THE DEAD ROOM -- A NO. 1 AMAZON.COM BESTSELLER (US & UK)
A young woman is found, brutally murdered and left on gruesome display in the "safety" of her own home. The atrocity kicks off an investigation into a bizarre string of increasingly disturbing murders, all believed to be perpetrated by someone of unprecedented savagery and cunning. As the city's panic rises, civil attorney Teddy Mack is thrown headlong into the grisly homicide case--and into a world of dirty politics and corrupt justice, where deceptions are as deadly as the killer's twisted secrets. Now, another woman is about to meet the same horrific fate as the others. To end a madman's reign, Teddy must enter his maze--a place of unimaginable terror and shocking revelations.
With his second thriller, L.A. TIMES bestselling author, Robert Ellis, delivers an explosive read with full-blown characters caught in a world stacked with twists and turns and an emotional intensity that burns white-hot.
THE DEAD ROOM serves as the introduction to CITY OF FIRE, and remains a truly one of a kind find.
Review
Praise for *City of Fire "Robert Ellis's City of Fire is a gripping, spooky crime novel." The New York Times*
"A no-holds-barred, barnburner of a thriller that blends Los Angeles-style crime fiction a la Michael Connelly with pulse-pounding Dean Koontzian psychological suspense." Chicago Tribune
"City of Fire is my kind of crime novel. Gritty, tight, and assured. Riding with Detective Lena Gamble through the hills of Los Angeles is something I could get used to. She's tough, smart, and most of all, she's real." Michael Connelly
Praise for *City of Fire "This book is terrific." Janet Evanovich, People*
"A scorcher of an ending." Baltimore Sun
South Florida Sun-Sentinel, Best Mysteries of the Year
"This book is fast, gruesome, and twisted, like a scary Jodie Foster movie. Ellis makes it easy to be terrified. Recommended for all popular collections." Library Journal
About the Author
ROBERT ELLIS is the international bestselling author of Access to Power, The Dead Room (a No. 1 Amazon.com bestseller in the US and UK), and the critically acclaimed Los Angeles Times bestseller City of Fire, The Lost Witness, and Murder Season - selected as top reads by Booklist, Publishers Weekly, National Public Radio, The Chicago Tribune, The Toronto Sun, The Guardian (UK), The Evening Telegraph (UK), People Magazine, USA Today, and The New York Times. His novels have been translated into more than ten languages and are read in more than thirty-five countries.
Born in Philadelphia, Robert moved to Los Angeles where he worked as a writer, producer, and director in film, television, and advertising. Robert studied writing with Walter Tevis, author of The Hustler, The Man Who Fell to Earth, and The Color of Money, and with John Truby, screenwriter and author of The Anatomy of Story. His books have garnered praise from authors as diverse as Janet Evanovich and Michael Connelly. For more information, visit him online at robertellis.net.