Drop Dead Punk by Rich Zahradnik

A Coleridge TaylorMysteryAvailable fromCamel PressAugust 2015

Advance Review: Publishers Weekly

"The New York City financial crisis of 1975 provides the dramatic backdrop for Zahradnik's frenetic sequel to 2014's Last Words... Taylor, who lives for the big story, makes an appealingly single-minded hero."Publishers Weekly, June 22, 2015

Set in New York City in 1975

The era of the iconic NY Daily News headline:

News: The 40th Anniversary of NYC Financial Crisis

"The release of Drop Dead Punk coincides with the 40th anniversary of the financial crisis—a good time to remind the public how close NYC came to disaster and how badly it had deteriorated at that time,” says journalist turned mystery author Rich Zahradnik.

New York Was Fear City

Rich ZahradnikRich Zahradnik has been a journalist for 30-plus years, working as a reporter and editor in all major news media, including online, newspaper, broadcast, magazine, and wire services. He held editorial positions at CNN, Bloomberg News, Fox Business Network, AOL and The Hollywood Reporter. He lives in Pelham, New York, where he teaches elementary school kids how to publish online and print newspapers. For more information, go to www.richzahradnik.com

Drop Dead Punk is the sequel to:

Last Words

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Praise for Last Words"I didn't realize how much I missed seedy gritty corrupt crime-ridden New York City of the 1970s till I read Zahradnik's debut thriller. Last Words captures the palms-out politicians, the bully cops, the not-so-hapless homeless, the back-stabbing reporters of a city on the brink. The pace speeds up; the whispers and clues and leads all come together for a big empty-the-revolver and fling-the-vodka bottle finale. Well worth the trip back in time."Richard Zacks, author of Island of Vice and Pirate Hunter

"Last Words sizzles like the fuse on a powder keg. Hero reporter Coleridge Taylor is gritty and unstoppable as he plumbs the mean streets of New York City during its darkest days." Paul D'Ambrosio, author of Easy Squeezy, winner of the Selden Ring investigation prize and a Pulitzer Prize gold medal finalist

"The tenacity of the main character will resonate as he fights against the barriers set up against him and reclaims his former life.... a fast-paced, deeply entertaining and engrossing novel. Last Words is the first book in a mystery series featuring the intrepid investigative reporter. Readers will be glad these aren't the last words from this talented author." Robin Farrell Edmunds, ForeWord magazine, Winter 2015

"Set in the 1970's, it is a fun return to the past and good crime fiction. You'll enjoy Last Words. Recommended." I Love a Mystery Newsletter

"Last Words (A Coleridge Taylor Mystery) is a wonderful novel by Rich Zahradnik. He gives readers great visuals of New York City in the 1970s: how the Vietnam War changed social and economic conditions in the United States... Last Words is not only entertaining, but also informative about a past era."Michelle Stanley for Readers' Favorite

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Camel Press Announces Release of“Drop Dead Punk” by Rich Zahradnik

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