Damaged Goods

Stanley Moodrow #6

by Stephen Solomita

Jilly Sapone is a vicious killer incapable of controlling his murderous rages. He's clearly not the kind of convict you'd ever expect to win parole, so why has the New York parole board suddenly turned him loose? When Jilly kidnaps his ex-wife's daughter, street smart ex-cop Stanley Moodrow and computer whiz Ginny Gadd are hired to find Jilly before disaster strikes.

Genres: Fiction

3 pages, Audio Cassette

First published January 1, 1996

About the author

Stephen Solomita (b. 1943) is a prolific author of thrillers. Born in Bayside, Queens, he worked as a cab driver before becoming a novelist in the late 1980s. His first novel, A Twist of the Knife (1988), won acclaim for its intimate depiction of New York’s rough patches, its gritty style, and its dark vision of urban terrorism. This debut introduced Stanley Moodrow, a disaffected New York Police Department detective. Solomita wrote six more novels starring Moodrow, moving the character into a PI practice, and concluded the series with Damaged Goods (1996).

Solomita continued writing in the same hard-boiled style, producing tough, standalone novels such as Mercy Killing (2009) and Angel Face (2011). Under the pseudonym David Cray, he writes gentler thrillers such as Dead Is Forever (2004), a traditional mystery in the mode of Ellery Queen. His most recent novel is Dancer in the Flames (2012). Solomita continues to live and write in New York City.

aka David Cray.

Reviews

[N Rowe · Rating 4 out of 5]

I like the detective and the plot, the writing style is ok except for forced similie. Could not finish the end due to library loan ran out; hope to check out again to finish it.