The new Rat Pack mystery - Bing Crosby wants to buy a horse to indulge his other passion – when he’s not playing golf with Bob Hope, that is. But when his trainer fails to show up in Vegas, and when he finds the horse’s owner dead, problems begin to mount up. Time for Eddie G and Jerry to come to the rescue, urged on by Dean Martin and Frank Sinatra, in town to watch the start of Frank Junior’s career. But soon the body count – and temperature – starts to rise . . .

    A brutal serial killer stalks young women in New York City as Joe Keough, a detective with nothing to lose, challenges the system to get to the truth-and risks failure that could leave the city in the grip of fear.      ***          From Publishers Weekly     Moving his readers along at a breathless pace (and keeping them one step ahead of the boys in blue), Randisi renders the mad ramblings of a pathetic young man who follows a series of sexual murders in the New York City tabloids and determines to copy, and finally to surpass, the murderer's work. For a number of sinister reasons, detective Joe Keough's superiors are determined to pin all the killings on the man the papers call "the Lover." But Keough isn't convinced: the earlier killings occurred in Manhattan and the later ones in Brooklyn, a change of venue that matches subtle alterations in MO. Keough has a reputation for trouble, but so do a few of his superiors-and they hold the face cards. Randisi power-shifts this work from the start, slowing only to provide procedural detail before resuming speed, even on the brave narrative detour in which the Lover, concerned about his reputation, makes phone contact with Keough. As one killer comes to the surface, the other's rage intensifies. This is top-notch suspense, right from the chilling prologue to the brutal conclusion.      ***          From Booklist     The Lover is terrorizing New York City. He strangles and rapes women, and he leaves a rose protruding from their lifeless bodies. Lieutenant Joe Keogh, a renegade cop banished to Brooklyn, believes there are two Lovers out there, but when he tries to advance his theory, he's summarily ignored. A politically connected Lover Task Force is closing in on the killer and doesn't want to hear Keogh's strident cries of "copycat." The reader knows the truth because Randisi inserts brief chapters presenting the points of view of both killers, who soon come to resent sharing the limelight and plot to eliminate each other. Meanwhile, Keogh, with the help of crime reporter Mike O'Donnell, tries to convince an unyielding bureaucracy that it should be looking for two killers. This is an entertaining, well-written crime novel that stands out on the basis of its shifting points of view, sharp dialogue, humor, and bang-up conclusion.      ***          "Forget comparing him with Ed McBain and Joseph Wambaugh. From now on Robert J. Randisi is the yardstick against which all books of this type must be measured."     -Loren D. Estleman, author of Edsel          "I've been telling people for years that Bob Randisi will someday be a name to reckon with. Alone With the Dead marks that day. Randisi has arrived!"     -Ed Gorman, author of Black River Falls          "Randisi deftly creates characters, gets the reader hooked by the third paragraph, and fashions a plot that encourages readers this highly recommended book in one sitting."     -The Armchair Detective          "Bob Randisi keeps on getting better. This one's a piplean, tough-minded and right on target."     -Lawrence Block, author of Eight Million Ways to Die          "This is a major step forward in a career that's been paid too little attention. Randisi is now a contender."     -Mystery Scene          "Alone With the Dead is tough, gritty and grippingly realistic. Randisi knows which button to press-and how to press them. This one hits hard and on target."     -John Lutz, author of Single White Female          "Robert J. Randisi successfully combines dry humor and suspense to come up with one heckuva read.     -Rave Reviews          "Brooklyn is one of America's most famous regions, and Randisi is one of its best chroniclers."     -Rocky Mountain News

A penniless Russian baron has made his way west by putting his pedigreed killing practices to work, but in the eyes of the law, all men are equal, and Decker the bounty hunter is going to make sure the Baron faces American justice.

Professional gambler Ty Butler knows he should keep moving to stay ahead of the killers who wiped out his family and are now gunning for him. But when a serious card player finds a challenging game in an honest house, he wants to stay awhile. For Butler, a certain gambling hall is paradise—though the emporium's notorious owner, Little Luke Short, can't seem to steer clear of Hell's Half Acre, a corrupt and festering boil in the middle of Fort Worth. Short's been waging an ongoing war with a crooked kingpin, and now he's making it Ty's fight as well. The stakes get higher when the criminal is murdered and the law comes gunning for Little Luke. But Ty Butler recognizes a bluff when he sees one—not to mention the unmistakable hand of a hired killer. He may end up taking a bullet, but he's not cashing out of this game until  real justice is done.

When their pa dies fighting for their ranch, the McCall brothers aim to get even.

Eddie G. must discover why someone wants to kill him. His friends Dean Martin, Frank Sinatra and Judy Garland are concerned for him, too.After Dean Martin saves Eddie G. from being hit by a car, Eddie's torpedo buddy Jerry arrives from Brooklyn with the news: somebody's put an open contract out on him. As anybody can cash it in, pros and amateurs alike are coming out of the woodwork to have a shot. So when Eddie is asked by Frank Sinatra to go to LA to help his friend, Judy Garland, with a problem she's having, Eddie and Jerry seize the opportunity to leave Vegas.Unfortunately the contract follows Eddie there. While doing his best to stay alive long enough to find out who hates him so much they want him dead, Eddie must also solve Judy Garland's problem of a possible stalker and blackmailer.

The sheriff of Epitaph, Texas, Dan Shaye was a hard but just defender of the law -- a devoted husband and father who kept the truth about his violent past from the townfolk he protected. But then the hardcase Ethan Langer gang galloped into town looking to rob the local bank. And when they rode out again, Dan's beloved wife Mary was lying dead in the Texas dust. Now the time has come for Daniel Shaye to leave Epitaph, maybe for good, with his three motherless adult sons at his side. For the only justice that will serve is going to come from a rifle or a rope -- as the four Shayes band together to uphold a new law ... called revenge.

Decker just barely manages to escape the noose for a crime he didn't commit, but his life is forever changed as he sets out on a vengeance trail to find the man who framed him.

Vegas, 1960. Gamblin’, drinkin’, and everybody’s misbehavin’. Six months ago, while they were filming Ocean’s 11, the Rat Pack needed Eddie Gianelli’s help to track down the mug who was sending threatening letters to Dino. Now they’re back for the premiere and it’s Frank who needs Eddie’s help. Seems a babe he was planning to meet in Sin City took a powder—-leaving behind her luggage and a stiff in the bathtub. She’s on the lam, and it’s up to Eddie to find her and figure out if she’s a victim or a killer. Once again Eddie teams up with his P.I. buddy, Danny Bardini, and the Jewish New York torpedo, Jerry Epstein, who never met a pancake he didn’t like. Together they scour the neon streets, smoke-filled lounges, casinos, and seamy back alleys, dodging bodies and thugs with guns. But when Sam Giancana arrives on the scene, Eddie starts to wonder if he’s going to be able to keep himself out of jail—-and alive. Celebrity cameos spice up the action, and Mo Mo Giancana brings a dark presence to the story. Once again, Randisi, the man Booklist says “may be the last of the pulp writers,” gives readers a tour de force of bright lights, hot dice, and drop-dead-gorgeous dames in this second novel in the exciting, acclaimed series. Read More