Overview
VENGEANCE OUT OF THE SHADOWS is the third novel in the Ross Cortese, NYPD series, and like its predecessors, THE MOSEL LEGACY and THE BRODERICK CURSE, can be read on its own. In successive weeks, two New York landlords have been shot to death, one in Central Park and one in Brooklyn. Are these the acts of a disgruntled tenant, business rivals, or is a serial killer at work? Ross calls on Detective Ruth Wilson, formerly a profiler with the FBI to join the Squad and assist with the investigation. Will the killer strike again, and if so, when and where? Meanwhile, Doschenko, ex-KGB assassin, has been on the run from Interpol since Ross bought him down from near the pinnacle of power by foiling an attempted neo-Nazi coup in Vienna. He is given the green light by his handler to come to New York, via Canada, for another assignment. It is the opportunity he has been waiting for--to inflict maximum pain on Ross and those he loves. This is what reviewers said about THE MOSEL LEGACY and THE BRODERICK CURSE: "A page-turner that goes straight to the heart and the conscience. Well-paced, beautifully written, David Peretz is a welcome newcomer to the world of suspenseful fiction." (Ann Edwards, novelist and author of STREISAND: A BIOGRAPHY); "On the surface, David Peretz's MOSEL LEGACY is an adventurous, plot-driven cop thriller, albeit one with an unusual degree of historical, political and psychological savvy. But the book's greatest triumph is the manner in which it seamlessly interweaves philosophical themes of justice, retribution, heritage and identity into the gripping narrative. In the end, MOSEL is a page-turner for the brain as much as for the heart." (Seth Rogovoy, The Berkshire Eagle). THE BRODERICK CURSE is not one single story line. It is several plot lines that eave in and out of each other. It is a
page-turner to say the least. And like all great thrillers, there is a sting on the tail that I most certainly did not see coming." (Simon Barret, BNN)