes up at a bone-white winter moon like...
Also available as an
unabridged audiobook download and a
paperback.
The Skin Gods
Paperback | 416 pages | Ballantine Books | Fiction - Thrillers
978-0-345-47098-0 (0-345-47098-2)
July 31, 2007 | $10.99
With the breakneck pacing and intricate plotting of his most recent novel, The Rosary Girls, Richard Montanari established himself as one of the most exciting suspense writers working today. Now he proves himself a virtuoso with The Skin Gods, an explosive new thriller featuring Philadelphia homicide detectives Kevin Byrne and Jessica...
Written by Richard Montanari
Paperback | 416 pages | Ballantine Books | Fiction - Thrillers
978-0-345-47098-0 (0-345-47098-2)
July 31, 2007 | $10.99
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With the breakneck pacing and intricate plotting of his most recent novel, The Rosary Girls, Richard Montanari established himself as one of the most exciting suspense writers working today. Now he proves himself a virtuoso with The Skin Gods, an explosive new thriller featuring Philadelphia homicide detectives Kevin Byrne and Jessica...
Also available as an
unabridged audiobook download and an
eBook.
The Skin Gods
eBook | pages | Ballantine Books | Fiction - Thrillers
978-0-345-49095-7 (0-345-49095-9)
March 14, 2006 | $8.99
BONUS: This edition contains an excerpt from Richard Montanari's The Echo Man.
With the breakneck pacing and intricate plotting of his most recent novel, The Rosary Girls, Richard Montanari established himself as one of the most exciting suspense writers working today. Now he proves himself a virtuoso with The Skin Gods, an explosive...
Written by Richard Montanari
eBook | pages | Ballantine Books | Fiction - Thrillers
978-0-345-49095-7 (0-345-49095-9)
March 14, 2006 | $8.99
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BONUS: This edition contains an excerpt from Richard Montanari's The Echo Man.
With the breakneck pacing and intricate plotting of his most recent novel, The Rosary Girls, Richard Montanari established himself as one of the most exciting suspense writers working today. Now he proves himself a virtuoso with The Skin Gods, an explosive...
Also available as an
unabridged audiobook download and a
paperback.
The Skin Gods
Unabridged Audiobook Download | pages | Random House Audio | Fiction
978-1-4159-3010-6 (1-4159-3010-4)
March 14, 2006 | $25.50
With the breakneck pacing and intricate plotting of his most recent novel, The Rosary Girls, Richard Montanari established himself as one of the most exciting suspense writers working today. Now he proves himself a virtuoso with The Skin Gods, an explosive new thriller featuring Philadelphia homicide detectives Kevin Byrne and Jessica...
Unabridged Audiobook Download | pages | Random House Audio | Fiction
978-1-4159-3010-6 (1-4159-3010-4)
March 14, 2006 | $25.50
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With the breakneck pacing and intricate plotting of his most recent novel, The Rosary Girls, Richard Montanari established himself as one of the most exciting suspense writers working today. Now he proves himself a virtuoso with The Skin Gods, an explosive new thriller featuring Philadelphia homicide detectives Kevin Byrne and Jessica...
The Rosary Girls
Paperback | 432 pages | Ballantine Books | Fiction - Thrillers
978-0-345-47096-6 (0-345-47096-6)
February 28, 2006 | $10.99
In his sleek, visceral novels Deviant Way, Kiss of Evil, and The Violet Hour, Richard Montanari slammed into the suspense field like a force of nature. Now Montanari has written an astounding novel that pits two besieged detectives against a fiercely intelligent serial killer.
Sprawling beneath the statue of William Penn, Philadelphia...
Written by Richard Montanari
Paperback | 432 pages | Ballantine Books | Fiction - Thrillers
978-0-345-47096-6 (0-345-47096-6)
February 28, 2006 | $10.99
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In his sleek, visceral novels Deviant Way, Kiss of Evil, and The Violet Hour, Richard Montanari slammed into the suspense field like a force of nature. Now Montanari has written an astounding novel that pits two besieged detectives against a fiercely intelligent serial killer.
Sprawling beneath the statue of William Penn, Philadelphia...
The Rosary Girls
Unabridged Audiobook Download | pages | Random House Audio | Fiction
978-1-4159-2297-2 (1-4159-2297-7)
February 22, 2005 | $23.00
In his sleek, visceral novels Deviant Way, Kiss of Evil, and The Violet Hour, Richard Montanari slammed into the suspense field like a force of nature. Now Montanari has written an astounding novel that pits two besieged detectives against a fiercely intelligent serial killer.
Sprawling beneath the statue of William Penn, Philadelphia...
Unabridged Audiobook Download | pages | Random House Audio | Fiction
978-1-4159-2297-2 (1-4159-2297-7)
February 22, 2005 | $23.00
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In his sleek, visceral novels Deviant Way, Kiss of Evil, and The Violet Hour, Richard Montanari slammed into the suspense field like a force of nature. Now Montanari has written an astounding novel that pits two besieged detectives against a fiercely intelligent serial killer.
Sprawling beneath the statue of William Penn, Philadelphia...
The Rosary Girls
Abridged Audiobook Download | pages | Random House Audio | Fiction - Thrillers
978-0-7393-1788-4 (0-7393-1788-1)
February 15, 2005 | $16.00
In his sleek, visceral novels Deviant Way, Kiss of Evil, and The Violet Hour, Richard Montanari slammed into the suspense field like a force of nature. Now Montanari has written an astounding novel that pits two besieged detectives against a fiercely intelligent serial killer.
Sprawling beneath the statue of William Penn, Philadelphia...
Abridged Audiobook Download | pages | Random House Audio | Fiction - Thrillers
978-0-7393-1788-4 (0-7393-1788-1)
February 15, 2005 | $16.00
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In his sleek, visceral novels Deviant Way, Kiss of Evil, and The Violet Hour, Richard Montanari slammed into the suspense field like a force of nature. Now Montanari has written an astounding novel that pits two besieged detectives against a fiercely intelligent serial killer.
Sprawling beneath the statue of William Penn, Philadelphia...
The Rosary Girls
eBook | pages | Ballantine Books | Fiction - Thrillers
978-0-345-48203-7 (0-345-48203-4)
February 15, 2005 | $8.99
BONUS: This edition contains an excerpt from Richard Montanari's The Echo Man.
In his sleek, visceral novels Deviant Way, Kiss of Evil, and The Violet Hour, Richard Montanari slammed into the suspense field like a force of nature. Now Montanari has written an astounding novel that pits two besieged detectives against a fiercely...
Written by Richard Montanari
eBook | pages | Ballantine Books | Fiction - Thrillers
978-0-345-48203-7 (0-345-48203-4)
February 15, 2005 | $8.99
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BONUS: This edition contains an excerpt from Richard Montanari's The Echo Man.
In his sleek, visceral novels Deviant Way, Kiss of Evil, and The Violet Hour, Richard Montanari slammed into the suspense field like a force of nature. Now Montanari has written an astounding novel that pits two besieged detectives against a fiercely...
















