tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-39782654113785591842024-03-13T07:40:58.259-07:00Robert Knightly WebsiteRobert Knightlyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03016796259953653086noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3978265411378559184.post-50545315775708542672012-04-02T19:49:00.002-07:002012-04-05T19:54:04.467-07:00THE COLD ROOM - REVIEW BY KIRKUS REVIEWSAuthor: ROBERT KNIGHTLY<br />
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Title: THE COLD ROOM<br />
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Publication: KIRKUS REVIEWS<br />
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2/15/2012<br />
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The Cold Room, Author: Knightly, Robert, Severn House, Pp256, $28.95<br />
PubDate: February 1, 2012, ISBN 978-0-7278-8085-7<br />
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A disgraced cop seizes an unexpected opportunity to redeem his reputation.<br />
Hardboiled narrator Harry Corbin catches the case of a dead Jane Doe found<br />
along the East River by a beat cop. Noting that rigor mortis has not yet set in and that the victim has been gutted, Harry takes some photos and concludes that the woman was killed elsewhere and dumped here. Clyde Kelly, an elderly ex-con with a prosthetic leg whom Harry finds near the scene, nervously protests his innocence while describing a 50ish thug with "eyes like slits." Harry sees an opportunity for much-needed redemption in this crime. He's been a pariah ever since blowing the whistle on a clutch of dirty cops in his department. While trying<br />
to clear Harry's name, his partner Adele Bentibi, who is also his live-in lover, was beaten by a bad cop named Linus Potter, though she managed to put him away. Now working as an investigator for the Queens DA, she's the ideal sidekick for Harry in the case—and he badly needs her help, since he's iced out of murder investigations by the department. Brooklyn's large immigrant community and a charismatic Catholic priest called Father Stan, who feels a duty to protect them, figure prominently in Harry's probe, which proceeds piece by (initially) baffling piece. As the picture becomes clearer, so does the danger to Harry. Knightly's gritty prose is sometimes marred by an awkward formality, but his second Harry Corbin novel (Bodies in Winter, 2009) moves with dark deliberation and feels authentic in every detail.Robert Knightlyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03016796259953653086noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3978265411378559184.post-71515503897477018652012-02-23T22:47:00.009-08:002012-02-25T07:28:38.694-08:00HUDSON VALLEY NOIR ON MARCH 8TH<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Library Committee Event</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Hudson Valley Noir</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgM6UqMaRTxlyuf7ZR4ZMfmPpGQagCO94ibK67z9KuAy0yzq9ryAqHf2ovwUNgkVFtGzXzO0ARiX8ieTZP7UxBj3IpN6zIpL_Tyo_RJ1WKyVaPL-oVPbg_63orP-TNfFUeeOvM-MLiL8hQe/s1600/fortorange.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; cssfloat: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" lda="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgM6UqMaRTxlyuf7ZR4ZMfmPpGQagCO94ibK67z9KuAy0yzq9ryAqHf2ovwUNgkVFtGzXzO0ARiX8ieTZP7UxBj3IpN6zIpL_Tyo_RJ1WKyVaPL-oVPbg_63orP-TNfFUeeOvM-MLiL8hQe/s1600/fortorange.jpg" /></a></div>Robert Knightlyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03016796259953653086noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3978265411378559184.post-16362442347718058612012-02-22T22:52:00.012-08:002012-02-23T22:58:20.626-08:00FEATURED ON SHOTS CRIME AND THRILLER EZINE<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimbL-j6peDdInzLaKurl3SfN1J2LE-6uYJNm5p3AImCqoeXEqZrqlJ0YFm2PvqoLFHc-wIraR0JxFjscMM2IBB8lYt6IT7GmVPK0mKMY7AHzXw5W0FK-SkuDI3YZwSbbDMKx19WKEvpc2S/s1600/shots.gif" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; cssfloat: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="169" lda="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimbL-j6peDdInzLaKurl3SfN1J2LE-6uYJNm5p3AImCqoeXEqZrqlJ0YFm2PvqoLFHc-wIraR0JxFjscMM2IBB8lYt6IT7GmVPK0mKMY7AHzXw5W0FK-SkuDI3YZwSbbDMKx19WKEvpc2S/s320/shots.gif" width="320" /></a></div><h3 class="post-title entry-title">Robert Knightly - Turning A Life Into Crime Fiction </h3><div class="post-title entry-title"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: black;">Our guest blogger today is Robert Knightly. Robert is a former police officer with NYPD with over 20 years’ service. He retired from the police force in 1987 with the rank of Lieutenant. He is now a trial lawyer practising in the criminal and family courts. His short stories can be found in <em>Brooklyn Noir, Manhattan Noir, Brooklyn Noir 3, Best American Mystery Stories 2007</em> and <em>Queens Noir</em> which he also edited. His first novel <em>Bodies in Winter</em> introduced readers to his protagonist Det Harry Corbin...</span></span><br />
