Jackson Donne Novels

"[A] dark and extremely suspenseful thriller . . . turns Northern New Jersey into a setting worthy of any classic noir detective series." -Connecticut Post Two former cops are dead and they have one thing in common: Jackson Donne, who helped take them down when he was on the force. The prevailing thought is that Donne has finally lost it and is murdering old colleagues. But New Jersey's most wanted is now in rural Vermont with a new name and a new life. Donne is scraping by doing odd jobs at a motel, thanks to the owner, Mario, who asks no questions as long as the work is done. But when Mario disappears, Donne uncovers connections between them that are more than coincidences. Both men ran from their pasts. Both men have blood on their hands. And now someone is using Mario to get to Donne. If Donne has learned anything, it's this: you can run from the dirty cops in New Jersey, but you can't hide. And this time, they're unleashing hell . . . "An Empty Hell is a compulsive redemption story that speeds to a confrontation in a high school gym and takes the series to a place rich with possibilities." -Milwaukee Journal Sentinel "Dynamite . . . the characters, the situations, the pacing, the structure, and the writing are so good." -Publishers Weekly "It is amazing how good an author [White] has become, breathing life into the PI genre like Dennis Lehane did years ago with Gone Baby Gone." -Sons of Spade

The acclaimed author delivers "a tremendous jolt of adrenaline . . . then ratchets the action back up for a breakneck finish" in this gritty crime thriller (The Florida Times-Union). Six years ago, Jackson Donne's fiancée, Jeanne, died in a car crash-a hit-and-run with a drunk driver. It was an open-and-shut case with few questions asked, mostly because Donne was in no state to ask any. Now the former-PI-turned-college-student has finals coming up and a wedding to plan with the new woman in his life. He's something he hasn't been in a long time: happy. But that unfamiliar feeling doesn't last. Donne receives an email with a link to a video of Jeanne being held captive, alive-for now. Donne's investigative skills have faded. He has no contacts, no one to turn to-except for the dodgy ex-partner he had when he was a cop, the other man who loved Jeanne. Donne knows that each step into the past is a piece of the future he's throwing away. But the truth is out there-on the violent New Jersey streets he once knew like the back of his hand . . . "White is one of a group of younger writers reimagining the P.I. novel. . . . This book flies." -Milwaukee Journal Sentinel "Dave White brings the goods. Skillfully crafting a tale that thriller fans will devour at lightning speed, yet meaty enough that mystery fans will delight in fitting the pieces together." -Crimespree Magazine

"A terrific novel, a unique and artful blend of the PI and the Police Procedural in a plot as nicely tangled and sexually violent as a cat fight." -James Crumley, Dashiell Hammett Award–winning author It's been four years since Jackson Donne went from cop to private investigator, so he's seen his share of trouble in New Brunswick, New Jersey. And he doesn't like it when it hits too close to home-or, in this case, too close to the Olde Towne Tavern, Donne's home-away-from-home. His drinking buddy, Gerry Figuroa, gets killed right outside the bar in a hit-and-run. Just when Donne is looking for a fresh start by returning to college at twenty-eight years old, he's drawn back into the game. All this while investigating a suspected cheating husband. Donne soon discovers that Gerry was not the man he thought he knew. Instead, he's someone whose secrets will bring down a world of pain on his friends and relatives. And when Donne realizes that both of his cases have dangerous underworld connections, he's about to be launched into a world of violence . . . "[A] remarkable debut novel. . . . White manages the neat trick of respecting the genre's traditions while daring to nudge it toward something new and unexpected." -Laura Lippman, New York Times–bestselling author "White has written a PI novel that is both traditional and fresh, one of the few new talents to join this much-plowed field with something interesting and original to say." -Chicago Sun-Times "Derringer Award–winner White's engrossing, evocative debut novel will grab most readers from its opening sentences." -Publishers Weekly (starred review)

"Cements Dave White's place as one of the rising stars of crime fiction. A gripping read from an author who has infused the PI novel with fresh blood." -Jason Pinter, bestselling author of Hide Away Life looks bleak for Jackson Donne, who had his PI license stripped during the course of his last case. Now, he's working nighttime security at a storage facility in New Jersey, a job that gives him plenty of time to think about what went wrong. But life can change in one phone call-especially if it's about Donne's estranged family. His sister, Susan, delivers the news that their mother is in hospice suffering from dementia and keeps rambling about their grandfather murdering someone. Susan wants Donne to investigate. Within twenty-four hours, his aunt and uncle turn up dead, and his brother-in-law's Manhattan restaurant has been blown up. Now it's up to Donne to right the wrongs of his family-or die trying . . . "White's stunning second crime novel to feature ex-cop and ex-PI Jackson Donne fulfills the promise of his debut, When One Man Dies." -Publishers Weekly (starred review) "Intricate plotting and nonstop action make this a nail-biting read from start to finish. White, winner of the Derringer Award for When One Man Dies, is a writer to watch." -Library Journal "Readers looking for top-notch hard-boiled noir fiction featuring an intriguing protagonist and complex characterizations need look no further than Dave White's deftly plotted novels." -BookLoons

The line between good and evil explodes in this pulse-pounding crime thriller from "a fresh, vital voice energizing the private-eye novel" (Laura Lippman, New York Times–bestselling author). Though he's a former narcotics cop, Jackson Donne doesn't hate being in prison. It's his penance after pleading guilty to murdering a state senator. He's even made a friend, a protector. High school basketball coach and private investigator Matt Herrick's father Kenneth is Donne's cellmate. Things could always be worse . . . Herrick hasn't seen his parents in years-not since they pulled a bank heist which resulted in his father's arrest and his mother's disappearence. All that's about to change. Someone with a lot of power and money is springing his father from prison for the job of a lifetime, stealing millions from the Federal Reserve in New Jersey. And Donne is going along for the ride. Given the freedom he never wanted, Donne finds himself torn between loyalty and the law, between father and son, between heaven and hell . . . Both he and Herrick will have to choose who they're willing to live for-and who they'd die to protect . . . Praise for Dave White and the Jackson Donne Novels "Dave White is everything you hope for in a crime novelist, delivering both white-knuckle suspense and nuanced characters, propulsive action and an emotional wallop. These are books that both invigorate the genre and are also, truly, built to last." -Megan Abbott, New York Times–bestselling author "It is amazing how good an author [White] has become, breathing life into the PI genre like Dennis Lehane did years ago with Gone Baby Gone." -Sons of Spade