Jason Starr is a bestselling author renowned for his crime novels and thrillers that delve into the darker aspects of human nature with sharp prose. Beyond his gripping fiction, Starr also crafts compelling narratives for comic books and original graphic novels, showcasing his versatility across different storytelling mediums. His works often draw inspiration from film and television, captivating readers worldwide and earning translations into numerous languages.
5 [IMPORTANT / VALUABLE] LESSONS YOU CAN LEARN BY READING BUST: 1) When you hire someone to kill your wife, don’t hire a psychopath. 2) Don’t use Drano to get rid of a dead body. 3) Those locks on hotel room doors? Not very secure. 4) A curly blond wig isn’t much of a disguise. 5) Secrets can kill.
Unmasking the atmosphere of political corruption and crime rampant in Gotham City, this novel feeds directly into the first episode of the TV series, culminating in the murder of the Waynes at the hands of an unknown assailant.
Savage Lane is Jason Starr's most accomplished novel yet, a searing, tense domestic thriller with hidden motives and dark secrets, where nothing is as it seems, and an honest, raw meditation on a declining marriage and obsessive love. When recently divorced Karen moves with her two kids into a nice suburb of New York she finds peace and joy for the first time in years. But unbeknown to Karen, her neighbour Mark, unhappy in his own marriage, has been living a fantasy life with her in the centre - a fantasy life that becomes a full-blown obsession.
When last we saw Max Fisher and Angela Petrakos, Max was being arrested by the NYPD for drug trafficking and Angela was fleeing the country in the wake of a brutal murder. Now both are headed for eye-opening encounters with the law—Max in the cell blocks of Attica, Angela in a quaint little prison on the Greek island of Lesbos...
Fifth title in Titan Books' Marvel fiction reissue program, featuring the classic Ant-Man story: Natural Enemy.
With each meaningless date and disappointing new boyfriend, Katie Porter is becoming more and more disillusioned. No matter how wide a net she casts she can't seem to find a guy who really understands her. But someone thinks she's special--very special. And he's watching her... Peter sees Katie at the gym. He sees her at the coffee bar she stops at on the way to work. In fact, he sees her almost everywhere, as he quietly trails her. But most of all, he sees her in his plans for the future. He's got the proposal worked out, he's even got the ring and their happy home already bought. After all, he's had enough time to plan things to perfection--he grew up in the same small town. Surely, after all these years, he can't let anything stand in his way...
Marvel's smallest hero stars in his biggest story yet: an all-new, original prose novel timed to coincide with the ANT-MAN feature film! Meet Scott Lang: ex-con, single father and part-time super hero. Scott and his teenage daughter, Cassie, are just settling down in a new city when a criminal from Scott's past comes gunning for them. But is the killer really after Scott, or the secrets of the Ant-Man tech? And just how far will Scott go to protect his only child? Award-winning crime writer Jason Starr (Twisted City, WOLVERINE MAX ) spins a thrilling tale of desperation, secrets and microscopic adventure.
A paranoid thriller in the mind-bending tradition of Philip K. Dick and The Twilight Zone, THE NEXT TIME I DIE will draw you into its claustrophobic web of suspense and leave you questioning everything you think you know.
The people of Brooklyn are getting ready to party. Millionaire baseball star Jake Thomas is coming home to announce his engagement to his high school sweetheart, Christina. He may have spent the last few years playing the field - in every sense - but Jake knows it's time to settle down. And a big news story might help mask the sex scandal lurking in his past...Ryan Rossetti isn't in the mood to celebrate. He grew up with Jake and they played together in the minor leagues until injury forced Ryan to quit. Now he paints houses for a living and watches Jake getting richer and living the dream. But Ryan has something that Jake needs: Christina. Recently Ryan has been her shoulder to cry on, and one thing has led to another. There's no way Ryan is about to let Jake walk off with the prize again... Christina Mercado longs to escape her Brooklyn tenement and dull job. Ryan treats her better than Jake ever has, but life with Jake would mean that she and her family would never have to worry about money again. Christina will have to make a choice, and there's a hefty price tag attached... As the 'Welcome Home Jake' banners go up on East Eighty-First Street and the crowds begin to gather, it's clearly going to be one hell of a party.
Jennifer Ryan has the perfect life. A loving family. A high paying job in corporate law. A luxurious apartment in upper Manhattan. Then one day she steps out of her marriage...and finds that her new lover isn’t the one night stand she expected. Stalked and threatened with exposure, Jennifer attempts to unravel the true identity of her tormentor, discovering valuable clues in the trail of destruction left in this mysterious man’s wake.