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<div class="post-title entry-title"><span style="color: red;"><span style="color: black;">>> <a href="http://wwwshotsmagcouk.blogspot.com/2011/12/robert-knightly-turning-life-into-crime.html?showComment=1323432394934">READ MORE HERE!</a></span></span></div>Robert Knightlyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03016796259953653086noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3978265411378559184.post-68085857313453823072012-01-06T08:00:00.000-08:002012-01-23T21:39:05.205-08:00REVIEW ON MARILYN MEREDITH BLOG<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://fictionforyou.com/images/header1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; cssfloat: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="82" rea="true" src="http://fictionforyou.com/images/header1.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><a href="http://marilynmeredith.blogspot.com/">http://marilynmeredith.blogspot.com/</a> <br />
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The Cold Room by Robert Knightly as reviewed by Marilyn Meredith<br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-YsxA90JFz9M/TvoBUBNU80I/AAAAAAAAACY/26hgzUVWbVQ/s1600/9780727880857.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; cssfloat: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" rea="true" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-YsxA90JFz9M/TvoBUBNU80I/AAAAAAAAACY/26hgzUVWbVQ/s320/9780727880857.jpg" width="202" /></a></div>This is the second book of Bob Knightly's I've read, the first being Bodies in Winter. What I liked best about both books is they are more authentic as a police procedural than many I've read. NYPD detective Harry Corbin is a different kind of cop. He's not a super hero nor is he loved by all of his fellow cops. In Bodies in Winter, Corbin exposes a twisted web of corruption among the police ranks and superiors which didn't endear him to anyone. When The Cold Room opens, Corbin is still being shunned by his co-workers and bosses. Even though he's a detective, he hasn't been allowed to work on any homicide cases for a year. When he stumbles upon a dumped and mutilated<br />
female murder victim, he immediately decides to find out who she was and work on solving the case. <br />
Following Corbin as he tries to learn the victim's identity with scant help from his superiors is like going on a ride-along. The big difference is as a reader, we're allowed into Corbin's mind not only as he pieces together the puzzle to find out who the murdered girl is, but who killed her. Along the way, the reader is introduced to a neighborhood priest and a nun, both who play important parts in the investigation though not always in a cooperative manner. The interaction between Corbin and Father Stan is intriguing, both trying to outfox the other. Following Corbin through rich neighborhoods and poor, sitting with him during stake-outs, learning about the exploitation of female illegal immigrants, a horrendously screwed-up family, and how he pieces together what happened to the murder victim and<br />
who did it, has the stamp of true police work. Following clues from one place to another, intensified action, a touch of romance, and a surprising ending, make The Cold Room a most satisfying read. Highly recommended to lovers of mystery and police procedurals.<br />
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Marilyn<br />
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Blog: <a href="http://marilynmeredith.blogspot.com/">http://marilynmeredith.blogspot.com/</a>Robert Knightlyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03016796259953653086noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3978265411378559184.post-53176676410608276362012-01-06T06:00:00.000-08:002012-01-24T06:28:03.397-08:00THE COLD ROOM<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-h2fiqkWmQ-A/Tvn91tMzJWI/AAAAAAAAACA/HndjWprBxQc/s1600/9780727880857.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; cssfloat: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" rea="true" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-h2fiqkWmQ-A/Tvn91tMzJWI/AAAAAAAAACA/HndjWprBxQc/s320/9780727880857.jpg" width="202" /></a></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none; text-align: justify;"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: Arial; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">The Cold Room, </span></b><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: Arial; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">Knightly, Robert (Author), Jan 2012. 256 p, Severn, hardcover, $28.95. (9780727880857)</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none; text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">“Unorthodox,” “unethical,” and “unreliable” are among the kinder epithets bestowed on NYPD cop Harry Corbin by his colleagues, several of whom he has put behind bars following a major corruption scandal involving some of the top cops in the department. Exiled to low-priority cases, Corbin stumbles on the body of a young woman, naked, battered, and gutted. With nothing much on his agenda, Corbin vows to find the girl’s killer and bring him (or her) to justice, despite the fact that the higher-ups don’t want Corbin anywhere near the case. His investigation soon draws him into a complex web involving human trafficking, the Catholic Church, Eastern European immigrants, Chechen rebels, and one of New York’s richest families. Clever plotting, plenty of unexpected twists, high-octane action, taut suspense, and a hero who is as admirable and daring as he is rude and gutsy make this compelling new installment in the Harry Corbin series a must-read.</span><br />
