Jay Waitkus

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Shantytown
SKU: 9798224404919

Welcome to Miller's Bluff, a dilapidated West Virginia mining town circa 1900, where coal is king and daily life is a struggle. In the midst of his bleak existence, Danny James, a twenty-year-old miner with big dreams and few prospects — save his burgeoning relationship with schoolteacher May Stockton — is forever on the lookout for a means of escape. When a dispute between the coal workers' union and the mine's ruthless and powerful owner, Joe Garvin, reaches a boiling point, Danny finds himself inexorably drawn into the malevolence of Garvin's world.
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Police Blotter

Jay Waitkus' high-octane series featuring some of the greatest mysteries and thrillers ever written continues. In the latest installment, edited by Frank Pemmon, a grizzled New York City police detective recounts his most compelling cases.
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The Detective

Jay Waitkus' pulse-pounding series featuring some of the greatest mysteries and thrillers ever written continues. In the latest installment, by Augusta Groner and Grace Isabel Colbron, Austrian Secret Service Detective Joe Muller searches for a kidnapped woman by attempting to decipher the only clues available: a series of cryptic entries found in her journal.
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Sight Unseen

Jay Waitkus' high-powered series featuring some of the greatest mysteries and thrillers ever written continues. In the latest installment, by Mary Roberts Rinehart, a medium hired to entertain the members of a neighborhood social club stuns the group by predicting the brutal death of a local resident.
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Brood of Thieves
SKU: 9781458336842

Straight-shooting police detective Nolan Sand, and his resilient new partner, Talia Draper, investigate the murder of a wealthy businessman and his mysterious connection to a series of seemingly-unrelated crimes enveloping the city.
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Pursuit

Jay Waitkus' high-octane series featuring some of the greatest mysteries and thrillers ever written continues. In the second installment, by Arthur Stringer, a veteran New York City cop chases a notorious criminal around the world.
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Foul Play

Jay Waitkus presents a pulse-pounding series spotlighting some of the greatest mysteries and thrillers the world has ever seen. In the series debut, by Charles Reade and Dion Boucicault, a young man falsely accused of a crime embarks on a perilous odyssey in an effort to reclaim his life.
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Dividing Line
SKU: 9780881001389

Combining elements of classic pulp with razor-sharp dialogue and breakneck pacing, Jay Waitkus' latest novel is a pulse-pounding, adrenaline-charged thriller filled with intrigue, suspense, and complex, memorable characters. Cutting a swath of violent action leading into a slam-bang, jaw-dropping finale, Dividing Line is a first-rate adventure from an author who knows how to deliver!
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In the Depths of Shadows
SKU: 9780881001303

Unflappable police detective Nolan Sand attempts to catch a serial killer in the midst of a blood-spattered frenzy, while simultaneously delving into the murder of a corporate executive whose surprising double life made her a target for revenge. One cop.Two predators. And the darkness in their wake...
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Tainted Monarch
SKU: 9780881001228

With its straight-shooting detective, Nolan Sand, and shady antagonist, Russ Morrison, Jay Waitkus' debut effort fuses classic elements of hard-boiled crime fiction with modern-day storytelling. Short chapters, conflicted characters, and plenty of duplicity keep the pot boiling, and the ending will change what readers think they know.
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