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THE MAN IN THE CROOKED HAT comes out November 28th
My thanks to everyone who has been waiting patiently for my new novel, THE MAN IN THE CROOKED HAT. I’m happy to announce that it will be available in bookstores and online in less than two weeks.
“Set in Detroit, this relentless thriller focuses on an ex-cop’s search for the man who murdered his wife. . . . Superior prose, plotting, and characterization put Dolan in the top rank of crime novelists.”
— Publishers Weekly (*Starred review)
“Harry Dolan has it all: deeply drawn characters; settings sketched in with deft detail; and a plot that winds back on itself for a satisfying solution.”
— Raleigh News & Observer
FROM THE DUSTJACKET:
Private investigator Jack Pellum has spent two years searching for the man who he believes murdered his wife — a man he last saw wearing a peacoat and a fedora. Then a local writer commits suicide, and he leaves a bewildering message that may be the first breadcrumb in a winding trail of unsolved murders:
There's a killer, and he wears a crooked hat.
Michael Underhill is a philosophical man, preoccupied by what-ifs and could-have-beens, but his life is finally coming together. He has a sweet and beautiful girlfriend, and together they're building their future home. The problem is, Underhill has a past that’s shrouded in darkness, and it's coming back to haunt him.
These two men are inexorably drawn together in a mystery where there is far more than meets the eye, and nothing can be taken for granted. Filled with devious reversals and razor-sharp tension, The Man in the Crooked Hat is a masterwork from "one of America's best new crime writers" (Lansing State Journal).
You can read the first three chapters here:
http://www.harrydolan.com/excerpt-fro...
THE MAN IN THE CROOKED HAT comes out November 28th. You can preorder it now:
AMAZON:
https://www.amazon.com/Man-Crooked-Ha...
BARNES & NOBLE:
https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/the-...
iTUNES:
https://itunes.apple.com/us/book/id12...
INDIEBOUND:
https://www.indiebound.org/book/97803...
NOVEMBER BOOKSTORE EVENTS
I'll be appearing at Nicola's Books in Ann Arbor, Michigan, on Tuesday, November 28th, at 7:00 pm.
I'll be at Schuler Books in Okemos, Michigan, on Thursday, November 30th, at 7:00 pm.
These events include discussion, Q&A, and signing. You can find more information here:
http://www.harrydolan.com/events.html
As always, you can connect with me on Facebook (facebook.com/harrydolanauthor) and Twitter (twitter.com/Harry_Dolan). And you can find information on all my books on my website (www.harrydolan.com).
All the best,
Harry
harry.c.dolan@gmail.com
My new novel, THE GOOD KILLER, comes out February 4, 2020
The Good Killer
Sean Tennant and Molly Winter are living quietly and cautiously in Houston when a troubled, obsessive stranger shatters the safety they have carefully constructed for themselves. Sean is at a shopping mall when Henry Alan Keen, scorned by a woman he’s been dating, pulls out a gun at the store where she works and begins shooting everyone in sight. A former soldier, Sean rushes toward Keen and ends the slaughter with two well-placed shots — becoming a hero with his face plastered across the news.
But Sean’s newfound notoriety exposes him to the wrath of two men he thought he had left safely in his past. One of them blames Sean for his brother’s death. The other wants to recover a treasure that Sean and Molly stole from him. Both men are deadly and relentless enemies, and Sean and Molly will need to draw on all their strength and devotion to each other if they hope to elude them. Thus begins a cross-country chase that leads from Texas to Montana, from Tennessee to New York to Michigan, as the hunters and their prey grow ever closer and, in a heart-stopping moment, converge.
A wickedly clever and exhilarating thriller, The Good Killer offers a sophisticated, breathtaking look at the extremes people will reach for love, greed, and survival.
"THE GOOD KILLER is a dazzling, cinematic thriller full of vivid characters and adrenaline-charged action. Dolan is writing in the tradition of the great Elmore Leonard, and he does the master proud."
