Edgar Award winner Domenic Stansberry returns with this sultry, decadent murder mystery. THE WHITE DEVIL tells the story of an aspiring American actress, who, together with her too charming brother, is implicated in a series of crimes dating back to their childhood days in Texas. The novel begins in Rome, among the American ex-patriot community, and from there follows the siblings latest obsessions: an aging Italian actress and her charismatic husband. Stansberry s protagonist, Vicki Wilson, narrates the story in a voice alternately intimate and distant, a cipher of unwholesome impulse and erotic intrigue. The result is an elegant tour de force, a psychological noir exploring the murky depths where the differences between familial and erotic love, between criminal and victim, merge in deadly, unexpected ways.    FREAKING INCREDIBLE Crimespree Magazine

The White Devil

Mystery, Thriller & Suspense

Domenic Stansberry

Mystery

Molotov Editions

Hammett Prize Winner for Best Crime Fiction Noir master Domenic Stansberry returns with this sultry, irresistible murder mystery. THE WHITE DEVIL tells the story of an aspiring American actress, who, together with her too charming brother, is implicated in a series of crimes dating back to their childhood days in Texas. The novel begins in Rome, among the American ex-patriot community, and from there follows the siblings latest obsessions: an aging Italian actress and her charismatic husband. The young woman at the heart of this tale plays a deadly game, a cipher of unwholesome impulse and erotic intrigue. The result is an elegant tour de force, a psychological noir that has won international acclaim and attention. 
 FREAKING INCREDIBLE Crimespree Magazine 
 Stansberry nails the sultry, decadent, and erotically charged tone with one perfectly placed hammer stroke after another. Booklist 
 Perhaps the most surprising feature of this tour de force is its pervasive links to both Jacobean tragedy and contemporary Mediterranean noir. Who knew? Kirkus 
 Edgar-winner Stansberry takes the reader on a wild ride in this exceptional noir. .... compelling reading. Publisher's Weekly Starred Review 
 “Gripping from beginning to end, The White Devil is an unforgettable novel by an author at the height of his powers.” Foreword Reviews ***** 
 “(Readers) will relish The White Devil's ability to draw in both thriller and mystery audiences, anything but staid or predictable . . . more than a murder mystery: a story of Italy, obsessions, candid cultural observations, and a sense of place and confused purpose that keeps readers guessing, entertained, and thoroughly immersed." Midwest Book Review 
 Domenic Stansberry is an Edgar award-winning novelist known for his dark, innovative crime novels. His North Beach Mystery Series has won wide praise for its rich portrayal of the ethnic and political subcultures of San Francisco. An earlier novel, The Confession, received the Edgar for its controversial portrait of a Marin county psychologist accused of murdering his mistress. He is the author of nine novels and a collection of stories.

The White Devil: A Novel

Stansberry, Domenic

From Robert Mailer Anderson, the bestseller author of Boonville. The last patrons of Cafe Dante gather for their morning coffee during what may be the final days of civilization. Apocalyptic events disrupt the routine of their lives and they are forced to take responsibility for a darkly comic reckoning which questions their faith in God, love, culture, family, humanity and each other. It’s Beckett meets Mamet meets O’Neil over a double jolt of expresso!
 PRAISE FOR ROBERT MAILER ANDERSON
 "Energetic, abrasive, very funny... Boonville delivers. - New York Times Book Review 
 “Witty and insightful . . . an original word-of-mouth success.” - Publishers Weekly
 “A great first novel...(Anderson) has a language and style all his own...bracingly fresh...uproarious." - San Francisco Chronicle on Boonville
 "...the funniest (debut novel) since Philip Roth's Goodbye, Columbus . . . .Anderson may be the WASP Lenny Bruce."- Anderson Valley Advertiser
 "A very sick man – and a very funny writer!" - Carl Hiaasen
 "A sardonic and beautifully imagined first novel...." - SF Weekly 
 “Milk-through-the-nose funny...Pynchon fans will immediately notice similarities not only with “Vineland,”which takes place in a similar setting and deals with similar themes as “Boonville" but also with “The Crying of Lot 49." - Salon.com Robert Mailer Anderson was born in San Francisco, and is a 7th generation native “Californio.” He is the author of the best-selling novel “Boonville,” co-writer/producer of the film “PIG HUNT,” and a contributor to The Anderson Valley Advertiser since the age of fifteen. His writing has appeared in San Francisco Noir, Zyzzyva, Christopher Street, Encore, San Francisco Magazine, The San Francisco Chronicle, The Argonaut, and Ishmael Reed’s Konch, among other publications.

The Death of Teddy Ballgame

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Anderson, Robert Mailer

Dramas & Plays

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