Eve Missing, by Ralph Pezzullo


	Eve Missing Eve Missing ISBN- 1-894942-37-X October 2003 Zumaya Publications Burnaby, British Columbia Trade Paperback/ $15 Click here to purchase Disgraced ex-NYPD cop Smokey Annicelli narrates a coast-to-coast search for a missing high fashion model, who previously worked as a teenage prostitute. Author Feedback: "Pezzullo comes out swinging with this tough, streetwise debut. This is one writer to watch out for." - Steve Hamilton, Edgar Award-winning author of Blood Is the Sky. "A real humdinger of a private eye novel. It has a sympathetic PI, a beautiful missing woman, and a mystery that kept me guessing to the last chapter." - Jeffrey Marks, author of A Good Soldier, Atomic Renaissance. "Pezzullo brings you in close and forces you with almost total visual techniques to run along with the plot that twists and moves around in the finest traditions. And not until the final outrageous ending does the pressure let up. This is the best first novel I have read in any genre. It is an astonishing read from a writer new to the novel but one who knows his craft the way kids know how to ride their bikes." - John Herrmann, author of Murder at the Red Dog. "A really terrific hard-boiled detective novel filled with sexy scenery, Raymond Chandlerish dialogue and not a single dull moment. Latch onto EVE MISSING and enjoy the read of a lifetime!" - Joseph Trigoboff, author of The Shooting Gallery. "A tough-minded novel with a tough-tender hero. Tony Annicelli undertakes a coast-to-coast quest for a vanished fashion model. Realistic and very involving." - Barbara D'Amato, author of White Male Infant and winner of the first Mary Higgins Clark Award. Reviews: "If you're a fan of mysteries featuring a strong masculine lead character and plenty of twists and turns, you should pick up EVE MISSING by Ralph Pezzullo. Pezzullo's first novel showcasing private detective Smokey Annicelli is a rollercoaster ride of deception, sex, murder and betrayal. EVE MISSING will keep you enthralled and guessing until the last page. Pezzullo has created the beginning of a strong series ...and readers will find themselves waiting for the next installment." - Mystery Morgue "5 bolts! (out of five)" - New Mystery Reader Magazine "Like Lawrence Block's Matthew Scudder series, Smokey Annicelli is the type of P.I. readers will want to see more of. He's gritty and rough, with some sense of morals -- at certain times, anyway. EVE MISSING is loaded with action, wild characters, a load of steamy sexual scenes and a carefully plotted mystery. Pezzullo is a welcomed breath of fresh air in a genre filled with many bland stories." - The Best Reviews "EVE MISSING is missing absolutely nothing: plot, pace, characterization and denouement are technically masterful. But a good thriller, like good sex, needs more than technique-and atmosphere abounds whether in powerful, sometimes gritty rendering of the New York scene or lush and leafy California. The story is a great trip; all four horsemen -- sex, jealousy, blackmail, and murder -- are along for the full gallop. It's roller-coaster ride that explores power, corruption and fear among people who slipped into quick-cash worlds and can't pull out... This is not a book to leave on a Quaker grandmother's breakfast table or a colleague's desk: in either case, Eve will go missing in ten seconds flat, though the reason may differ." - ForeWord "Ralph Pezzullo's debut novel, EVE MISSING , is as hard boiled a noir mystery as hard boiled can get. The writing is skilled, crisp, raw. The fast pace is constant and rhythmic." - Best Sellers World "Pezzullo has captured perfectly the life and times of the classic private eye. Complete with a PI who wants to be hard-boiled but has a romantic streak, a former bad girl trying to get her life together and a whole supporting cast of unusual and fascinating characters. This is an outstanding mystery." - Murder and Mayhem Bookclub "What does EVE MISSING have to recommend it? A whole lot. Great lead characters, a whole line-up of colorful supporting characters, some sexy and emotionally complex women, a terrific plot, great scenery ...I could go on and on. Pezzullo's a whole lot better than practically every other contemporary mystery writer out there and this is his first book." - Review Index "EVE MISSING is an excellent mystery. Smart, fast-paced and riveting. I loved the character of Smokey." - Karen Grant, "The Karen Grant Show," KION, Salinas, CA "Fantastic. EVE MISSING is a must-read for anyone looking for a fast-paced, complex mystery." - Larry Wright, "The Other Side of Drive Time," WEOL, Ohio