Birago Balzano
Birago Balzano
Birago Balzano
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Italian Air Gunner Dalmazio Birago Wins Posthumous Medal for Bravery in an Attack on Amba Alagi $49.99 Italian Air Gunner Dalmazio Birago Wins Posthumous Medal for Bravery in an Attack on Amba Alagi - Giclee Print |
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Play Dead $8.69 <p><b>In each soul, a secret ...</b></p><p><b> </b></p><p><b> </b>Philadelphia homicide detectives Kevin Byrne and Jessica Balzano's first assignment from the Cold Case files is the brutal murder of a young runaway. The lifeless body of Caitlin O'Riordan was found carefully posed in a glass display case in the desolate Philadelphia Badlands but, as Byrne and Balzano rapidly discover, she was just the first pawn in the killer's twisted game...</p><p> </p><p> A mysterious phone call leads them on a scavenger hunt for a second victim. This time a young girl has been dismembered, her body parts left in three boxes in the basement of a deserted house. More clues lead to other victims and, as the body count rises, it becomes clear that there is a serial killer on the loose, hell-bent on completing the 'performance' of a lifetime.</p><p> </p><p> As more runaways vanish, Byrne and Balzano come to realize that the homicidal mastermind plans to complete seven depraved tricks in his dark and dangerous magic act. With Balzano increasingly obsessed by a case that haunts her, and Byrne struggling with a loss of his own, the stakes are mounting. But this is one game they can't afford to lose...</p> |
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Badlands: A Novel Of Suspense $6.29 Philadelphia police detectives Kevin Byrne and Jessica Balzano are working a new beat: the Special Investigations Unit, aka the cold case squad. Ironic, given that it's the height of a blazing hot August. But even these hardened homicide veterans are chilled to the bone as a dormant murder case stirs to life-leading Byrne and Balzano into the dark heart of their city, their souls, and a psyche of pure evil. Months before, a teenage runaway's body was found in the desolate, dangerous North Philly district dubbed the Badlands. Dead runaways were no novelty on these mean streets, but the Caitlin O'Riordan case was different. Her corpse was found in the basement of a rancid tenement apartment, the inexplicable cause of death: drowning. In the end, nothing was solved and the case was closed. Now a confession to the bizarre murder on the police tipline sends Byrne and Balzano rushing to make an arrest. But instead of a killer, they discover a ghastly scene: a jar containing human remains-along with a cryptic clue leading to an unlikely witness. Laura Somerville lives far from the squalor of the Badlands, and seemingly light-years from any connection to a murdered runaway. But moments after discussing the case with this elegant lady, Byrne and Balzano make another grisly discovery, and find an enigmatic word spelled out in Scrabble tiles. Across town, another victim's shallow grave reveals deeper mysteries. Her secret diaries portray a woman haunted by a shocking past, and obsessed with finding a depraved killer. Now, as the body count grows, a terrifying design literally takes shape. Pieces of a gruesome puzzle are being set into place by the cruel hands of a madman using the city as his game board. His playthings are the innocent, and his opponents-and pawns-are Byrne and Balzano, who must, before time runs out, decipher the truth about a shadowy house of horrors and its elusive master. Internationally acclaimed author Richard Montanari works his black magic to spine-tingling perfection in Badlands, conjuring all the relentless suspense, dark twists of intrigue, and full-throttle action that make his brilliant, engrossing novels required reading for thriller fans. From the Hardcover edition. |
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The Echo Man: A Novel of Suspense $4.09 From internationally bestselling author Richard Montanari comes a smashing new thriller-available exclusively as an e-book. Tormented by the exquisite beauty of a concerto and the bloodcurdling cries of a dying woman, the Echo Man composes his own symphony in response: a string of artfully staged slayings-all of them linked to cold murder cases and designed to taunt the police of Philadelphia. Detective Kevin Byrne hears sounds, too. They wake him in the night, haunt him by day, and remind him of the first homicide suspect he ever arrested: a gifted, beautiful classical musician who inexplicably went mad and became murderous. Now Byrne believes that Philly"s serial killings might be linked to that case. But his partner, Jessica Balzano, has too many bodies on her hands to worry about Byrne"s strange intuition or personal demons-until all the perfectly placed clues, all the evidence, all the deception point Balzano in one direction, and she discovers that the killer is closer than she could ever have suspected. From the acclaimed author of Merciless , The Echo Man is a masterpiece of suspense that builds to a crescendo of terror and stunning surprise. The Echo Man includes excerpts from Richard Montanari"s chilling novels and an overview of his Byrne/Balzano series, including a dossier of all the major characters. |
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Broken Angels $4.99 <p>When the first body is found, mutilated and strangled on the riverbanks, Philadelphia homicide detectives Kevin Byrne and Jessica Balzano suspect yet another case of random urban violence. Then it happens again. And again. </p><p> </p><p> Carefully dressed and posed, each victim seems to tell a story so gruesome that Byrne and Balzano struggle at first to make sense of the killer's dark and twisted imagination. But when they stumble upon a collection of old fairy tales, the fragile link between the murders suddenly becomes clear - and with it the terrifying conclusion of the killer's plan. </p><p> </p><p> Desperately, they try to anticipate the madman's next move, but as the body count rises, the killing spree spirals out of control ...</p> |
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Badlands By Montanari, Richard $13.25 When Philadelphia detectives Jessica Balzano and Kevin Byrne are assigned to investigate the twoyearold killing of Caitlin ORiordan, whose body is found in a desolate area of the city, their only clue leads them into a diabolical game with a depraved killer known only as Mr. Ludo, who may be responsible for a series of disappearances from the city streets. Reprint. Author: Montanari, Richard Subtitle: A Novel of Suspense Publication Date: 2009/08/25 Number of Pages: 397 Binding Type: Paperback Language: English Depth: 1.25 Width: 4.25 Height: 6.75 |
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Birago Balzano
