Review, THE NEW YORK TIMES
Crime Reads, ARTICLE
Paterson, New Jersey, 1979: Jamie Palmieri is an up-and-coming patrol officer, frustrated with his slow rise to detective. That all changes one frigid night in January, when a double homicide at a local bar leaves the owner and a young woman dead. In the wake of the Rubin “Hurricane” Carter proceedings and the city’s distrust of police, Jamie expects a “no one saw a thing” investigation. But as Jamie traces leads, the killer stalks Jamie through the dark streets of Paterson and beyond. Nobody is safe.
“Contemplative, pacy, and with a setting so vivid you can taste the industrial grit on your tongue. Paterson, New Jersey in the late 1970s is not a place I’ve ever yearned to visit; by the time I reached the propulsive climax of Anagnos’s story, I never wanted to leave.” —Kat Rosenfield, author of the Edgar-nominated thriller, No One Will Miss Her
“ . . the best kind of noir—a crime as complex and relevant today as it ever was, a world where one good man can still make a difference.” —Halley Sutton, USA Today bestselling author of The Hurricane Blonde
“. . . . all the intrigue, twists, turns, and danger one would hope for in a great crime novel. Anagnos has written a compassionate, emphatic, sweet and sexy protagonist who I not only like but love. . . . A page turner is an understatement. Nightswimming pulls you in and doesn’t let you go.” —Patricia T.M. Dunn, author of the award-winning novel, Her Father’s Daughter
NIGHTSWIMMING is the first volume in The Jamie Palmieri Mystery Series. Stay tuned for more!
Review, THE NEW YORK TIMES
Crime Reads, ARTICLE
Paterson, New Jersey, 1979: Jamie Palmieri is an up-and-coming patrol officer, frustrated with his slow rise to detective. That all changes one frigid night in January, when a double homicide at a local bar leaves the owner and a young woman dead. In the wake of the Rubin “Hurricane” Carter proceedings and the city’s distrust of police, Jamie expects a “no one saw a thing” investigation. But as Jamie traces leads, the killer stalks Jamie through the dark streets of Paterson and beyond. Nobody is safe.
“Contemplative, pacy, and with a setting so vivid you can taste the industrial grit on your tongue. Paterson, New Jersey in the late 1970s is not a place I’ve ever yearned to visit; by the time I reached the propulsive climax of Anagnos’s story, I never wanted to leave.” —Kat Rosenfield, author of the Edgar-nominated thriller, No One Will Miss Her
“ . . the best kind of noir—a crime as complex and relevant today as it ever was, a world where one good man can still make a difference.” —Halley Sutton, USA Today bestselling author of The Hurricane Blonde
“. . . . all the intrigue, twists, turns, and danger one would hope for in a great crime novel. Anagnos has written a compassionate, emphatic, sweet and sexy protagonist who I not only like but love. . . . A page turner is an understatement. Nightswimming pulls you in and doesn’t let you go.” —Patricia T.M. Dunn, author of the award-winning novel, Her Father’s Daughter
NIGHTSWIMMING is the first volume in The Jamie Palmieri Mystery Series. Stay tuned for more!
Melanie Anagnos is a crime novelist and editor who was born in Paterson, NJ, the backdrop of her police procedurals. She has been a waitress, an attorney, and a stay-at-home mom. She received her MFA from Sarah Lawrence College and currently publishes a Substack, Cherchez La Femme, drawing on media and pop culture from the 1970s.
Author photo ©Rou Dimitriou.