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--BOOKLIST, December 1, 2011<br />
<span style="font-family: Arial;"><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Cold-Room-Robert-Knightly/dp/0727880853/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1325006435&sr=8-1">PURCHASE AT AMAZON.COM</span></a>; THE BOOK HOUSE at STUYVESANT MALL; BLACKWOOD & BROUWER BOOKSELLERS, KINDERHOOKRobert Knightlyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03016796259953653086noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3978265411378559184.post-29131693169527889622011-12-27T09:06:00.000-08:002011-12-27T10:02:41.066-08:00BOOK SIGNING - THE COLD ROOM - THE BOOK HOUSE NY<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://bookhouse.indiebound.com/files/bookhouse/three_store.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; cssfloat: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="42" rea="true" src="http://bookhouse.indiebound.com/files/bookhouse/three_store.png" width="320" /></a></div><strong><span style="color: purple; font-size: x-large;">Sat - January 7 - 3 p.m.</span></strong><br />
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I'll be signing 'The Cold Room' and speaking January 7, 2012 , a Saturday at 3:00 p.m., at The Book House, the biggest independent bookstore in the Capital District, at the Stuyvesant Mall in Guilderland.<br />
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<a href="http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source=embed&hl=en&geocode=&q=Book+House+albany+ny&sll=37.0625,-95.677068&sspn=51.089971,127.353516&ie=UTF8&hq=Book+House&hnear=Albany,+New+York&ll=42.715993,-73.825722&spn=0.088287,0.145912&z=12&iwloc=A">MAP TO THE BOOK HOUSE</a>Robert Knightlyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03016796259953653086noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3978265411378559184.post-82583491012610227722011-12-26T10:53:00.000-08:002011-12-27T20:37:15.957-08:00A SPECIAL GUEST ON MARILYN MEREDITH BLOG<span style="background-color: white; color: purple; font-size: x-large;">Jan. 3rd, 4th, 5th and 6th</span><br />
Robert Knightly will be a special guest on Jan. 3rd, 4th, 5th and 6th on Marilyn Meredith Blog.<br />
Tune in at: <a href="http://marilynmeredith.blogspot.com/">http://marilynmeredith.blogspot.com/</a>Robert Knightlyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03016796259953653086noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3978265411378559184.post-50790342932023065432011-12-26T08:57:00.000-08:002011-12-27T09:57:29.570-08:00GUEST SPEAKER/REVIEWER - ALBANY PUBLIC LIBRARY<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.albanypubliclibrary.org/images/APLColor2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; cssfloat: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" rea="true" src="http://www.albanypubliclibrary.org/images/APLColor2.jpg" /></a></div><span style="font-size: x-large;"><strong><span style="background-color: white; color: purple;">Tues - February 14 - 12:15 p.m.</span></strong></span><br />
<span style="background-color: white;">Guest speaker/reviewer at the Albany Public Library on February 14, 2012 , a Tuesday at 12:15 p.m. I'll be reviewing the new biography, "Clarence Darrow: Attorney for The Damned" by John A. Farrell.</span>Robert Knightlyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03016796259953653086noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3978265411378559184.post-49888211433206010002011-12-25T09:38:00.000-08:002011-12-27T10:58:04.723-08:00ON THE CRIME WRITERS' CHRONICLE<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsmoNOAgG1YRUlF1f-MBJFTUSmXswNoAwSVbwEWHFb_9VJ05ZitqTNyGwMNRwA3odmWf25P_H8sv3XY-SFZj5thuMZ2V7JvqtneldGB0T8XpP9EXfJfnOP9U9vM8M0AWm5Y_P18njKiY6H/s1600-r/Chroniclehead5.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; cssfloat: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="49" rea="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsmoNOAgG1YRUlF1f-MBJFTUSmXswNoAwSVbwEWHFb_9VJ05ZitqTNyGwMNRwA3odmWf25P_H8sv3XY-SFZj5thuMZ2V7JvqtneldGB0T8XpP9EXfJfnOP9U9vM8M0AWm5Y_P18njKiY6H/s1600-r/Chroniclehead5.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="widget Blog" id="Blog1"><div class="blog-posts hfeed"><div class="date-outer"><h2 class="date-header"><span style="color: #3b2c06;"></span> </h2><h2 class="date-header"><span style="color: #3b2c06;"></span> </h2><h2 class="date-header"><span style="color: #3b2c06;">Sunday, December 25, 2011</span></h2><div class="date-posts"><div class="post-outer"><div class="post hentry"><a href="http://www.blogger.com/" name="4458903989742610288"></a><br />