— Joseph Finder, New York Times bestselling author of HOUSE ON FIRE
"THE GOOD KILLER should be Harry Dolan's break-out novel. Simply (but beautifully) written, it turns into something by turns complex, devious, full of vivid characters and unexpected deceits, following as an act of irrational violence opens door after door that certain people don't want opened, laying bare conspiracy and theft, leading inevitably to manhunt and evasion and confrontation. It's terrific."
— Stephen Hunter, author of GAME OF SNIPERS
Sean Tennant and Molly Winter are living quietly and cautiously in Houston when a troubled, obsessive stranger shatters the safety they have carefully constructed for themselves. Sean is at a shopping mall when Henry Alan Keen, scorned by a woman he’s been dating, pulls out a gun at the store where she works and begins shooting everyone in sight. A former soldier, Sean rushes toward Keen and ends the slaughter with two well-placed shots — becoming a hero with his face plastered across the news.
But Sean’s newfound notoriety exposes him to the wrath of two men he thought he had left safely in his past. One of them blames Sean for his brother’s death. The other wants to recover a treasure that Sean and Molly stole from him. Both men are deadly and relentless enemies, and Sean and Molly will need to draw on all their strength and devotion to each other if they hope to elude them. Thus begins a cross-country chase that leads from Texas to Montana, from Tennessee to New York to Michigan, as the hunters and their prey grow ever closer and, in a heart-stopping moment, converge.
A wickedly clever and exhilarating thriller, The Good Killer offers a sophisticated, breathtaking look at the extremes people will reach for love, greed, and survival.
"THE GOOD KILLER is a dazzling, cinematic thriller full of vivid characters and adrenaline-charged action. Dolan is writing in the tradition of the great Elmore Leonard, and he does the master proud."
— Joseph Finder, New York Times bestselling author of HOUSE ON FIRE
"THE GOOD KILLER should be Harry Dolan's break-out novel. Simply (but beautifully) written, it turns into something by turns complex, devious, full of vivid characters and unexpected deceits, following as an act of irrational violence opens door after door that certain people don't want opened, laying bare conspiracy and theft, leading inevitably to manhunt and evasion and confrontation. It's terrific."
— Stephen Hunter, author of GAME OF SNIPERS
THE GOOD KILLER Giveaway
The Goodreads giveaway for my new crime novel, THE GOOD KILLER, runs through Friday, so there's still time to enter to win an advance reading copy:
https://www.goodreads.com/giveaway/sh...
https://www.goodreads.com/giveaway/sh...
Publishers Weekly calls THE GOOD KILLER a "satisfying crime novel"
My new book, THE GOOD KILLER, comes out February 4th, and I just saw the first early review. Publishers Weekly writes: "Both action junkies and readers who like their thrillers on the cerebral side will find something to enjoy." Read the full review here:
https://www.publishersweekly.com/978-...
https://www.publishersweekly.com/978-...
My new novel, THE GOOD KILLER, comes out in just two weeks!
I just wanted to pass along a pair of early reviews of my new novel, THE GOOD KILLER:
“A satisfying crime novel. . . . Both action junkies and readers who like their thrillers on the cerebral side will find something to enjoy.”
— PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
“If you’re up for a first-rate page turner, look no further than Harry Dolan’s The Good Killer. Iraq vet Sean and his partner, Molly, have been living under the radar for years, harboring a virtually priceless secret and trying to remain invisible to a pair of dangerous enemies. Then, by sheer unfortunate happenstance, Sean uses his military training to take down a spree killer in a Houston mall. Sean makes a fairly clean getaway, but his face and license plate number are captured by mall security cams, and he becomes something of a reluctant celebrity. Meanwhile, Molly is attending a yoga seminar in Montana, where she is required to surrender her cell phone and renounce all contact with the outside world. Sean has no choice but to drive there and collect her before anyone else can. He heads north in an aging Camry with a faulty alternator, woefully under-armored vis-à-vis the opposing teams. The rest of the book is basically one long and harrowing chase scene, right up to the explosive climax. Block out sufficient time to read The Good Killer in one sitting. It’ll be hard to stop once you get started.”
— Bruce Tierney, BookPage
THE GOOD KILLER comes out February 4th from The Mysterious Press/Grove Atlantic.