A young Mexican couple narrowly escapes the Juarez Cartel by fleeing across the border into Texas, only to be run down in the desert by the Cartel’s most brutal thugs. Rescued by a mysterious local who takes them to the safety of his family’s ranch, the couple soon realize they must escape a house of horrors beyond their wildest imagination. In this exciting conclusion to the series, the couple finds that the army of assassins closing in on them might be their only hope for survival.
Written by Jason Starr Art by Mick Bertilorenzi Cover by Lee Bermejo "Starr has a hard-edged style that is clean, cold and extremely chilling." - Marilyn Stasio, The New York Times It's summer in New York, but a "chill" has settled over the city - a serial killer is on the loose, and the ritualized murders are becoming increasingly sadistic. The NYPD and the FBI have a suspect: a gorgeous young woman named Arlana. The only problem is that every witness provides a different description of her. None of it makes any sense to anyone except Martin Cleary, a beaten-down Irish cop from Boston with a whopper of a secret in his past - and a past that may go back a century or two . . . Advance-solicited; on sale January 6 o 192 pg, 5.5" x 8", B&W, $19.99 US MATURE READERS
Thus it is that hapless Joey DePino, saddled with an incurable gambler's optimism—but even worse gambler's luck—finds himself threatened with the deadly wrath of irate and unpaid bookies. What to do? Drift into an inept plan to kidnap Jessica Sussman, that's what. Joey's wife Maureen and Jessica's mother Leslie were childhood friends, and Joey has endured enough anemic evenings at the Sussman's Upper East Side apartment in New York to feel entitled to a little ransom retribution. Too bad for him that David Sussman, Jessica's father, is currently trying to end an affair with a psychopathic coworker. Hell hath no fury, as everybody knows, and the result is a tangled mess of motive, mistaken identity, and murder. The lives of the Sussmans and the DePinos—so different on their (respectively) gilt-edged and tattered surfaces—form parallel strands intertwining and accelerating toward a dark nadir.
Ein Haifischbecken, das ist das Brooklyn der 80er-Jahre. Harte Zeiten also für kleine Fische. Mickey, der in einem Fischladen jobbt, lässt sich überreden, Sportwetten für einen Kunden abzuschließen - und verliert jede Wette. Jetzt hat er den Buchmacher auf den Fersen und ein Problem. Dummerweise kommt ein Problem selten allein: Mickeys Kumpel Chris hat einen todsicheren Plan, um ein bisschen Kohle zu machen. Doch todsichere Pläne können tödlich enden ...
Eine flüchtige Wiederbegegnung mit einem Jugendfreund wirft den vierunddreißigjährigen Richard Segal völlig aus der Bahn. Zunächst kann er sich nicht erklären, was ihn so verwirrt. Doch ausgelöst durch irgendeine Kleinigkeit plagen ihn Flashbacks, die sich langsam zu einem unheilvollen Bild zusammenpuzzeln.
Nie war der arbeitslose New Yorker Schauspieler Tommy Russo so gut wie in seiner selbstausgedachten Rolle als vielversprechender Star kurz vor dem Durchbruch. Er führt uns in die faszinierende Welt eines pathologischen Lügners, der an sich selbst glaubt bis zum bitteren Ende.
Bill Moss, jung, gut ausgebildet und ehrgeizig, war gerade dabei, seinen ganz persönlichen american dream zu verwirklichen, als er seine Stelle verlor. Nun jobbt er in New York als Telefonverkäufer bei einer Firma, die er haßt, und täte alles, um wieder einen Top Job zu bekommen. Der Erstling eines beängstigend phantasievollen Psychothriller-Talents!
Seine Leidenschaft für Pferdewetten hat Joey DePino in den Ruin getrieben. Hoch verschuldet und verzweifelt fasst er einen Plan. - Krimi im Stil der klassischen schwarzen Serie.
Was tun, wenn dich ein Junkie mit dem gestohlenen Foto deiner gerade verstorbenen Lieblingsschwester erpreßt? David Miller tut das Dümmste, was man tun kann: Er gibt nach. Von da an gehts bergab
Jack Harper steckt tief in einer Midlife-Crisis. Seine Ehe mit Maria ist am Tiefpunkt angelangt, ihr Liebesleben am Ende. Der einzige Lichtblick ist sein Sohn Jonah. Doch dann scheint es für seine Eheprobleme eine Lösung zu geben: eine diskrete Seitensprung-Website. Entgegen seinen anfänglichen Bedenken lässt er sich auf eine Online-Affäre ein und begeht damit den größten Fehler seines Lebens. Immer schneller wird er in eine tödliche Spirale hineingezogen, aus der es kein Entrinnen gibt.
Adam Bloom hat einen tödlichen Fehler gemacht, und seither hat es jemand auf seine Familie abgesehen. Es gibt allen Grund, in Panik zu geraten: Der Eindringling ist schon im Haus
