Robert Ferrigno is een Amerikaanse auteur die boeiende misdaadromans en speculatieve fictie schrijft. In de loop van twintig jaar heeft hij twaalf romans gepubliceerd, voornamelijk spannende misdaadverhalen. Zijn werk verkent vaak de kruising van spanning en tot nadenken stemmende concepten. Ferrigno blinkt uit in het construeren van ingewikkelde plots en gedenkwaardige personages die lezers onderdompelen in werelden vol spanning en intrige.
Set in a futuristic Islamic America, this thriller captivates with its expansive narrative and vivid imagery. It features a gripping plot that intertwines violence, betrayal, and intrigue, all brought to life through compelling characters. The story promises a thrilling experience that keeps readers engaged from start to finish.
The narrative follows a retired shadow warrior and his wife as they confront the challenges of a futuristic America under an Islamic regime. Their struggle for survival and freedom unfolds in a gripping continuation of the trilogy, filled with action and intrigue. As they navigate a complex landscape of power and resistance, themes of loyalty and courage emerge, propelling them into a fight that could determine the fate of their nation.
Death stalks the city of angels-Jimmy Gage, a reporter for SLAP magazine, stumbles on an explosive story while interviewing Garrett Walsh, an Oscar- winning Hollywood director who has just finished serving time for the murder of a teenage actress. Walsh swears he's not guilty and tells Gage he's written a movie about what really happened, 'The Most Dangerous Screenplay in Hollywood'. Gage is sceptical, but when Walsh turns up dea- and the screenplay missing- he goes to work to find out the truth.
A thriller featuring an ex-drug dealer who is the prime suspect in what appears to be a gruesome murder. To clear his name he returns to the sleazy underworld of narcotics dealing and unintentionally becomes involved with a sinister and ruthless pharmaceutical genius.
The story follows Frank Thorpe, a principled ex-undercover operative, who seeks to confront an art dealer after witnessing him harm a Latino child at LAX. Thorpe's intervention spirals into a chaotic adventure within a criminal underworld, featuring a drug-dealing surfer, his ambitious wife, two violent goons, and a ruthless Romanian named Vlad. This thrilling narrative blends humor and action, delivering a nonstop ride filled with outrageous characters and unexpected twists that keep the excitement alive until the very last page.
A single-hit ex-rock star, Nick Carbonne, has settled into a comfortable married life in a scruffy-but-chic section of southern California. When a former friend and fellow band member shows up unannounced with his hot girlfriend, Alison, old memories and older jealousies are stirred. But Nick in no way anticipates how his life will be shaken when he returns home with Alison to find his wife and friend naked in his hot tub and oh-so-dead. With an unerring sense for character and for haunting dark secrets, Robert Ferrigno creates a living hell in which Nick and Alison take turns as both suspects and targets.
'Strange the things our fates pivoted on: a kid selling gum and candy, a hard charger in a hurry, and a beached spook with a bad attitude.'The beached spook is Frank Thorpe, in limbo having recently left an off-the-books American Intelligence unit after an operation went down river.
Set against the backdrop of Southern California's chaotic freak show, the story follows tabloid journalist Jimmy Gage as he navigates a twisted rivalry with his brother, Jonathan, a plastic surgeon who has married Jimmy's ex. When Jimmy suspects Jonathan of being the notorious serial killer known as The Eggman, a dark and humorous whodunnit unfolds. The narrative weaves through a colorful cast of characters, including porn stars and gangsters, creating a fast-paced and gripping tale filled with tension and intrigue.
SEATTLE, 2040. The Space Needle lies crumpled. Veiled women hurry through the busy streets. Alcohol is outlawed, replaced by Jihad Cola, and mosques dot the skyline. New York and Washington, D.C., are nuclear wastelands. Phoenix is abandoned, Chicago the site of a civil war battle. At the edges of the empire, Islamic and Christian forces fight for control of a very different United States. Enormous in scope and brilliantly imagined, <i>Prayers for the Assassin</i> promises to be the powerhouse read of the year. Burning with cinematic violence, fiendish betrayal, and global intrigue, Robert Ferrigno's sensational thriller asks: What would happen to America if the terrorists won? After simultaneous suitcase-nuke attacks destroy New York, Washington, D.C., and Mecca—attacks blamed on Israel—a civil war breaks out. An uneasy truce leaves the nation divided between an Islamic republic with its capital in Seattle, and the Christian Bible Belt in the old South. In this frightening future there are still Super Bowls and Academy Awards, but calls to Muslim prayer echo in the streets and terror is everywhere. Freedom is controlled by the state, paranoia rules, and rebels plot to regain free will... One of the most courageous is the beautiful young historian Sarah Dougan, who uncovers shocking evidence that the nuclear attacks might not have been planned by Israel, evidence that, if true, will destabilize the nation. When Sarah suddenly goes missing, the security chief of the Islamic republic calls upon Rakkim Epps, her secret lover and a former elite warrior, to find her—no matter what the risk. But as Rakkim searches for Sarah, he is tracked by Darwin, a brilliant psychopathic killer trained in the same secretive unit as Rakkim. To survive, Rakkim must become Darwin's assassin—a most forbidding challenge. A bloody, nerve-racking chase takes them through the looking-glass world of the Islamic States of America, and culminates dramatically as Rakkim and Sarah battle to expose the truth to the entire world. Can the couple outrun Darwin? Who is really behind the nuke attacks? Will Sarah and Rakkim stay alive long enough to deliver the truth? Does a nation divided have a prayer? Robert Ferrigno's <i>Prayers for the Assassin</i> shows the novelist at the height of his powers, and delivers a masterful, unforgettable read.
