The McMorrow novel that started it all. Jack is exiled to the isolated Maine mill town of Androscoggin. When the hapless photographer at the local weekly newspaper drowns in a canal, McMorrow wonders why the police don’t care.
“A bone-cracking first novel.”—The New York Times
“Stunning.”—The Washington Post
“Fans of Robert B. Parker’s Spenser will love McMorrow.”—Booklist
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McMorrow probes the world of teen parents in rural Maine only to have the young woman at the center of his story turn up dead. He probes her murder—and finds that a baby may be worth killing for.
“The dialogue hums and crackles.”—Kirkus Reviews
“Superb writing. His feel for small-town New England is almost eerily photographic.”—Cleveland Plain Dealer
“Gerry Boyle is the genuine article.”—Robert B. Parker
McMorrow is in the courtroom when Donna Marchand goes before the judge in Kennebec, Maine. She wants protection from her brutal boyfriend. The judge turns a blind eye. Jack sees a story—and is thrust into a world of lust, jealousy, and murder.
“Fans of Robert B. Parker’s Spenser will love McMorrow, a quintessential male who’s tough, funny, macho, and intelligent.”—Booklist
“The narrative moves briskly as McMorrow eliminates several suspects on his way to a genuinely surprising ending.”—Publishers Weekly
“Gerry Boyle is the genuine article.”—Robert B. Parker
A group of marijuana advocates enlist McMorrow to write about their cause. His questions go deeper than they’d like until he begins to reveal the dark and deadly side of one pot grower’s motivation.
“Boyle has a wonderful sense of place. … Along with snappy dialog that propels the story, Boyle presents an ensemble of likable characters.”—Library Journal
“Timely, colorful … Boyle provides a big cast of quirky down-easters as he authoritatively guides us through the Maine woods. The climactic chase is a stunner.”—Publishers Weekly
“An unusual and suspenseful novel.” Cleveland Plain Dealer
Researching a travel article on Benedict Arnold’s 1775 march to Quebec, McMorrow lands in the small Maine town of Scanesett. When a man who calls himself P. Ray Mantis vanishes from a tour bus there, McMorrow sticks around to ask questions. Soon he becomes the target of a group of violent locals, who want their story kept secret.
“Lovely, evocative passages about rural, remote Maine.” —Booklist
“A raw-boned regional series.”—The New York Times
“Clever, engaging … Boyle’s dialogue is crisp, poignant, and often witty … Excellent.”—Maine Sunday Telegram
McMorrow returns to his New York City haunts to visit a friend in need. His bag is barely unpacked when Mayor John Fiore is murdered—and Jack becomes a suspect. His old turf turns out to be filled with landmines.
“An outstanding crime novel.”—Booklist
“Edgy characters and sharp dialogue … Boyle gets it all right in this mean-streets story that whizzes by in a New York minute.”—Kirkus Reviews
“A powerful study of New York City—of its glamour, of the tawdry hopelessness of so many who live there, and of the power-mad honchos who feed on them.”—Publishers Weekly.
“The biggest story McMorrow has ever covered.”—Pittsburgh Post-Gazette.
McMorrow and his partner Roxanne are sent to investigate the alleged physical abuse of a young daughter of a Boston blue blood family. The trappings of elite society threaten to sidetrack Jack’s investigation of the family’s misdoings, until a beautiful woman is found dead and the carefully constructed image of the family’s wealth and power begins to fray. Loyalties are tested and bonds are broken as Jack struggles with one of his most potent adversaries yet: his own ambition.
“Features as much sound and fury as a summer movie blockbuster.”—Kirkus Reviews
“Boyle is at the top of his form in his riveting seventh novel.”—Publishers Weekly
“Tense, convincing, and gracefully told.”—Robert B. Parker
McMorrow has a knack for following an explosive story. But this time, the story follows him. His name is Rocky, a runaway teenager who’s broken into Jack’s house looking for safe haven. No sooner do his parents come looking for him than he vanishes again, leaving behind a cryptic note—and a mystery that soon takes a fatal turn. Jack follows Rocky into a street-life world where truth is elusive and lies are deceptively convincing and sometimes deadly.
“Expect the battle-weary reporter to become an old friend to his loyal readers much as Spenser or Dave Robicheaux have become with theirs.”—Booklist
“Complex characters and strong storytelling.”—Kirkus Reviews
“An excellent series.”—Maine Sunday Telegram
In the midcoast Maine town of Galway, McMorrow and his social worker wife, Roxanne, and their young daughter, Sophie, become the target of satanist Harland Wilton after Roxanne removes two abused boys from his custody. At the same time, Jack pursues a story about troubled young escort Mandi that has Roxanne worried that McMorrow is blurring his professional and person lives. Danger converges from all directions and Jack and his family may have no way out.
“A terrific thriller with terrifically original characters.”—C.J. Box
“If you want a book that will keep you up all night, this is it.”—Tess Gerritsen
“Gerry Boyle is the genuine article.”—Robert B. Parker
An arsonist strikes in the sleepy Maine town of Sanctuary, drawing McMorrow in to report on the terrified community. The town keeps burning as Jack peels back layers of deceit that go back decades. Meanwhile, a child dies in custody and the distraught mother sets her sights on McMorrow’s wife, Roxanne, and their child, Sophie. McMorrow and his family are n deep and may not be able to extricate themselves before it is too late.
