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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
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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Four Novels of Suspense
Written by Richard Montanari

Format: eBook
ISBN: 9780345534545
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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...


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The Echo Man
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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The Echo Man
Written by Richard Montanari

Format: eBook
ISBN: 9780345528612
Our Price: $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...


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Badlands
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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Badlands
Written by Richard Montanari

Format: Paperback
ISBN: 9780345492432
Our Price: $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
Written by Richard Montanari
Read by Scott Brick

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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Badlands
Written by Richard Montanari, Read by Scott Brick

Format: Unabridged Audiobook Download
ISBN: 9781415961797
Our Price: $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...

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Badlands
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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Badlands
Written by Richard Montanari

Format: eBook
ISBN: 9780345509468
Our Price: $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...

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Merciless
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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Merciless
Written by Richard Montanari

Format: Paperback
ISBN: 9780345492418
Our Price: $9.99
   Quantity: 1 


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...

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Merciless
Written by Richard Montanari
Read by Scott Brick

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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Merciless
Written by Richard Montanari, Read by Scott Brick

Format: Unabridged Audiobook Download
ISBN: 9781415941720
Our Price: $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...

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Merciless
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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Merciless
Written by Richard Montanari

Format: eBook
ISBN: 9780345500151
Our Price: $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...

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The Skin Gods
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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The Skin Gods
Written by Richard Montanari

Format: Paperback
ISBN: 9780345470980
Our Price: $10.99
   Quantity: 1 


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...

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The Skin Gods
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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The Skin Gods
Written by Richard Montanari

Format: eBook
ISBN: 9780345490957
Our Price: $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...

Also available as an unabridged audiobook download and a paperback.

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The Skin Gods
Written by Richard Montanari
Read by Scott Brick

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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The Skin Gods
Written by Richard Montanari, Read by Scott Brick

Format: Unabridged Audiobook Download
ISBN: 9781415930106
Our Price: $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...

Also available as an eBook and a paperback.

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The Rosary Girls
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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The Rosary Girls
Written by Richard Montanari

Format: Paperback
ISBN: 9780345470966
Our Price: $10.99
   Quantity: 1 


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...


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The Rosary Girls
Written by Richard Montanari
Read by Scott Brick

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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The Rosary Girls
Written by Richard Montanari, Read by Scott Brick

Format: Unabridged Audiobook Download
ISBN: 9781415922972
Our Price: $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...

Also available as an abridged audiobook download, eBook and a paperback.

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The Rosary Girls
Written by Richard Montanari
Read by Richard Ferrone

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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The Rosary Girls
Written by Richard Montanari, Read by Richard Ferrone

Format: Abridged Audiobook Download
ISBN: 9780739317884
Our Price: $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...

Also available as an unabridged audiobook download, eBook and a paperback.

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The Rosary Girls
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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The Rosary Girls
Written by Richard Montanari

Format: eBook
ISBN: 9780345482037
Our Price: $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...


              
              



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