<h3 class="post-title entry-title"><a href="http://crimewriters.blogspot.com/2011/12/i-was-best.html"><span style="color: #888888;">I Was the Best...</span></a> </h3><div class="post-header"><div class="post-header-line-1"></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_haQlYHGimvdZej4x_SPB-IHNknLczklwHexjWGcjpRpsITa2jgTgNHa-D-35kJBoo4RVpYEUBf8BTfaKCxf75DOb2ymbsMw5HLwLItKJxtWTRsElaI1p8ULwLyH2fT-_94vuv1DUO44/s1600/smith+christmas+118.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"></a></div><div class="post-body entry-content">How do you rate such a thing? Is it by the fallible memory of witnesses? After attending the recent Biannual 83rd Precinct Reunion and observing the old cops (my contemporaries) wander around the K of C hall with halting step, I think maybe not. I’m not too sure they all remembered where they were after awhile. But pictures don’t lie, they say.<br />
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In 1975, I assumed my alternate identity (although, truth is, it was assigned me). I was new to the Precinct (Brooklyn’s 83rd in Bushwick), having just been booted out of a soft touch as a writer on ‘Spring 3100’, the Police Department’s Magazine. I’d been swept up in ‘Operation All Out’: with the City on the brink of financial default, about 10,000 cops were being laid off and ‘bodies’ were needed to fill in out there. I was one of the bodies. </div><div class="post-body entry-content"><br />
Read the rest at: <a href="http://crimewriters.blogspot.com/2011/12/i-was-best.html"><span style="color: #888888;">I Was the Best...</span></a> </div></div></div></div></div></div></div>Robert Knightlyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03016796259953653086noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3978265411378559184.post-32279954825677798752011-04-18T08:47:00.000-07:002011-04-18T08:51:34.930-07:00CRIME: WHO SAYS IT DOESN’T PAY?<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiJMT-2s6uA11FbYh6bHgHvZ4FjDNTGHO7AuMs8CBRhGe0OWvA2vI-DYGcCm4YqjdZo8kbvq_WjxIat82IDfw-ypdM7Vts9ane7wLHdDK48hLopu59c-ESfu-mqv-43a9iU1pfc2RtsKW-/s1600/5-3.gif" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; cssfloat: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><strong><img border="0" height="320" r6="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiJMT-2s6uA11FbYh6bHgHvZ4FjDNTGHO7AuMs8CBRhGe0OWvA2vI-DYGcCm4YqjdZo8kbvq_WjxIat82IDfw-ypdM7Vts9ane7wLHdDK48hLopu59c-ESfu-mqv-43a9iU1pfc2RtsKW-/s320/5-3.gif" width="246" /></strong></a></div><div align="left"><strong></strong></div><strong><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: purple;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">Tues • May 3 • 7-8:30PM </span></span></span></strong><br />
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<strong>C<span style="font-size: medium;">rime Fiction—</span><span style="font-family: Minion Pro SmBd, Minion Pro SmBd; font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: Minion Pro SmBd, Minion Pro SmBd; font-size: medium;">from Baldacci to Coben, many popular authors are doing it. But from where does their inspiration come? From true crime investigations that touch us to those that keep us awake at night, these best-selling authors create page-turning fiction sparked by actual events. Join Mystery Writers of Amercia—New York Chapter crime writers Andrew Gross, Robert Knightly, MJ Rose, Sharon Linnea and Jessica Speart to get the back story on the true-life crime scenes that paid off. </span></span></strong><br />
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Robert Knightly a former president of the Mystery Writers of America, New York Chapter, is a retired NYPD Lieutenant and veteran defense lawyer. His short stories appeared in the crime anthologies Brooklyn Noir and Manhattan Noir and he was also the editor of Queens Noir. His debut novel, Bodies in Winter was published in 2009. The Cold Room is due May 2011. Crimewriters.blogspot.com/<br />
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<strong>Panelists</strong><br />
Sharon Linnea spent happy years as an award-winning biographer, journalist and playwright; then one day, something snapped, and the bodies started piling up. The Eden Thrillers, Chasing Eden, Beyond Eden, and Treasure Of Eden were published by St. Martins, with new editions out in 2011. These Violent Delights, the first of her Movie Mysteries series, will be published by Arundel Publishing this spring. www.SharonLinnea.com<br />
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Andrew Gross is the author of New York Times and international bestsellers The Blue Zone, Don’t Look Twice, Reckless, and The Dark Tide, which was nominated for the Best Thriller of the Year award by the International Thriller Writers. He is also coauthor of five number one bestsellers with James Patterson, including Judge & Jury and Lifeguard. You can follow Andrew Gross on Facebook, Twitter, MySpace, and at www.AndrewGrossBooks.com<br />