''Plot, characterization, atmosphere—everything works in [Once Burned]. Excellent.”—Publishers Weekly
“Everyone writing crime fiction today owes a debt to Gerry Boyle—the original master of Maine noir. Once Burned shows Boyle working again at the top of his form. This book is lean, mean, and packed with action.”—Paul Doiron
“No crime writer can infuse the ordinary with menace the way Boyle can.”—Kate Flora
McMorrow stays put in his hometown of Prosperity, Maine, and runs squarely into illegal gun sales, vicious cyberbullying, and a religious community ready to fight to keep the world at bay. With Jack’s wife Roxanne wondering where her husband’s attraction to trouble will end, their marriage begins to unravel. It’s danger at every turn and McMorrow is stretched to his limit as he tries to face it down.
Winner of the 2017 Maine Literary Award for crime fiction.
“Deftly drawn characters and a strong sense of place add texture and depth to this gritty tale of rural crime and vigilante justice.”—Publishers Weekly
“Jack McMorrow gets into some vicious fights in Straw Man, Gerry Boyle’s new mystery in his rugged series set in the wilds of Maine. Take the bone-crunching brawl that Jack and his military-trained friends, Clair and Louis, get into when they run across four big guys with chain saws poaching hardwood trees on an old woman’s land. … The most hurtful fights, though, are those clenched-teethexchanges with his wife, Roxanne, over an elementary-school project on pacifism that has her working closely with the soft-handed gentleman goat farmer who owns Heaven Sent Farm. (‘Must be cashmere goats,’ Jack notes.) The difficulties facing peaceful people who must live in a violent world are revisited when Jack tries to write a story on a community of Old Order Mennonites. But, as Clair says when he hands Jack a Glock with an extra clip and two boxes of ammo: ‘I’m all for pacifism. . . . But I’m not gonna die for it.’"The New York Times
“Jack perseveres to a stunning climax that reveals hidden evil while affirming the humanity in all of us. This hypnotically suspenseful, beautifully written novel is impossible to put down.:—Gayle Linds
This time murder finds McMorrow as he witnesses a brutal and senseless daylight killing in a big box store. Determined to know whether the murder of Lindy Hines was, in fact, random, Jack probes the lives of all connected to the victim and homeless perpetrator Teak Barney, and finds that underneath every coincidence is a plan awaiting execution. McMorrow visits the ragged Downeast Maine that never makes the tourist websites, the wealthy enclaves of Mt. Desert Island, and the gritty streets of the Maine city of Riverport as he uncovers the truth no one wants to see revealed.
“Well-developed characters and convincing dialogue propel Boyle’s solidly plotted 12th mystery. … Readers will enjoy spending time in Jack’s head as he thinks through the murder case.”—Publishers Weekly
“This may be the best installment in the series I’ve read thus far, and that’s saying a lot. Mr. Boyle’s storytellng and particularly the dialoges are as crisp and sharp as ever. … Five stars for a first-rate, fast-paced, yet intelligent murder-suspense mystery.”—The Miramichi Reader
“Exceptionally well done, as are the points he raises about the price of friendship and loyalty. … This may be the most insightful book Boyle has written. It may also be his best.”—LJ’s Mystery Reviews
“This too-little-known Maine noir series boasts cracking dialogue, wonderful plotting, and a lot of heart."
—Booklist
As a toddler, Portland, Maine, boat bum Brandon Blake lost his mother in a suspicious sailing accident. Raised by his grandmother, who drank her way through his homeschooling, Blake learned to depend on no one but himself. And then he finds a world where there are rules, where bad behavior has consequences. Brandon decides to become a police officer. In a matter of weeks, he’s targeted by a newly released convict, a newly arrived sailor with a mysterious past. Blake’s career may end just after it started.
“Brandon Blake is a solid series lead. … Keep your eyes on this one.”—Booklist
“[Boyle] stops just short of hardboiled, letting some poignancy slip into his character’s plights.”—Publishers Weekly
“Gerry Boyle is the genuine article.”—Robert B. Parker
First case for rookie cop Brandon Blake: a woman’s baby has been snatched from her drug-den apartment. Maine rookie cop Blake dives in: was Lincoln kidnapped? Traded for drugs? With his veteran patrol partner Kat, Brandon leaves his old cabin-cruiser on Portland harbor and follows the trail of the missing child, which could end his career—and his life.
“Gripping … Boyle's assured writing and non-cookie-cutter lead are big pluses and portend well for future entries.“—Publishers Weekly
“The the reader closes the book wanting to know more about Brandon. Gerry Boyle's novel is propelled by crisp, realistic dialogue and vivid description. . . Mr. Boyle brings experience and knowledge to his setting and characters." —ForeWord Reviews
A routine night? For Portland, Maine, rookie cop Brandon Blake, this one is anything but. Chasing a robber from a pub, he dead-ends in an alleyway—and is caught at gunpoint by the perpetrator. Brandon fires first and survives, but his personal and professional trials are just beginning. Trying to ride out his suspension, he seeks out a woman with a past she wants to bury deep. And Blake is in the way.
The novel that conceived Blake, published for the first time.
"Gerry Boyle never disappoints. Port City Crossfire is both gripping, nonstop action and a deep dive into what happens to a cop when he's involved in a deadly force event. I couldn't put it down."—Kate Flora, award-winning author of the Joe Burgess police procedural series.
“Gritty and unrelenting, Gerry Boyle’sPort City Crossfirewill have you turning pages well into the night.”— Bruce Robert Coffin, Agatha Award-nominated author of Beyond the Truth.
