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Fluent writing with a forward push . . . A fine, rumbustious story * <b>Booklist</b> * Gritty prose, lively characters, and deep local color . . . A smooth, atmospheric mystery with a shamus you'll root for * <b>Kirkus Reviews</b> on <b>The Judge</b> * [A] deft and gracious crime novel * <b>Booklist</b> on <b>The Judge</b> * Page-turning . . . the balance of plot and character is perfect * <b>Publishers Weekly Starred Review </b> of <b>The Ambassador</b> * A gritty whodunit that packs an unexpected punch * <b>Kirkus Reviews</b> on <b>The Ambassador</b> * Colt doesn't pull any punches and plays fair with the reader before the satisfying reveal. Fans of Robert B. Parker's Spenser novels interested in a grittier private investigator will be eager to see more of Roark * <b>Publishers Weekly</b> on <b>Death at Fort Devens</b> * Excellent . . . balances a gripping plot with further development of Roark's character. Jeremiah Healy fans looking for a new Beantown hero will be eager for more * <b>Publishers Weekly Starred Review</b> of <b>Back Bay Blues</b> * A classical mystery with an honor-bound detective and a keen sense of place . . . Roark is genuinely likeable (not too tough, but not a patsy) * <b>The New York Times</b> on <b>Back Bay Blues</b> * Roark's skill at his job is displayed amid a gift for self-conscious mockery . . . There's plenty of room for detection and a blood-soaked finale * <b>Booklist</b> on <b>Back Bay Blues</b> * Entertaining . . . Like Philip Marlowe - or Robert Parker's Spenser - Andy has a sharp eye for telling detail and male haberdashery * <b>Publishers Weekly</b> on <b>The Off-Islander</b> *

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Peter Colt, author of the Andy Roark Mysteries, is a 1996 graduate of the University of Rhode Island with a BA in Political Science and a 24-year veteran of the Army Reserve with deployments to Kosovo and Iraq as an Army Civil Affairs officer. He is currently a police officer in Rhode Island. He is married with two sons and two perpetually feuding cats.

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