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M.J. Rose is the international bestselling author of 11 novels including The Reincarnationist which was the inspiration for the 2009 FOXTV show Past Life. Rose is also the co-author of Buzz your Book, a founding member and board member of ITW and the founder of the first marketing company for authors, AuthorBuzz.com as well as the co-founder of Peroozal.com. www.mjrose.com<br />
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Jessica Speart is an investigative journalist whose focus is on wildlife law enforcement and endangered species. Winged Obsession, her first narrative nonfiction book, which is about the world’s most notorious butterfly smuggler launches in April. Jessica also penned a ten-book mystery series featuring U.S. Fish and Wildlife Agent Rachel Porter. The series was created after years of investigating wildlife and drug-trafficking crimes for publications such as The New York Times Magazine and National Wildlife. www.jessicaspeart.comRobert Knightlyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03016796259953653086noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3978265411378559184.post-85410528662432353902011-04-17T09:20:00.000-07:002011-12-27T20:37:50.032-08:00THE COLD ROOM<span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 12pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: LibraryItalic; mso-bidi-font-style: italic; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;">A sequel to <em><strong>Bodies In Winter</strong></em> (2009) to be released Nov. 2011.</span>Robert Knightlyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03016796259953653086noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3978265411378559184.post-87717571924923734882011-04-06T12:05:00.000-07:002012-01-24T06:33:48.051-08:00BODIES IN WINTER<div style="clear: right; cssfloat: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" r6="true" src="http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/518jJrpa6VL._SS500_.jpg" width="320" /></div><h2><span style="font-size: small;">Review</span></h2><div class="content"><div class="productDescriptionWrapper"Editorial Reviews>New York cop David Lodge is a drunk. His partners usually cover for him, but when he beats bad-boy pimp Clarence Spott to death after arresting him, his colleagues want nothing to do with him. Landed with a jail term, Lodge serves his time and is eventually released, only to be shot dead in a Mafia-style killing. Catching the case are Detectives Harry Corbin and Adele Bentibi--Corbin, a by-the-books career cop who's awaiting promotion to the Homicide Squad; Bentibi, with a strong need to achieve justice, whatever the cost. The pair concludes there's been a gross miscarriage of justice suggesting that those who should be the most trusted are the most corrupt. As they begin to ferret out the truth, their jobs and lives are threatened, but this only spurs the pair on. Knightly's more than 20 years as an NYPD cop lend a gritty authenticity to his book, and his deft storytelling, high-octane action, and genuinely surprising twists make the novel a gripping read from beginning to end. Joseph Wambaugh fans need to know about Knightly: he looks like the real deal.<br />
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--Booklist Starred Review, 15th October 2009<br />
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<a href="http://www.amazon.com/Bodies-Winter-Corbin-Bentibi-Knightly/dp/1847511694/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1302116328&sr=8-1">PURCHASE AT AMAZON.COM</a></div></div>Robert Knightlyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03016796259953653086noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3978265411378559184.post-52505143290960878402011-04-05T11:57:00.000-07:002011-04-06T13:07:31.205-07:00QUEENS NOIR<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right; margin-left: 1em; text-align: right;"><tbody>
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</tbody></table><h2><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: small;">Editorial Reviews</span></span></h2><h2><span style="color: red;"></span><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: small;">From Publishers Weekly</span></h2><div class="content"><div class="productDescriptionWrapper"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">The ethnically diverse New York borough of Queens is the setting for this solid entry in Akashic's noir anthology series (<i>Brooklyn Noir</i>, etc.). Rather than featuring big name authors only loosely connected to Queens, Knightly has brought in a crew of local writers that includes many unknowns. The result is a satisfying if unspectacular volume, with protagonists ranging from a young woman out for revenge (Denis Hamill's Under the Throgs Neck Bridge) to a trigger-happy cop protecting her cousin from an abusive ex-husband (Stephen Solomita's Crazy Jill Saves the Slinky). The husband-and-wife team writing as Tori Carrington (<i>Sofie Metropolis</i>) weighs in with a gritty whodunit set in a Greek diner in Last Stop, Ditmars. The standout by far is Hollywood Lanes by Megan Abbott (<i>The Song Is You</i>), a bleak and masterful story of passion and betrayal set in a Forest Hills bowling alley. There's plenty to enjoy here for Akashic completists and anyone who's ever cheered (or jeered) the Mets. <i>(Jan.)