Works by Anthony Flacco
The Last Nightingale
Type of work: Novel
Published by: MORTALIS BOOKS at Random House Publishing -- June, 2007
How to order: Available through all the usual sources
ISBN: 0812977572
Setting: San Francisco, 1906
Brief plot description: In the chaotic aftermath of the Great Earthquake and fires, a
 serial killer operates with impunity.<br>
Character notes: Thirty-Two year-old Police Sgt. Randall Blackburn is under extreme
pressure to solve the killer's rash of crimes, but his investigation is stalled until
he encounters a traumatized twelve year-old boy named Shane Nightingale,
who possesses uncanny profiler's intuition.
Other notes: This is the first of a planned series from Mortalis Books, with the
second book "Abattoir Of The Nightingales" coming in early 2008.
Tiny Dancer
Type of work: Nonfiction
Published by: St. Martin's Press -- Fall, 2005
How to order: Available through all the usual sources
ISBN: 0312343337
Setting: Contemporary Afghanistan and California
Brief plot description: A horribly burned nine year-old Afghan girl falls into a
kerosene fire in a remote desert village, suffers horrible burns, and fights death
for months while her father desperately tries to find help for her in a country with
no medical infrastructure. Finally, a U.S. special forces officer risks court martial
by illegally placing her into the U.S. Army's medical system and spiriting her away
to the U.S., where she undergoes a year of surgeries that restore her facial
features while she attends school for the first time in her life. After a year in
America, she is returned back to her remote desert village.
Other notes: Royalties from this book go to the girl's education fund, to keep her
in school back in Afghanistan. (see
www.AnthonyFlacco.com for details)
Awards: Named one of the "100 Most Noteworthy Books of 2005" by the KansasCity Star.
A Checklist for
Murder
Type of work: Nonfiction
Published by: Dell,
How to order: Available through all the usual sources
ISBN: 0440217903
Setting: Contemporary Afghanistan and California
Brief plot description: This is the tale of murder and madness in an upscale California
family. In 1987, Robert Peernock beat, tortured and left for dead, his wife, Claire,
and daughter, Natasha. With a meticulous plan that included plastic surgery, he
was certain he'd committed the perfect crime. But he hadn't planned on a
survivor or the discovery of his checklist.
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Last updated:
February 9, 2007
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