It’s available for preorder now:
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/080...
“A satisfying crime novel. . . . Both action junkies and readers who like their thrillers on the cerebral side will find something to enjoy.”
— PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
“If you’re up for a first-rate page turner, look no further than Harry Dolan’s The Good Killer. Iraq vet Sean and his partner, Molly, have been living under the radar for years, harboring a virtually priceless secret and trying to remain invisible to a pair of dangerous enemies. Then, by sheer unfortunate happenstance, Sean uses his military training to take down a spree killer in a Houston mall. Sean makes a fairly clean getaway, but his face and license plate number are captured by mall security cams, and he becomes something of a reluctant celebrity. Meanwhile, Molly is attending a yoga seminar in Montana, where she is required to surrender her cell phone and renounce all contact with the outside world. Sean has no choice but to drive there and collect her before anyone else can. He heads north in an aging Camry with a faulty alternator, woefully under-armored vis-à-vis the opposing teams. The rest of the book is basically one long and harrowing chase scene, right up to the explosive climax. Block out sufficient time to read The Good Killer in one sitting. It’ll be hard to stop once you get started.”
— Bruce Tierney, BookPage
THE GOOD KILLER comes out February 4th from The Mysterious Press/Grove Atlantic.
It’s available for preorder now:
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/080...
Read the opening chapters of THE GOOD KILLER
My new crime novel, THE GOOD KILLER, comes out next Tuesday, but if you're daring you can read the opening chapters on my website right this minute:
https://www.harrydolan.com/excerpt-th...
The book is available for preorder now:
https://www.amazon.com/Good-Killer-Ha...
https://www.harrydolan.com/excerpt-th...
The book is available for preorder now:
https://www.amazon.com/Good-Killer-Ha...
The latest news about my new novel, THE GOOD KILLER
THE GOOD KILLER is available in bookstores and online now!
If you went looking for the Kindle edition of THE GOOD KILLER previously, you might not have been able to find it, due to a technical problem my publisher was having with Amazon. I'm happy to report the problem has been resolved and the Kindle version can be found here:
https://www.amazon.com/Good-Killer-No...
New reviews from The Wall Street Journal and Associated Press
"Slick and twisty. . . . Mr. Dolan’s great gifts for storytelling, well displayed in his four previous books, are in even fuller evidence in THE GOOD KILLER, a story somewhat larger in scope, thus allowing for yet more tension, suspense and surprising resolutions."
— Tom Nolan, THE WALL STREET JOURNAL
"Highly gratifying. . . . In just five novels, Dolan has garnered a reputation for intelligent plots that gently weave in action with his well-sculpted characters’ believable motives and a soupcon of humor."
— Oline Cogdill, ASSOCIATED PRESS
Nicola’s Books Event: Tuesday, February 11th
For readers in the Ann Arbor area, I'll be doing a reading/signing at Nicola's Books (2513 Jackson Avenue, Ann Arbor, MI 48103) on Tuesday, February 11 at 7:00 p.m. Hope to see you there!
If you went looking for the Kindle edition of THE GOOD KILLER previously, you might not have been able to find it, due to a technical problem my publisher was having with Amazon. I'm happy to report the problem has been resolved and the Kindle version can be found here:
https://www.amazon.com/Good-Killer-No...
New reviews from The Wall Street Journal and Associated Press
"Slick and twisty. . . . Mr. Dolan’s great gifts for storytelling, well displayed in his four previous books, are in even fuller evidence in THE GOOD KILLER, a story somewhat larger in scope, thus allowing for yet more tension, suspense and surprising resolutions."
— Tom Nolan, THE WALL STREET JOURNAL
"Highly gratifying. . . . In just five novels, Dolan has garnered a reputation for intelligent plots that gently weave in action with his well-sculpted characters’ believable motives and a soupcon of humor."
— Oline Cogdill, ASSOCIATED PRESS
Nicola’s Books Event: Tuesday, February 11th
For readers in the Ann Arbor area, I'll be doing a reading/signing at Nicola's Books (2513 Jackson Avenue, Ann Arbor, MI 48103) on Tuesday, February 11 at 7:00 p.m. Hope to see you there!
