"There's
a glamorous, hard-boiled worldliness to Anthony Gagliano's
STRAITS of FORTUNE...[A] memorably crisp debut...a plausibly nor
narrative rich with the requisite heat and duplicity."
-- New York Times
"Although Florida is awash in
top-notch mystery writers…there is always room for more good
storytellers who find inspiration in the state’s vagaries…Anthony
Gagliano makes a most welcome debut in the well-plotted, gritty
STRAITS of FORTUNE.
Paying homage to Raymond Chandler and drawing from the best tenets
of the hard-boiled mystery, Gagliano delivers an atmospheric plot
about betrayal and manipulation that explodes with vivid characters,
sharp dialogue and an insightful view of Florida….[An] exciting
story….Gagliano infuses
STRAITS of FORTUNE
with an energized plot reminiscent of early Lawrence Block and
Robert Crais….Gagliano also nails the South Florida background….This
new series is off to a fortunate beginning."
--
Fort Lauderdale Sun-Sentinel
“The
sort of novel you crave when you have a long, hot, blissfully free
afternoon ahead….Gagliano stuffs STRAITS
with action, and his tough-guy narration never wavers.”
-- The Miami Herald
“Gagliano’s debut
crackles with the same energy that characterized Robert Crais’s
early Elvis Cole novels….Gagliano’s Miami is a jittery mix of
beautiful women, handsome bad boys, thugs, smugglers, and weird
eccentrics, all of whom the author draws with panache. With Jack
Vaughn’s first outing, Gagliano makes an auspicious beginning on a
promising new series.”
-- Publisher's Weekly
"STRAITS of FORTUNE
is a ripping good Florida yarn, part Carl Hiassen, part Randy Wayne
White, and first-novelist Gagliano is quick with a good, hard-boiled
simile. It’s a safe bet that Jack will be back--and that the many
fans of Hiassen, White, and the rest of the Florida crime pantheon
will add Gagliano to their list of must-reads.”
-- Booklist
[*Starred Review*]
“Sharp and
witty dialogue worthy of Dashiell Hammett…a breath-taking ride….This
thriller is as hot and as hip as the Miami scene it so memorably
portrays.”
-- Dan Wakefield, author of Going All The Way
"Anthony Gagliano is
a welcome and powerful new voice in the Florida crime scene, deftly
gene-splicing Mike Hammer and Miami Vice as he takes the
beach by storm. Only complaint: I'm left hanging for the follow-up."
-- Tim Dorsey, author of Hurricane Punch
"STRAITS
of FORTUNE is a
smashing debut thriller, evoking all the magic and mystery that
modern-day Miami has to offer, its mile-a-minute storyline etched in
prose as finely chiseled as a bodybuilder's six-pack. This guy could
end up making the rest of us South Florida crime writers look like
ninety-eight pound weaklings."
-- Les Standiford, author of
See You In Hell and Havana Run
"A
hot, impressive debut thriller….There are double crosses
galore….Gagliano’s dark, pulse-pounding, action-packed tale is tough
to put down; it’s an accomplished tale by an exciting newcomer."
-- Lansing
State Journal
"Anthony
Gagliano has re-invented Florida noir with fresh humor and lovely
writing. Hard to believe this is a first novel--it’s got all the
right moves. A crime-lover’s dream cruise."
-- April Smith, author of Good
Morning Killer and Be The One
“The author takes what could have been a cookie-cutter whodunit and
twists the genre to craft a contemporary action-adventure novel
well-suited to the summer movie blockbuster crowd.
STRAITS of FORTUNE
begs
to be enjoyed with a cool drink at the beach.”
-- St.
Petersburg Times
“STRAITS
of FORTUNE
is one of those books you want to keep on reading no matter how late
it gets….This is one you don’t want to miss.”
-- Bestsellersworld.com
“Gagliano
is a welcome addition to the Miami noir all-stars.”
-- Florida International
Magazine
“Anthony
Gagliano’s
STRAITS of FORTUNE
combines old school noir with a modern ‘Miami Vice’ edge...Gagliano
pulls out all the stops with one high-octane sequence after another
that never lets up until the final page.”
