Jason Starr

A hilariously dark thriller about two very different New York couples. The DePinos are miserable, living in a tiny rundown apartment above a deli on Tenth Avenue. The Sussmans live in a posh building on the Upper East Side. When Joey DePino loses his job and is threatened by his bookies and loan shark, he involves the Sussmans in a sick, desperate plan to pay off his gambling debts. But ad exec David Sussman has his own problems, trying to stop his...

Jack and Maria live in a claustrophobic Manhattan apartment with their eight-year-old son, Jonah. Jack has quit booze, but his music career ended abruptly, and he isn't doing much better as a real estate agent. Maria is doing well at her corporate job, but she travels frequently. While they both love their son, they don't seem to have much else in common. When a friend tells Jack about a new extramarital dating app, Jack meets Sophia, who goes by...

As the police and Federal law enforcement get closer to catching Marcus and Beth, Marcus introduces Beth to someone who understands her plight-but before they can connect, there's someone out to kill them, who won't stop until the job is done.

Beth thought she had nowhere to turn -- until a mysterious man who calls himself Marcus seemingly comes to her aid. Now, as they move through Indiana, Marcus not only claims to know why the NDE victims turn to violence, but also information about Beth's family. Can he be trusted, or are his hands as bloody as Beth's?

Scott Lang-the Astonishing Ant-Man-has a new life in New York City with his daughter, Cassie. Scott's determined to make it work: Cassie's in a good school, he's got a steady job, and he's finally ready to explore that wide, safe, non-spandexed dating world. But despite his best intentions, Scott just can't stay out of the spotlight-or magnifying glass-and it doesn't take long for his new life to fall apart. When an old partner-in-crime goes to trial,...

From the evil geniuses who brought you Bust comes a roller-coaster ride of suspense, mayhem, and vicious fun. Max Fisher used to run a computer company; Angela Petrakos was his assistant and mistress. But that was last year. Now Max is reinventing himself as a hip-hop crack dealer, and Angela is back in Ireland hooking up with a would-be record setter, in the field of serial killing. Will their paths cross again?

From award-winning authors Ken Bruen and Jason Starr comes Bust, an original new noir novel by two of the world's finest crime writers. Five valuable lessons you can learn by listening to Bust:When you hire someone to kill your wife, don't hire a psychopath. Don't use Drano to get rid of a dead body. Those locks on hotel room doors? They're not very secure. A curly blond wig isn't much of a disguise. Secrets can kill.