CrimeReads Essay
To coincide with the publication of my new novel The Good Killer, I've written an essay for CrimeReads that discusses a few of my favorite books: "Secret Histories: Eight Compelling Crime Novels about People Haunted by Their Pasts." You can find it here:
https://crimereads.com/secret-histori...
The books I discuss are:
Down River
Pretty Girls
The Man from Primrose Lane
Dark Places
Blackburn
Long Lost
Faithful Place
Time's Witness
https://crimereads.com/secret-histori...
The books I discuss are:
Down River
Pretty Girls
The Man from Primrose Lane
Dark Places
Blackburn
Long Lost
Faithful Place
Time's Witness
DAILY MAIL Review of Harry Dolan's THE GOOD KILLER
The U.K. edition of THE GOOD KILLER, published by Head of Zeus, got a great review from Geoffrey Wansell in the Daily Mail:
"It is not exactly common to describe thrillers as fun and entertaining, but it's fair to say this one most certainly is.
"Former soldier Sean Tennant is living quietly in Houston, Texas, with his girlfriend Molly, when his life is thrown into chaos. A troubled loner goes on a shooting spree in a shopping mall. Tennant is there and ends the slaughter with two deadly shots, becoming a hero with his name all over the news.
"The trouble is this brings him to the attention of two men he thought he'd left in his past, and he and Molly are forced to flee.
"So begins a Bonnie and Clyde-style chase across the U.S., from Montana to Tennessee, New York to Michigan, with the pair only just ahead of their psychopathic pursuers.
"Written in Dolan's characteristically sophisticated prose, the action never stops, and the longer the chase goes on the more you sympathise with Sean and Molly."
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/home/book...
The book is available now:
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/080...
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Good-Killer-...
"It is not exactly common to describe thrillers as fun and entertaining, but it's fair to say this one most certainly is.
"Former soldier Sean Tennant is living quietly in Houston, Texas, with his girlfriend Molly, when his life is thrown into chaos. A troubled loner goes on a shooting spree in a shopping mall. Tennant is there and ends the slaughter with two deadly shots, becoming a hero with his name all over the news.
"The trouble is this brings him to the attention of two men he thought he'd left in his past, and he and Molly are forced to flee.
"So begins a Bonnie and Clyde-style chase across the U.S., from Montana to Tennessee, New York to Michigan, with the pair only just ahead of their psychopathic pursuers.
"Written in Dolan's characteristically sophisticated prose, the action never stops, and the longer the chase goes on the more you sympathise with Sean and Molly."
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/home/book...
The book is available now:
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/080...
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Good-Killer-...
THE GOOD KILLER paperback edition is out now!
"A satisfying crime novel. . . . Both action junkies and readers who like their thrillers on the cerebral side will find something to enjoy."
— PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
"Propulsive. . . . Mr. Dolan's great gifts for storytelling, well displayed in his four previous books, are in even fuller evidence in 'The Good Killer,' a story somewhat larger in scope, thus allowing for yet more tension, suspense and surprising resolutions."
— Tom Nolan, THE WALL STREET JOURNAL
"Highly gratifying. . . . In just five novels, Dolan has garnered a reputation for intelligent plots that gently weave in action with his well-sculpted characters’ believable motives and a soupcon of humor."
— Oline Cogdill, ASSOCIATED PRESS
The Good Killer
Available now in bookstores and online:
https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/the-...
— PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
"Propulsive. . . . Mr. Dolan's great gifts for storytelling, well displayed in his four previous books, are in even fuller evidence in 'The Good Killer,' a story somewhat larger in scope, thus allowing for yet more tension, suspense and surprising resolutions."
— Tom Nolan, THE WALL STREET JOURNAL
"Highly gratifying. . . . In just five novels, Dolan has garnered a reputation for intelligent plots that gently weave in action with his well-sculpted characters’ believable motives and a soupcon of humor."
— Oline Cogdill, ASSOCIATED PRESS
The Good Killer
Available now in bookstores and online:
https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/the-...
