Tom Kakonis: 7 books

"A darkly humorous caper novel that offers strong entertainment," Publishers Weekly Failed professional gambler Jim Merriman goes to Florida to attend his sister's funeral and ends up saddled with her loser son Leon, who is in debt to a vicious loan shark who sends a pair of sociopathic thugs...

THE MASTERS OF CRIME FICTION BET ON TOM KAKONIS… “Kakonis can really write. In Waverly, he gives us a wonderful character in a brutal world,” Tony Hillerman “Michigan Roll is fast, strong, harsh and beautiful,” Donald Westlake “A wonderful novel – smart, light and...

**“Simply tremendous! Tom Kakonis’s writing is on a level with Elmore Leonard.” Chicago Tribune ** CRISS CROSS It’s a bone-chilling winter in Grand Rapids. Ex-cop Mitch Morse is stuck in a dreary, dead-end job at a discount store so he can’t resist when a smoldering, sexy...

LADY LUCK IS DEALING DEATH… AND WAVERLY IS HOLDING A LOSING HAND. Twice selected by the New York Times as one of the Ten Best Crime Novelists of the Year, Tom Kakonis brings back Waverly, his cunning professional gambler, in what The Washington Post calls “a keenly fatalistic thriller.” Waverly...

“A cracking good crime thriller that resurrects both the gambling hero of Kakonis' Michigan Roll and the exhilaratingly tough, yet deeply humane, storytelling that made that first novel one of the most memorable in recent crime fiction,” Kirkus Reviews A mob boss has given professional...

“Chock-full of all the thriller ingredients. The horror of it will leave even the most seasoned reader gasping,” Booklist A People Magazine “Nail-Biter of the Week.” FLAWLESS That’s how women describe Michael Woodrow. He’s an irresistibly handsome corporate hatchet...

It’s Every Parent’s Worst Nightmare. Marshall and Lori Quinn’s quiet, peaceful life is shattered when their three-year-old son Jeff is abducted. When the police investigation stalls, and Lori plunges into catatonic despair, Marshall takes on the hunt for Jeff himself, a relentless, increasingly...