</i> </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><b>Robert Knightly</b> is a trial lawyer in the Criminal Defense Division of the Queens Legal Aid Society. In another life, he was a lieutenant in the New York City Police Department. President of the New York chapter of Mystery Writers of America, he was born and raised in New York City and lives in Queens.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS;"><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Queens-Noir-Akashic-Robert-Knightly/dp/1933354402/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1302116795&sr=1-1">PURCHASE AT AMAZON.COM</a></span></div></div></div>Robert Knightlyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03016796259953653086noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3978265411378559184.post-83912795365093889192011-03-18T09:07:00.000-07:002011-04-18T09:12:46.077-07:00REVIEW BY STEPHEN SOLOMITA, AUTHOR OF MONKEY IN THE MIDDLE<span style="color: black; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;">"As sure-footed as it is authentic, <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Bodies in Winter</i> is without a false note. Robert Knightly, taking full advantage of his long experience in law enforcement, has effortlessly cast himself into the ranks of the NYPD's ablest chroniclers. This novel is a gem".<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span><br />
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<span style="color: black; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"></span>Stephen Solomita, author of <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Monkey in the Middle.</i></span>Robert Knightlyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03016796259953653086noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3978265411378559184.post-4110886256112924202011-01-13T09:24:00.000-08:002011-04-18T09:11:57.857-07:00PUBLISHERS WEEKLY - Queens Noir (Akashic Noir) Review<h4 class="ir review"><em></em>Review:</h4><div class="blurb_bq">"The ethnically diverse New York borough of Queens is the setting for this solid entry in Akashic's noir anthology series (<i>Brooklyn Noir</i>, etc.). Rather than featuring big name authors only loosely connected to Queens, Knightly has brought in a crew of local writers that includes many unknowns. The result is a satisfying if unspectacular volume, with protagonists ranging from a young woman out for revenge (Denis Hamill's 'Under the Throgs Neck Bridge') to a trigger-happy cop protecting her cousin from an abusive ex-husband (Stephen Solomita's 'Crazy Jill Saves the Slinky'). The husband-and-wife team writing as Tori Carrington (<i>Sofie Metropolis</i>) weighs in with a gritty whodunit set in a Greek diner in 'Last Stop, Ditmars.' The standout by far is 'Hollywood Lanes' by Megan Abbott (<i>The Song Is You</i>), a bleak and masterful story of passion and betrayal set in a Forest Hills bowling alley. There's plenty to enjoy here for Akashic completists and anyone who's ever cheered (or jeered) the Mets." </div><div class="blurb_bq"></div><div class="blurb_bq"><cite>Publishers Weekly</cite> (Copyright Reed Business Information, Inc.)</div>Robert Knightlyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03016796259953653086noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3978265411378559184.post-35367446406626066202010-04-13T09:28:00.000-07:002011-04-18T09:11:57.857-07:00PUBLISHERS WEEKLY - Bodies in Winter<div class="productDescriptionWrapper">Review:<br />
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Knightly, a former New York City police officer, makes a solid debut with this novel of crime and corruption. Seven years after Brooklyn cop David Lodge pleaded guilty to manslaughter in the death of Clarence Spott, who was bludgeoned to death in a precinct cell, Lodge leaves prison only to be gunned down shortly thereafter. Det. Harry Corbin and his partner, Det. Adele Bentibi, have trouble with the official theory of the case. They believe that evidence has been manipulated to finger Spott's brother as the murderer, and both buck their superiors by pursuing other leads. For Corbin, his unwillingness to simply go along to get along jeopardizes his long-held dream of a transfer to the homicide division. The trail, somewhat predictably, leads the pair to reopen the issue of Lodge's guilt. While no one will mistake this portrayal of police work with those of masters like Joseph Wambaugh and Michael Connelly, it's good enough to make further books from Knightly a welcome prospect. <i>(Nov.)</i> </div><div class="productDescriptionWrapper"><br />
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