Books by Reed Farrel Coleman

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Gun Church

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Hurt Machine
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Innocent Monster
INNOCENT MONSTER (6th Moe Prager book, October 2010): It’s been six years since Moe Prager brushed the dust off his PI license, and his estranged daughter Sarah brings a request he cannot refuse: an eleven-year-old art prodigy and daughter of Sarah’s dearest childhood friend has been abducted.
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Tower
TOWER with Ken Bruen (2009): Born into a rough Brooklyn neighborhood, Nick and Todd forge a lifelong bond that persists despite crushing loss. A twice-told tale in parallel narratives that intersect at a deadly crossroads, Tower is a beautifully crafted knife to the heart.
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Empty Ever After
EMPTY EVER AFTER (5th Moe Prager book, 2008): For years, Moe Prager has been haunted by the secret that would eventually destroy his family. Now, two years later, Moe plunges deeper into the dark recesses of his past, revisiting all of his old cases, to uncover the twisted alchemy of vengeance and resurrection.
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Soul Patch
SOUL PATCH (4th Moe Prager book, 2007): The apparent suicide of his old friend and Chief of Detectives forces Moe back onto the decaying Coney Island streets he patrolled when in uniform. Behind the rusted and crumbling rides of the midway, he finds a trail of death, betrayal, and corruption reaching back to 1972.
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The James Deans
THE JAMES DEANS (3rd Moe Prager book, 2005): It's 1983, and Moe Prager, ex NYPD cop turned reluctant PI, is too busy reeling from a family tragedy to see what's coming. Moira Heaton, a young intern for an up-and-coming politico, has fallen off the face of the earth, vicious rumors swirl about the politician's involvement.
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Redemption Street
REDEMPTION STREET (2nd Moe Prager book, 2004): Freshly minted PI Moe Prager travels to a decaying Boscht Belt hotel to uncover the truth behind a decades-old fire that killed seventeen people. Moe's gift is coaxing secrets from the silent past, but the locals aren't eager to stir up embers of that long-dead fire.
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Walking the Perfect Square
WALKING THE PERFECT SQUARE (1st Moe Prager book, 2001): Recently retired due to a freak accident, NYPD officer Moe Prager reluctantly goes into the wine business with his brother. When a suburban college student, to find him Moe plunges deep into the world of New York's punk underground, sex clubs, and biker bars.
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The Fourth Victim
THE FOURTH VICTIM (2nd Joe Serpe book, 2008): Several home heating oil delivery drivers have been robbed and murdered. When Rusty Monaco, an ex-NYPD detective, becomes the fourth victim, Joe Serpe and Bob Healy are led back onto the streets they protected as cops. (Written as Tony Spinosa)
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Hose Monkey
HOSE MONKEY (1st Joe Serpe book, 2006): Joe Serpe, a legendary NYPD Narcotics detective, loses his job and testifies against his partner, who commits suicide. Serpe's marriage blows up, and his fireman brother is killed. Then a young man who worked with Serpe is brutally murdered. (Written as Tony Spinosa)
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They Don't Play Stickball in Milwaukee
THEY DON'T PLAY STICKBALL IN MILWAUKEE (3rd Dylan Klein book, 1997): Dylan Klein, insurance investigator cum novelist, returns to attend his father's funeral and learns his nephew Zak is missing. Dylan and Dylan's most trusted friend, retired NYPD detective Johnny MacClough, discover Zak's trail is icy cold.
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Little Easter
LITTLE EASTER (2nd Dylan Klein book, 1993): Dylan Klein has given up his career as an insurance investigator to pursue his dream as a writer. But Klein is sucked into a deadly love triangle by a mysterious woman's execution and his best friend, ex-New York City detective Johnny MacClough.
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Life Goes Sleeping
LIFE GOES SLEEPING (1st Dylan Klein book, 1991): Dylan Klein, an insurance investigator, returns to Brooklyn for his mother's funeral. Alienated from his family and by the rituals of his faith, Klein and ex-New York City Police detective Johnny MacClough stumble through an odyssey of treason, murder, and betrayal.
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