REVIEWS
CAN SHOWBIZZERS CRUSH CRIME?
“I bought this book right away. I liked it. You’ve got to laugh.
You’ve got to have a sense of humor about these things.”
~ Julie Hackworth-McIntyre, the Mayor of Barstow, California
"Hickey's fascinating stories are a compelling slice of real policing."
~ Robert Lentol, Police Officer, New York City
"Frank Hickey brings his own unique voice and experience to this crime story. His past experiences and expertise in law enforcement and investigations lends credibility to the plot and characters he brings into the story. An interesting, enjoyable, and fun book filled with fascinating characters."
~ Joe Pennisi, Chief Investigator (retired), N.Y. County District Attorney's Office
"As Frank Hickey's new mystery, Can Showbizzers Crush Crime?, so vividly demonstrates, he is the righteous successor to Gregory McDonald (author of the Fletch series). In the realm of antic mayhem, Mr. Hickey is today's master of the tongue-in-cheek form. His mysteries will make the reader both shiver and laugh."
~ Matty Paris (author of The Holy City [Carpenter Press] and Mystery [Avon])
You’ve got to have a sense of humor about these things.”
~ Julie Hackworth-McIntyre, the Mayor of Barstow, California
"Hickey's fascinating stories are a compelling slice of real policing."
~ Robert Lentol, Police Officer, New York City
"Frank Hickey brings his own unique voice and experience to this crime story. His past experiences and expertise in law enforcement and investigations lends credibility to the plot and characters he brings into the story. An interesting, enjoyable, and fun book filled with fascinating characters."
~ Joe Pennisi, Chief Investigator (retired), N.Y. County District Attorney's Office
"As Frank Hickey's new mystery, Can Showbizzers Crush Crime?, so vividly demonstrates, he is the righteous successor to Gregory McDonald (author of the Fletch series). In the realm of antic mayhem, Mr. Hickey is today's master of the tongue-in-cheek form. His mysteries will make the reader both shiver and laugh."
~ Matty Paris (author of The Holy City [Carpenter Press] and Mystery [Avon])
SOFTENING FLATBUSH
“ANOTHER RIVETING READ FROM FRANK HICKEY. ONCE AGAIN, THE AUTHOR DRAWS UPON HIS YEARS OF LAW ENFORCEMENT EXPERIENCE AND HIS INTIMATE KNOWLEDGE OF NEW YORK CITY TO WEAVE AN AUTHENTIC, COMPELLING NARRATIVE. SOFTENING FLATBUSH IS A MUST-READ FOR ANYONE WHO ENJOYS A CONTEMPORARY EDGE-OF-YOUR-SEAT MURDER MYSTERY.”
~ ERIC MARTIN (NYPD LIEUTENANT / FORMER TV NEWS PRODUCER)
“SOFTENING FLATBUSH IS A REMARKABLE WORK OF WRITING. AS A CRIME THRILLER, I WAS DAZZLED BY THE BRILLIANCE OF THE STORY LINE. I MARVELED AT THE CAREFULLY FLUSHED OUT CHARACTER DEVELOPMENT AND FOUND THE DIALOG TO BE RESOUNDINGLY FAMILIAR. AS A POLICE PROCEDURAL NOVEL, THE BOOK HITS THE NAIL RIGHT ON THE HEAD. AND AS AN HOMAGE TO FLATBUSH, THE BOOK REMINDS ME OF THE LOVE AFFAIR THAT I HAD WITH ITS CITIZENS, CULTURE, MUSIC AND FOOD DURING MY TIME THERE AS A POLICE OFFICER.”
~ MONI BRAHM (EX-FLATBUSH NYPD OFFICER)
“BEING IN THE WRONG PLACE AT THE RIGHT TIME IS THE SIGN OF A GOOD DETECTIVE, BUT BEING IN THE WRONG PLACE AT THE RIGHT TIME ALONG WITH A SOCIAL CONSCIENCE MAKES A GREAT DETECTIVE. AND MAX ROYSTER IS A GREAT DETECTIVE. FOR HIM, SOLVING A MURDER IS NOT A JOB, IT IS A PERSONAL CHALLENGE. I JUST WISH HE HAD BEEN ON MY TEAM.”
~ BRIAN RUSSELL (DETECTIVE SUPERINTENDENT [RETIRED], U.K.)
~ ERIC MARTIN (NYPD LIEUTENANT / FORMER TV NEWS PRODUCER)
“SOFTENING FLATBUSH IS A REMARKABLE WORK OF WRITING. AS A CRIME THRILLER, I WAS DAZZLED BY THE BRILLIANCE OF THE STORY LINE. I MARVELED AT THE CAREFULLY FLUSHED OUT CHARACTER DEVELOPMENT AND FOUND THE DIALOG TO BE RESOUNDINGLY FAMILIAR. AS A POLICE PROCEDURAL NOVEL, THE BOOK HITS THE NAIL RIGHT ON THE HEAD. AND AS AN HOMAGE TO FLATBUSH, THE BOOK REMINDS ME OF THE LOVE AFFAIR THAT I HAD WITH ITS CITIZENS, CULTURE, MUSIC AND FOOD DURING MY TIME THERE AS A POLICE OFFICER.”
~ MONI BRAHM (EX-FLATBUSH NYPD OFFICER)
“BEING IN THE WRONG PLACE AT THE RIGHT TIME IS THE SIGN OF A GOOD DETECTIVE, BUT BEING IN THE WRONG PLACE AT THE RIGHT TIME ALONG WITH A SOCIAL CONSCIENCE MAKES A GREAT DETECTIVE. AND MAX ROYSTER IS A GREAT DETECTIVE. FOR HIM, SOLVING A MURDER IS NOT A JOB, IT IS A PERSONAL CHALLENGE. I JUST WISH HE HAD BEEN ON MY TEAM.”
~ BRIAN RUSSELL (DETECTIVE SUPERINTENDENT [RETIRED], U.K.)