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JUNE.3.2008
This week marks the release of a great new foreign edition.  Prestigious house Sonia Draga, publishers of Dan Brown, Steve Berry, Brad Meltzer and many others, releases REZYSER SMIERCI, the Polish-language version of THE SKIN GODS.  The book is available online from Gandalf and Merlin.

APRIL.28.2008
In advance of the May 8 German-language publication of LUNATIC (Merciless),Verlagsgruppe Lubbe has produced an amazing book video for amazon.de.  Read an excerpt (in German) here.

APRIL.19.2008
Read a synopsis of Richard's new novel of suspense, BADLANDS, coming in hardcover from Ballantine Books on August 26, 2008.  The book is the fourth in Richard's internationally bestselling Philadelphia crime series and is available for pre-order.  

NEW!  Read an exclusive excerpt (in pdf).

APRIL.11.2008
PLAY DEAD, the Random House UK edition of Badlands, will be published in hardcover on August 14, and is available for pre-order.  The game is on.  Read a synopsis here. 

NEW!  Read an exclusive excerpt (in pdf).

JANUARY.23.2008
Here is the just-released cover art for the US paperback edition of MERCILESS. The novel, about which BookReporter said, "If Montanari's name is not on your must-read list of thiller authors, it will be once you begin digging into Merciless," will be published by Ballantine Books on July 29, 2008.

JANUARY.12.2008
BROKEN ANGELS, which spent five weeks on the Sunday Times hardcover bestseller list in 2007, is scheduled to be published in paperback on February 14.

Check out the fabulous transit poster.

JANUARY.09.2008
This just in: The fantastic cover art for L'ATTORE, the Italian langauge edition of THE SKIN GODS!
The title (which translates as "The Actor") will be published 2.28.08 by Editrice Nord, publishers of Richard's bestselling Le ragazze del rosario.  Read an Italian interview with Richard here and here.
See the Italian book trailer here.

JANUARY.08.2008
With the new year comes new editions, including LUNATIC, the German language version of MERCILESS. Translated by Karin Meddekis, published by Verlagsgruppe Lubbe,it promises to be one of Richard's biggest launches to date. The audiobook will be read by superstar Matthias Koeberlin.  Read an excerpt (pdf).

JULY.31.2007
MERCILESS, the third novel in Richard's acclaimed Philadelphia crime series, is now on sale in hardcover from Ballantine Books.  A Sunday Times bestseller, MERCILESS reunites Philly homicide detectives Kevin Byrne and Jessica Balzano in their most terrifying investigation yet.  Read more about MERCILESS here.

JULY.31.2007
"If you enjoy pop-literary walks on the wild side, this is the summer beach book for you," says The Philadelphia Inquirer of Richard's THE SKIN GODS.  A chart-topper in Britain, France, Germany, Spain, and Holland, the novel is now available in paperback from Ballantine Books.  Read more about the mass market edition of THE SKIN GODS here.

Other news . . .

The Rosary Murderer (the Indonesian title of The Rosary Girls) has just been published by Zahra. It has the creepeiest cover ever. Check it out here.

Hear a brief audioclip (in Swedish) from Dodsscen, the Swedish edition of The Skin Gods!

For those who speak French, you may enjoy one of Richard's newest fan pages. You can read it here.


Summer and Fall 2007 saw the publication of a number of Richard's foreign editions, including Mefisto (Germany), La Piel de Filadelfia (Spain), As Aparigas do Rosario (Portugal), Psycho (France), Moordscene (Holland), Le ragazze del rosario (Italy), Rozancowe Dziewczeta (Poland), Deviances (France), and the Crucifix (Germany) book club edition.  Visit any of these links to learn more.

Read Joe Hartlaub's review of MERCILESS at BookReporter.Com.

There are very few superstars in the world of audiobooks.  Scott Brick is one of them.  His electrifying unabridged performance of Merciless is now available from Books on Tape.