TONIGHT I SAID GOODBYE Investigator Wayne Weston is found dead of an apparent suicide in his upscale Cleveland suburban home. His wife and six-year-old daughter are now missing. The police think the former Marine murdered them. Hoping to exonerate his son, Weston’s father hires PIs Lincoln Perry and Joe Pritchard. Perry and Pritchard soon discover there is much more lying beneath the surface, including rumors of gambling debts, extortion, and a Russian mob that likes to wield baseball bats. But just when Perry and Pritchard believe they are making swift progress, a millionaire real estate tycoon and the FBI advise them to back off of the investigation. Then without warning, another murder suddenly forces them to change direction in the case as they uncover a trail of deadly twists—but the most shocking secret of all has yet to be unraveled... * Winner of the 2003 SMP/PWA Prize for Best First PI Novel * * Winner of the Great Lakes Book Award for Best Mystery * * Shortlisted for an Edgar Award for Best First Novel * * Shortlisted for a Shamus award * (Book 1 in the Lincoln Perry series) Rights Information Publisher: St. Martin's Minotaur, Hardcover (September 9, 2004) St. Martin's, Mass market paperback (November 1, 2005) Territory: World Rights Available: Film/TV Reviews: "...the 21-year-old author excels at building characters and story, making this one of the best mystery debuts this year." - Library Journal "This riveting detective novel should delight fans looking for new talent." - Publishers Weekly "A gracefully written, straight-ahead detective story with a welcome 11th-hour surprise." - Kirkus Reviews "Koryta is only 21, but he writes with the style of a seasoned vet...This is a writer to watch." - Globe & Mail "Michael Koryta makes an impressive debut." - Midwest Book Review "An incredibly fresh private-investigator novel...Koryta...emerges fully formed in his first effort." - Chicago Tribune Blurbs: "A terrific, first-class debut full of suspense, tension, tricks, and charm. If you like Spenser and Hawk, or Elvis and Joe, or Myron and Win, you're going to love this." - Lee Child "Michael Koryta's debut novel is the next must-read. The plot sizzles. Characters seem to jump right off the page. And in Lincoln Perry he has created a hero whose investigative and personal intuition transcends the mythos of the fictional private eye." - Andy Straka, author of the Agatha, Shamus, and Anthony Award-nominated Frank Pavlicek series "I'm hugely envious of a twenty-one-year-old who arrives fully formed as a writer of poise, style, and, damn it, elegance...and he's crafted a narrative that sizzles on the page. My consolation is that I've witnessed the emergence of a unique talent--still madly envious, though." - Ken Bruen, author of The Killing of the Tinkers "Quick pacing, sharp dialogue and very human characters--the good guys and the bad--make Michael Koryta's debut a fine and satisfying read." - SJ Rozan, Edgar-winning author of Winter and Night "Michael Koryta hits the ground running with this masterful debut. He's already so good, it's scary!" - Steve Hamilton, author of Ice Run "An exciting debut that crackles with gunfire and terse, dead-on dialogue. This is noir, fresh and fine." - William Kent Krueger, author of Blood Hollow Purchase at Amazon.com

TONIGHT I SAID GOODBYE

Investigator Wayne Weston is found dead of an apparent suicide in his upscale Cleveland suburban home. His wife and six-year-old daughter are now missing. The police think the former Marine murdered them. Hoping to exonerate his son, Weston’s father hires PIs Lincoln Perry and Joe Pritchard.

Perry and Pritchard soon discover there is much more lying beneath the surface, including rumors of gambling debts, extortion, and a Russian mob that likes to wield baseball bats. But just when Perry and Pritchard believe they are making swift progress, a millionaire real estate tycoon and the FBI advise them to back off of the investigation.

Then without warning, another murder suddenly forces them to change direction in the case as they uncover a trail of deadly twists—but the most shocking secret of all has yet to be unraveled...

* Winner of the 2003 SMP/PWA Prize for Best First PI Novel *
* Winner of the Great Lakes Book Award for Best Mystery *
* Shortlisted for an Edgar Award for Best First Novel *
* Shortlisted for a Shamus award *

(Book 1 in the Lincoln Perry series)

Rights Information

Publisher: St. Martin's Minotaur, Hardcover (September 9, 2004)
St. Martin's, Mass market paperback (November 1, 2005)

Territory: World

Rights Available: Film/TV

Reviews:
"...the 21-year-old author excels at building characters and story, making this one of the best mystery debuts this year." - Library Journal

"This riveting detective novel should delight fans looking for new talent." - Publishers Weekly

"A gracefully written, straight-ahead detective story with a welcome 11th-hour surprise." - Kirkus Reviews

"Koryta is only 21, but he writes with the style of a seasoned vet...This is a writer to watch." - Globe & Mail

"Michael Koryta makes an impressive debut." - Midwest Book Review

"An incredibly fresh private-investigator novel...Koryta...emerges fully formed in his first effort." - Chicago Tribune

Blurbs:
"A terrific, first-class debut full of suspense, tension, tricks, and charm. If you like Spenser and Hawk, or Elvis and Joe, or Myron and Win, you're going to love this."
- Lee Child

"Michael Koryta's debut novel is the next must-read. The plot sizzles. Characters seem to jump right off the page. And in Lincoln Perry he has created a hero whose investigative and personal intuition transcends the mythos of the fictional private eye." - Andy Straka, author of the Agatha, Shamus, and Anthony Award-nominated Frank Pavlicek series

"I'm hugely envious of a twenty-one-year-old who arrives fully formed as a writer of poise, style, and, damn it, elegance...and he's crafted a narrative that sizzles on the page. My consolation is that I've witnessed the emergence of a unique talent--still madly envious, though." - Ken Bruen, author of The Killing of the Tinkers

"Quick pacing, sharp dialogue and very human characters--the good guys and the bad--make Michael Koryta's debut a fine and satisfying read." - SJ Rozan, Edgar-winning author of Winter and Night

"Michael Koryta hits the ground running with this masterful debut. He's already so good, it's scary!" - Steve Hamilton, author of Ice Run

"An exciting debut that crackles with gunfire and terse, dead-on dialogue. This is noir, fresh and fine." - William Kent Krueger, author of Blood Hollow

Purchase at Amazon.com