Head Wounds

Another fascinating entry [the fifth] in a much-loved series, and one which is highly recommended. --Promoting Crime Fiction The descriptions of Pittsburgh are terrific [to a lifelong New Yorker]...Rinaldi and his two comrades take on Maddox in an unpredictable chase that kept me glued to the page...Another fascinating entry [the fifth] in a much-loved series, and one which is highly recommended. --Midwest Book Review Head Wounds delivers relentless action toward a climax as vivid and harrowing as anything I've ever read. This is a book that'll make you lock your doors and check your computer's security settings. --Joseph Finder, New York Times best-selling author of The Switch Accomplished writer Dennis Palumbo calls his latest novel Head Wounds and the grim title should serve as a warning. This psychological thriller has some fine language and a strong narrative pull that keeps the pages turning, but the series of crimes that occur are unnerving...People in the story wear Pitt Panthers and Steelers sweatshirts, drive on the parkway, and get their news from KDKA. Mr. Palumbo often does more than just mention Pittsburgh landmarks; he characterizes the city in both positive and negative ways...As Head Wounds rolls to its clever, crazy gothic conclusion, no one could accuse Mr. Palumbo of being flat. This is the fifth book in his Daniel Rinaldi series and most readers will hope Dan lives to see a sixth. --Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Brilliant rationality trying to protect innocent victims from ferocious madness. It's hard to imagine a more gripping contest. Dennis Palumbo's Head Wounds is a spectacular ride. --Thomas Perry, Edgar Award winning, New York Times best-selling author Dennis Palumbo always delivers the goods, and Head Wounds is his best yet. From the very first sentence you know you're in good hands. Propulsive action and unexpected twists keep you reading way past bedtime. In Daniel Rinaldi, Palumbo has created a hero for our time - as smart as he is tough, and resolutely humane in the face of madness and brutality. --Sean Chercover, author of The Trinity Game Dennis Palumbo's Daniel Rinaldi books are cerebral thrillers of the first order, with twisting plots, terrifying villains, and a narrative driven by the insight and compassion of the psychologist at the center of it all. --Timothy Hallinan, author of the Edgar-nominated Poke Rafferty mysteries In Head Wounds, Dennis Palumbo delivers another remarkable first person psychological thriller, told through the eyes of besieged Pittsburgh police psychologist Daniel Rinaldi. When Rinaldi's haunting past takes control of his present, no one in his orbit is safe, and no reader can escape the ever rising tension as you race to the end. --Jeffrey Siger, Barry and Lefty-nominated best-selling author of the Andreas Kaldis series The fifth novel in a series well worth the time of readers who don't object to realistic (i.e., strong) street language and on-page violence as well as some - but not overdone - on-page sexuality, Dennis Palumbo's latest entry in the Daniel Rinaldi series is one of those gems about which I'd advise thriller fans to start only if they haven't other things they absolutely must do, because they won't want to put it down once they've read the first few pages. --Barry Ergang, Derringer Award-winner The violence starts early in Palumbo's engrossing fifth mystery...Palumbo, has delivered another well-crafted page-turner. --Publishers Weekly From the literal bang that starts off the story to its fiery conclusion, author Dennis Palumbo keeps the adrenaline and action flowing. Head Wounds is a fine example of cinematic storytelling - not a surprise, given Palumbo's previous work as a screenwriter. The psychological detailing of the killer's mind also rings true thanks to Palumbo's day job as a practicing psychotherapist. Head Wounds, possibly the author's best work yet, is a fantastic read, and one that I already predict will be hard to beat as a favorite thriller of 2018. --Jay Roberts Mystery Scene Magazine Dennis Palumbo's mysteries are page turners and highly readable. Highly recommended if you're not squeamish. --Ann Holt Book Keeping The Daniel Rinaldi train is rolling...do not miss it! --Shannon Raab Suspense Magazine The author gets maximum suspense out of the buildup to each killing, taking us along on a child kidnapping and grave robbing, until we get to an ending that has something to do with a Warren Zevon song. Yes, it makes a kind of sense, but it's the compelling craziness of the story that keeps us reading. --Don Crinklaw Booklist With his exciting Head Wounds, author Dennis Palumbo has written a novel that is as relentlessly scary and involving for the reader as it is for his hero, Dr. Rinaldi. A true thriller. --, Emmy & Edgar nominated Head Writer/Showrunner of Murder, She Wrote Thomas B. Sawyer, best-selling author of The Adventures of the REAL Tom Sawyer, and several thriller novels