The author began the book after his wife survived a difficult pregnancy and gave birth to their son, jake. Colossal in concept, dazzlingly plotted, filled with vivid, jawdropping violence, sins of the assassin confirms robert ferrigno as the modern master of the futuristic thriller. Open library is an open, editable library catalog, building towards a web page for every book ever published. Robert ferrigno is the author of seven novels, including the horse latitudes and, most recently, scavenger hunt. Mar 09, 1990 the hero of the horse latitudes, danny dimedici, is a retired young drug merchant, not a detective, but he turns into one when the police find his exwifes elegant moorish modern beach. After earning a college degree in philosophy and a masters degree in creative writing, he thought that he would be happy being a college professor, writing dense, literary novels which to assign to his students. Buy a discounted paperback of horse latitudes online from australias leading online bookstore. The wakeup by robert ferrigno overdrive rakuten overdrive. A thriller featuring an exdrug dealer who is the prime suspect in what appears to be a gruesome murder. Apr 27, 2010 discover book depositorys huge selection of robert ferrigno books online.
Horse latitudes paperback june 5, 2003 by robert ferrigno author. Robert ferrignos latest novel heartbreaker is a true test. The horse latitudes by robert ferrigno, 1990, morrow edition, in english 1st ed. Desperate to get to laura before the cops, danny returns to the underworld he had known as a drug. Author robert ferrigno bio and signed books vj books. Author, educator, and journalist robert ferrigno drew critical attention with the 1990 publication of his first novel, the horse latitudes. Robert ferrigno a dangerous woman vanishes into the crazy california carnival of sex, drugs, sadism and murder. After starting out so strong with the the horse latitudes and slowly getting worse with the awful dead silent it was time to see if ferrigno could recover. I have to admit that i thought his best book was horse latitudes, until i read scavenger hunt. He ultimately gave up his day job to become a novelist, and his first book, the horse latitudes, was called the fiction debut of the season by time. Horse latitudes paperback 1990 by robert ferrigno author. Over the next several years he flew jets with the blue angels, drove ferraris, and went for desert survival training with gun nuts.
He is an american author of crime novels and of speculative fiction. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Pick up all of ferrignos books starting with the horse latitudes. But the disappointing, unsatisfying ending spoiled it for me.
All but one of ferrignos novels the cheshire moon, 1993 has been sold to filmmakers some, like horse latitudes, more than once. See all books authored by robert ferrigno, including prayers for the assassin. Horse latitudes by ferrigno, robert penguin random house. The horse latitudes by robert ferrigno signed first edition. This impressive first novel by a nationally syndicated journalist is a curious and winning combination of noir violence, l. Departing from the four book series featuring magazine journalist quinn horse latitudes,1990, etc. Heart of the assassin book by robert ferrigno official. All but one of ferrigno s novels the cheshire moon, 1993 has been sold to filmmakers some, like horse latitudes, more than once. After getting his hopes up in the past, ferrigno says he has stopped guessing at the future of his work on celluloid. My first novel, the horse latitudes, 1991 was called the fiction debut of the season by time magazine. Yet, none has made it past the early screenplay stage. Robert ferrigno is the author of eight previous novels, including the wakeup, scavenger hunt, flinch, heartbreaker and the horse latitudes.
Departing from the fourbook series featuring magazine journalist quinn horse latitudes,1990, etc. She has left behind a butchered corpse in a beach house. A california playboy, a pair of homicidal hustlers, and a feisty but beautiful marine biologist all make trouble for an excop who wants revenge on the southernfried drug dealer who killed his partner. Danny dimedicis exwife laura is missing, theres a corpse in her bloodspattered beach house, and danny is the prime suspect. Robert ferrigno is the author of seven previous novels, including scavenger hunt, flinch, and the bestselling the horse latitudes. In the second book of ferrignos spectacular assassin trilogy, rakk. The author still has a knack, however, for dreaming up robust characters. But ultimately, i found myself less than fully satisfied because of the way the plot unfolded.
I found myself reading the last 50 pages in 10 page chunks because i didnt want it to end. Horse latitudes book by robert ferrigno thriftbooks. The newspaper was a great gig but i wanted to write novels. After earning college degrees in philosophy, filmmaking, and creative writing, he returned to his first love, poker. The horse latitudes by robert ferrigno and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Horse latitudes by robert ferrigno goodreads share book. Founded in 1997, has become a leading book price comparison site. Robert ferrigno s latest novel heartbreaker is a true test. His second novela splintery tale of murder among california powerbrokersisnt nearly as good.
Discover book depositorys huge selection of robert ferrigno books online. The horse latitudes by robert ferrigno signed first edition book see all titles by robert ferrigno. Review of robert ferrignos prayers for the assassin. Danny dimedicis exwife laura is missing, theres a corpse in her bloodsplattered beach house, and danny is prime suspect. The horse latitudes paperback april 1, 1991 by robert ferrigno author. The horse latitudes with the accompanying explanation was one of the best crime titles since the big sleep and i, the jury. He does go back to his earlier style of great dialogue and solid character. The front cover and back cover are missing in the original book. In a series of dazzling flashes from the southern california underworld, an extraordinary carnival of characters appears. Cheshire moon 1993 dead mans dance 1995 dead silent 1996 heartbreaker 1999 flinch 2001 scavenger hunt 2003 the wakeup 2004. In the second book of ferrigno s spectacular assassin trilogy, rakk. Desperate to get to laura before the cops, danny returns to the underworld he had known as a drugdealer, a world of fast sex and hard drugs, casual violence and sudden death.
The horse latitudes is an interesting and, at times, engaging work of fiction. Buy a cheap copy of horse latitudes book by robert ferrigno. Flinch is ferrignos best novel since his smash debut. Eight books published between 1990 and 2004 were additions to the detective and thriller genres, while the post 911 assassin trilogy is set in an imagined united states dominated by islam. I never miss a book by robert ferrigno michael connelly. The unlikely protagonist in the horse latitudes is a former drug dealer by the name of danny dimedici. Desperate to get to laura before the cops, danny returns to the underworld he had known as a drugdealer, a world of fast sex. Readers follow in the search for a beautiful but amoral woman by a husband who is determined to redeem her. He spent the next five years gambling fulltime and living in a highcrime area populated by starving artists, alcoholics, thieves, and drug dealers, becoming friends. The storyline resolves itself in the latter third of the book in a lame and seemingly random fashion. Robert ferrigno was born in south florida, a tropical backwater rife with mosquitoes and flying cockroaches. Mar 01, 1990 horse latitudes g ferrigno, robert standalone retired drug dealer danny dimedici passes the days by swimming, spending whats left of his illgotten capital, and mooning over his divorce. Ferrignos smoldering the horse latitudes was one of the most striking thriller debuts of 1990.
Danny is an avid swimmer and, curiously, is also an authority on the civilization of the ancient mayans. Robert ferrigno books list of books by author robert ferrigno. The hero of the horse latitudes, danny dimedici, is a retired young drug merchant, not a detective, but he turns into one when the police find his exwifes elegant moorish modern beach. Horse latitudes g ferrigno, robert standalone retired drug dealer danny dimedici passes the days by swimming, spending whats left of his illgotten capital, and mooning over his divorce. Robert ferrigno born 1947 is an american author of crime novels and of speculative fiction. Since then i have written eleven more novels, the most recent of which is the girl who cried wolf, an ebookonly. Horse latitudes by robert ferrigno 9780099441526 booktopia. His smart, stunningly beautiful wife, lauren, has left him and he has yet to get over the hurt he feels. Robert ferrigno audio books, best sellers, author bio.
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