Jim Fusilli
http://www.jimfusilli.com/
Jim Fusilli is the author of the award-winning Terry Orr
series, which includes his current novel Hard, Hard
City, as well as Closing Time, A Well-Known
Secret and Tribeca Blues. He also writes for
The Wall Street Journal, for which he has served as
a rock and pop critic since 1983, and is a contributor to
National Public Radio's All Things Considered. In
2002 and 2003, Jim served as the mystery fiction critic
for
The Boston Globe.
Jim's crime series, which features private investigator
Terry Orr and his teenage daughter Bella, has enjoyed
glowing reviews from readers and critics.
"A wonderful new voice," reported The Providence
Journal. "Superior," said The Boston Globe,
which called Jim a "courageous and original writer who
works against the grain of expectations."
"Fusilli is simply incredible," said
Bookreporter.com. "(He) is that rare writer who
both
created and fulfilled the promise of greatness of his
first
novel...the ongoing creation of a new legend."
Jim has been praised for his vivid prose,
particularly his depiction of his beloved New York City.
Said The New York Times, "Jim Fusilli's noir
novels are like cobblestones - smooth and hard and deeply
embedded in the streets of New York." According to
Kirkus Reviews, Jim's " noir prose is
peerless, as is his darkly romantic portrait of the Big
Apple." And The Washington Post said, "If
you've ever been in love with New York City - even for an
instant - this book is for you."
Of Closing Time, the debut novel in
the series, Robert B. Parker said, "Jim Fusilli paints a
dead-perfect picture of contemporary New York City. It is
a
lovely story, full of tension and heartbreak, and, in the
relationship between Terry Orr and his 12-year-old
daughter, renders the intricacies of parenthood as few
novels have."
Jim lives in New York City with his wife
Diane, a public relations executive; their daughter Cara
attends college in New York. In 2005, Jim's book on Brian
Wilson and the Beach Boys' album "Pet Sounds" will be
published by Continuum.
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Books
Tribeca Blues
October 5, 2004
Pro-bono detective work has given Terry's life new meaning,
as he continues to recover from the loss of his wife and
son and the devastation to the city he loves. Read more...
Hard, Hard City
September 23, 2004
When a troubled, talented teenager goes missing, private
investigator Terry Orr's search uncovers a hornet's nest of
family secrets.
In just three short years, Jim Fusilli has garnered the
kind Read more...
Tribeca Blues
October 9, 2003
Pro-bono detective work has given Terry's life new meaning,
as he continues to recover from the loss of his wife and
son and the devastation to the city he loves. Read more...
A Well-Known Secret
October 7, 2003
Terry's latest case concerns Sonia Salgado, recently
released after thirty years in prison for the robbery and
murder of diamond dealer Asher Glatzer. When Terry
discovers her battered body in Read more...
A Well Known Secret
October 24, 2002
Hailed by both the Chicago Tribune and the Detroit Free
Press as one of the best mysteries of 2001, Closing Time
firmly established Jim Fusilli as a writer to watch Read more...
Closing Time
October 1, 2002
In one brutal moment, Terry Orr's life is changed forever.
His wife and son were murdered leaving Terry alone to raise
his twelve-year-old daughter, Bella. The killer is still
out Read more...
Closing Time
September 6, 2001
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