The Big Boom [Paperback]

Set in San Francisco before the high-tech markets went bust,The Big Boomfeatures Dante Mancuso, an obsessive private investigator who works the streets of his hometown where he's known by his nose and his nickname: The Pelican.

Settling in and hoping to settle down, his peace is shattered when an old North Beach family asks him to find their daughter---one of Dante's former sweethearts. Though the case alienates his longtime lover Marilyn Visconte, Dante has no choice but to plunge into the shadows of the dot-com revolution.

A tightrope of a novel and a perfect modern example of classic noir,The Big Boomis a taut story about familial duplicity, personal greed, and the desperate pull of love in many forms.

A hypnotic, compelling read. It's one partSopranos,another part Greek tragedy. The Boston Globe

Broodingly atmospheric . . . Readers will find themselves absorbed. San Francisco Chronicle

To all those mystery readers who believe that the classic detective story has played itself out, Stansberry delivers a bracing slap upside the head. And it feels so good. Booklist (starred review)

Lean, literate, atmospheric stuff . . . Kirkus Reviews

Praise for Domenic Stansberry

Stansberry is an extraordinarily evocative writer.
---George Pelecanos, author ofThe Night Gardener

Broodingly atmospheric . . . Readers will find themselves absorbed.
---San FranciscoChronicleonThe Big Boom

To all those mystery readers who believe that the classic detective story has played itself out, Stansberry delivers a bracing slap upside the head. And it feels so good.
---Booklist(starred review) onThe Big Boom

Lean, literate, atmospheric stuff . . .
---Kirkus ReviewsonThe Big Boom

Chasing the Dragonis noir in its finest form with near-flawless execution and style.