Dave Zeltserman
| Dave Zeltserman has received accolades for his crime thrillers. Most recently, his Boston mob thriller, Pariah (Serpent’s Tail, 2009), was named by the Washington Post as one of the best novels of 2009, and by Barnes & Noble as a notable book for 2009. Outsourced, a bank heist thriller, has been optioned by Impact Pictures and Constantin Film, and is currently in development.
Please visit www.davezeltserman.com |
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THE CARETAKER OF LORNE FIELD Overlook Press, August 2010 Genre: Mystery & Suspense Agent: Matt Bialer |
| Jack Durkin is the ninth generation of Durkins who have weeded Lorne Field for nearly 300 years. Though he and his wife Lydia are miserable and would like nothing more than to leave, Jack must wait until his son has come of age to tend the field on his own. It’s an important job, though no one else seems to realize it. For, if the field is left untended, a horrific monster called an Aukowie will grow—a monster capable of taking over the entirety of America in just two weeks. Or so it is said…
Dave Zeltserman’s last novel Small Crimes was named by NPR as one of the top five crime and mystery novels of 2008 and one of the Washington Post’s best books of the year. Publishers Weekly, in a starred review, said his “breakthrough third crime novel deserves comparison with the best of James Ellroy.” And Crimetime calls him “a name to watch.” |
| ESSENCE Overlook Press, Spring 2011 Genre: Mystery & Suspense |
| Stan Green is a good Brooklyn cop whose personal life is a mess. While investigating a series of violent and bizarre murders, he finds that his only witness, Zachary Lynch, also has his share of problems–most importantly, a brain surgery that has left him seeing people’s spiritual selves, or essences, instead of their physical appearances. Together, Stan and Zachary not only solve the murders, but help each other overcome their personal problems as well, in this atmosphere reminiscent of Charlie Huston and Jonathan Nasaw. |
