Created by Robert J. Randisi
(1951 –)
All things considered, long-time pit boss at the Las Vegas Sands Brooklyn-born EDDIE GIANELLI would probably rather cruise some broads or just chill with his Rat Pack pals Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin, Sammy Davis Jr., Peter Lawford and Joey Bishop.
But as de facto troubleshooter for the world famous casino and resort, “the swingingest hot spot on the Strip”, he seems to always be helping someone out of a jam or another, be it protecting Dino from death threats in one book, figure out why there’s a stiff in the tub in Frankie’s room or ease Sammy out from under a nasty bit of blackmail.
Along the way, he does all the standard P.I. things, plus he gets to rub shoulders with such swingin’ dames as Marilyn and Angie. And if you don’t know who I’m talking about, bub, you might as well cash in your chips. In fact, this might be the schmooziest, most name-droppingest series since Stuart Kaminsky’s Toby Peters series)
Although he’s probably better known for the 534 million westerns he’s written, Robert J. Randisi is, of course, the founder of The Private Eye Writers of America, and is also responsible for Manhattan-based P.I. Miles Jacoby, Brooklyn gumshoe Nick Delvecchio and New York Racing Commission investigator Henry Po. They’re all equally good, and equally recommended.
NOVELS
- Everybody Kills Somebody Sometime (2006) |Â Buy this book |Â Kindle it!
- Luck Be a Lady: Don’t Die (2007) |Â Buy this book |Â Buy the audio
- Hey There (You with the Gun in Your Hand) (2008) |Â Buy this book |Â Kindle it!
- You’re Nobody ‘Til Somebody Kills You (2009) |Â Buy this book |Â Kindle it!
- I’m a Fool To Kill You (2011) |Â Â Buy this book |Â Kindle it!
- Fly Me to the Morgue (2011) |Â Buy this book |Â Kindle it!
- It Was a Very Bad Year (2012)Â |Â Buy this book |Â Kindle it!
- You Make Me Feel So Dead (2013)Â |Â Buy this book |Â Kindle it!
- The Way You Die Tonight (2014) |Â Buy this book |Â Kindle it!
- When Somebody Kills You (2015)|Â Buy this book |Â Kindle it!
- Way You Die Tonight (2016) | Buy this book | Kindle it!
- That Old Dead Magic (2020) | Buy this book | Kindle it!
Respectfully submitted by Kevin Burton Smith.
