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Tonight I Said Goodbye

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A remarkable debut mystery from the award-winning author of the 2003 St. Martin's Press/Private Eye Writers of America Prize for Best First Private Eye Novel.

Michael Koryta's Tonight I Said Goodbye marks the emergence of a stunning new voice in crime fiction. With its edge-of-your-seat pacing, finely drawn characters, and rock-solid prose, Tonight I Said Goodbye would seem to be the work of a grizzled pro; the fact that the author is just twenty-one years old makes it all the more amazing.

Investigator Wayne Weston is found dead of an apparent suicide in his home in an upscale Cleveland suburb, and his wife and six-year-old daughter are missing. Weston's father insists that private investigators Lincoln Perry and Joe Pritchard take the case to exonerate his son and find his granddaughter and daughter-in-law. As they begin to work they discover there is much more to the situation than has been described in the prevalent media reports. There are rumors of gambling debts and extortion, and a group of Russians with ties to organized crime who don't appreciate being investigated--a point they make clear with baseball bats.

With some assistance from newspaper reporter Amy Ambrose, Perry and Pritchard believe they are making swift progress. But then they are warned off the investigation by a millionaire real estate tycoon and the FBI. Just when they feel they are closing in on a possible source of answers, another murder forces them to change direction in the case.

Perry travels to a resort town in South Carolina and there he finds more than one game being played, and all of them are deadly. The stakes quickly become very personal for Perry, and it's clear that there will be no walking away from this case.

In a debut that has already garnered praise from some of today's top writers, Michael Koryta immediately establishes himself as a standard bearer for the next generation of crime writers.

Tonight I Said Goodbye is a 2005 Edgar Award Nominee for Best First Novel.

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Release dateApr 1, 2007
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Michael Koryta

Michael Koryta is the New York Times bestselling author of fourteen novels. His work has been translated into more than twenty languages and has won or been nominated for the Los Angeles Times Book Prize, Edgar Award, Shamus Award, Barry Award, Quill Award, International Thriller Writers Award and the Golden Dagger.

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  • Rating: 4 out of 5 stars
    4/5
    The debut novel by Michael Koryta doesn't read like a debut novel. It's full of action, intriguing dialogue, and mystery. You don't want to put this down, you want to keep reading. As I did. I sat it down after finishing a chapter, picked it up, and didn't put it down until I finished it. This debut has seasoned author written all over it.
  • Rating: 1 out of 5 stars
    1/5
    Very boring. Cliches abound, ie, no cliche is left unturned: Damsel in distress - check, pair of dynamic detectives - check, Tycoon as the bad guy - check. Prose very dull. It was my first Michael Koryta book. I hope it won't be the last...
  • Rating: 3 out of 5 stars
    3/5
    I didn't like it as much as I had expected to - given its reviews and its genre. There was too much weak dialogue and the main character going here and there and then there and here...just to have yet another dialogue.I really didn't like how the "romantic" component was done - it wasn't really a romantic component, but Perry still "sized" up a woman, and acted out on an attraction to her when it was completely unrealistic that she would be interested (only logical reason she would show interest in him would be because she was a bad guy), or that he would be interested in her since he, supposedly, is emotionally attached to another female character. Or he's following his genitalia... in either case it didn't fit his character, or the story line.
  • Rating: 4 out of 5 stars
    4/5
    A crime fiction series based in Cleveland? Here it is...the first book in a series based on two former Cleveland cops, relatively new in the PI business. One young, one old. It was a fast well written story. I liked the setting and the characters. The age-related gaffe: the way Kortya depicts the mother-daughter relationship--at 21 he knows girls--the relationship between mother and daughter is intense but pretty shallow. All in all, a professional first novel effort. I'll go on to read others in the series.
  • Rating: 4 out of 5 stars
    4/5
    I saw Michael Koryta at the Decatur Book Festival earlier this year, he made a good impression and I decided to give one of his novels a try. Best place to start is always this beginning. This is his first book and also the first book int he Lincoln Perry series. I liked it. He did a talk with Michael Connelly so I was expecting the book to be a bit like the Harry Bosch novels and it was to a point. I think these were a bit grittier and more "Dragnet" style than Harry Bosch is. I thought the mystery was really good and it had a couple of twists in it that I didn't expect it.

    Scott Brick did a decent job narrating the book. He's not my favorite narrator but he's not bad.

