In Vincent Zandri's new noir Moonlight Falls, Richard Moonlight is a private detective and massage therapist in training, and knows he is in deep trouble. After surviving a botched suicide attempt, he now lives precariously on the fence between life and death due to the remnant of a .22 caliber bullet lodged in his brain. With the little piece of lead pressing up against his cerebral cortex, he knows he can't always trust himself to make the correct decisions. He also can't trust his short-term memory.

Then his sometimes lover, the beautiful Scarlet Montana, calls him up one night. He knows he should resist, but the temptation is too strong. Later that same night, when Scarlet's body is discovered, Moonlight receives a call by her police chief husband, Jake, to oversee a special investigation into a murder Moonlight may well have committed.

Praise for Zandri's previous work:

"If you want a novel that runs wild like a caged beast let loose, Zandri is the man." --The Times-Union (Albany)

"[Zandri] demonstrates an uncanny knack for exposition, introducing new characters and narrative possibilities with the confidence of an old pro....Zandri does a superb job creating interlocking puzzle pieces." --San Diego Union-Tribune

"A tough-minded, involving novel...Zandri writes strong prose that rarely strains for effect, and some of his scenes...achieve a powerful hallucinatory horror." --Publishers Weekly 

Vincent Zandri is an award-winning author with 18 years experience as a novelist, essayist and freelance journalist. He is the author the much acclaimed As Catch Can (Delacorte) and Godchild (Bantam/Dell). He presently writes for Russia Today TV and has published numerous articles and features in New York Newsday, Beta Culture 11, Hudson Valley Magazine, The Times Union (Albany) and more. He's published essays and short fiction in Fugue, Negative Capability, apt., Orange Coast Magazine, Buffalo Spree amongst many others. He holds an M.F.A. in writing from Vermont College of Union University. Zandri currently resides in New York and is the drummer for the Albany-based punk band to Blisterz. He can be reached at www.vincentzandri.com