    If you're fan of procedural crime novels with a bit of a dark side, I recommend this series. I will definitely be reading more Koryta in the future.
  • Rating: 4 out of 5 stars
    4/5
    It seems that this is Koryta's first novel,written when he was 20. Enjoyable as it was,this is clearly an apprentice work and not up to the high standard of his other books.It introduces his series character,the Private Eye,Lincoln Perry in a case which includes the Russian Mafia and corrupt individuals of all sorts.It will be interesting to see how this character develops as the series progresses.
  • Rating: 3 out of 5 stars
    3/5
    I always like characters who have good banter, and Lincoln and Joe were pretty good. Amy, aka Lois Lane, wasn't bad either. The story was interesting with sufficient twists and turn, and everything came together pretty well. My only issue was with Julie, I felt like her whole role in the book was too telegraphed by her weird behavior. However, her daughter, Betsy, stole the show from everyone. I will definitely give the next in the series a try as I felt this author has a lot of promise.
  • Rating: 3 out of 5 stars
    3/5
    One of those books that makes the point that the Russian mafia are the biggest, baddest bad guys around one more time.
  • Rating: 3 out of 5 stars
    3/5
    Witty dialog between the partners Perry and Prichard, and a fair amount of action. A not too intolerable variation of (nearly) sleeping with the killer. One wonders if the depiction of the Russian mob is accurate. It was enough to give the series a chance.
  • Rating: 4 out of 5 stars
    4/5
    Never thought I'd be reading a crime fiction series based in Cleveland, but here I am, enjoying it, and after having read the first book in the series now plan to read the remaining three. Joe and Lincoln are former Cleveland cops, relatively new in the PI business. They get involved with what appears to be a suicide and a missing spouse and child. But as the story unfolds the Russian Mafia, and a number of other bad guys rear their heads. The plot is interesting, good pace, weaves all over, delivers a bit of a twist, and a (not overdone) climax or two. The characters swap more than a fair share of wisecracks, but fortunately stay below the Elvis-Joe threshold. There is a faithful girlfriend who really isn't a girlfriend, but then again....This book rests less on motivation and character analysis in contrast to a Sophie Hannah, Mark Billingham or Elizabeth George. And it doesn't tie back to events of 30 years ago, as is very popular in a lot of crime fiction today. So I'll read the next Lincoln Perry (he's the narrator) of this (so far) four book series and we'll take it from there. PS: Can't say that this book awakened me to a long list of Great Places to See and Things To Do While in Cleveland.
  • Rating: 5 out of 5 stars
    5/5
    I have read a few reviews here and there on this series and this author. I am glad I followed my instincts and bought this thriller and read it pretty much immediately upon its arrival. I had an agenda as I have been neglecting my thriller and suspense books on Mt Git'r'Read in favor of the cozies, UF, and other mysteries. That's not a bad thing, all the books have been pretty sweeeeet....but my dad is coming out in August and we trade thrillers and suspense between the three of us (Seester, Dad and moi) and I have been lax in the trading on my part. SO...I read this, what turned out to be, superb thriller by this new-to-me author, Michael Koryta. This book had me squinching my toes up and have some wildass dreams (it was my bedside book) of Russians chasing me in the pool and off of balconies. At least, in the dream, I had a bigass gun. Lincoln Perry is a flawed character with an intriguing past of disgrace and looking to redeem himself, sort of. He and his partner, Joe, are good at what they do as private investigators. They are hired by the father of a presumed suicide victim. The father wants to clear his son's name and he thinks his son was murdered instead of having committed suicide. There is more to the case than meets the eye and all hell breaks loose. Anything else will be spoiler city, so I will leave you with this...if you like a tightly honed, superbly written thriller that Lee Child called, "A terrific,first-class debut full of suspense, tension, tricks, and charm." Then this book is for you!Five terrific, first-class beans.....
  • Rating: 4 out of 5 stars
    4/5
    I read this book for a RL book group. It is the start of the Lincoln Perry mystery series.I had never heard of this author or series before we picked it. Searching on the net told me he was 21 when he wrote/published it. There is one age-related gaffe, but mostly its very good.Lincoln Perry is a former cop with impulse control problems. The problems led him to be dismissed from the force. He owns a boxing/gym and has gone into the PI business with another former cop. Joe Pritchard is old enough to be retired from the force. He is well respected and a steadying influence on Perry. The setting of the stories is Cleveland.The premise is that another PI, Wayne Weston has killed himself. His wife and 5 year old daughter are missing but the cops think he killed them, and then himself. Weston's father won't accept suicide and wants the wife and his granddaughter found. He asks Perry and Pritchard to take the case.They reluctantly investigate, and find that all is not what it seems to be. In the course of the investigation they cross paths with mob killers, a millionaire businessman, dodgy FBI, an ex-military mercenary, and the mob boss himself. Others begin to die, and there are several twists.It was a fast well written story. I liked the tone, the setting and the characters. I especially like that there is an older character - Pritchard who is respected and valued. The age-related gaffe: the way he depicts the relationship between a mother and her children. I imagine at 21 he knows girls but other than his mother, not any actual women.Still it was a good read and a series I will continue with.
  • Rating: 4 out of 5 stars
    4/5
    Investigator Wayne Weston is found dead, an apparent suicide. His wife and six-year-old daughter are missing and officials believe that it is a murder, suicide.Wayne's father, a gutsy WWII vet hires Lincoln Perry and his partner Joe Pritchard, to investigate and find Wayne's wife and child.With good dialogue and interesting characterization, Michael Koryta takes the reader on the trail along with the detectives. The writing is so realistic that it's as if the reader was at the scene. We see the detectives working the case and thier surprise when they find that Wayne didn't have any active clients. He does seem to be working for wealthy real estate developer, Jeremiah Hubbard. Hubbard is buying up waterfront land in Cleveland to develop into an area even better than New Orleans. When the detectives visit Hubbard, he won't admit anything and attempts to bribe the detectives to get them to drop the case. This just makes them more curious and intent to find the answers.As they progress, they find that everything isn't as it was made out to be. The hunt turns to Russian mob figures and these people don't want to be investigated.The author has done a professional job with his first novel. The uses dialogue to get to know the characters and the author provides some surprises and keeps the action going throughout the story.Well done.
  • Rating: 5 out of 5 stars
    5/5
    Enjoyable and I probably did the book a disservice by reading it in a disjointed manner due to starting and finishing "the scarecrow" by michael connelly and "the lovers" by john connolly while I was reading this. when I did read this consistently at the beginning and the end I found it thoroughly gripping and lincoln perry an engrossing character. will definitely read more in the series though of the P.I. books I've read this year I probably marginally favour sean chercover's ray dudgeon series.
  • Rating: 5 out of 5 stars
    5/5
    LIncoln Perry and Joe Pritchard are hired by dead man's father to find out what happended to him and the missing wife and daughter. Really entertaining read. Plot is nothing new. I like how written. Male-female relationships described somewhat "young".