Background
Petievich, Gerald was born on October 15, 1944 in Los Angeles, California, United States. Son of Zarko and Dorothy Petievich.
(US Treasury Agents Charlie Carr and Jack Kelly, investiga...)
US Treasury Agents Charlie Carr and Jack Kelly, investigating a counterfeiting ring, are tipped off by Detective Travis Bailey of the L.A. police - a cool ruthless cop with some strange tastes in sex and woman - who warns them of a plot to murder their prime witness. Unwittingly, they are involved in a phony stake-out in which Kelly is serious wounded. Deeply suspicious and determined to avenge his partner, Carr puts his life and career on the line in order to build a case against Bailey, and sets out to prove that he is the mastermind behind a series of robberies from the area's wealthy residents. Carr's mission draws him into the depths of moneyed Beverly Hills, as well as into the underworlds of have-nots, hungry for a piece of the Rolls-Royce action.
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(When Eddie Sands decides to blackmail a famous Hollywood ...)
When Eddie Sands decides to blackmail a famous Hollywood star whose sex life could ruin his screen career, he sets off a chain of events that leads straight to the white-hot center of Las Vegas, and brings down on himself the attentions of Tony Parisi, the mob's kingpin of Las Vegas, and FBI agent John Novak. "Shakedown is a gem. Stopped writing to read it, something I have sworn I would never do, but couldn't help it." - Elmore Leonard
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(Charles Carr, T-Man, depends heavily on informants in his...)
Charles Carr, T-Man, depends heavily on informants in his pursuit of pushers, passers and makers of "paper" - all those in the thriving business of counterfeiting. Informants are as much a part of the seamy, violent Los Angeles underworld as are the crooks they inform on, and they are crucial to Carr's effort to track down Paul LaMonica, a smooth thug whose skill at manufacturing paper is matched by his murderous amorality. There are a great many victims in the bloody chase LaMonica leads Carr on, a trail that runs from L.A. to Houston to San Diego to Ensenada, Mexico - and the informants are among them; informing is a dangerous game. As readers of Gerald Petievich's earlier books know, the excitement of the pursuit is matched by the vivid authenticity of the gritty world he depicts. Conventional morality is irrelevant in this world, whether for the crooks or the lawmen - though this taut novel is indeed a powerfully moral tale.
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(A suicide is discovered in a top-secret White House file ...)
A suicide is discovered in a top-secret White House file room. Rumors of a dangerous threat to the president have spread, and Secret Service agent Jack Powers is assigned to keep the brewing crises from the press. But death is just the tip of the iceberg --espionage is suspected of a beautiful woman who just may be the President's mistress. Acting on presidential orders, Powers follows a twisting trail that leads from the inner circle of the Oval Office to the outer fringes of international terrorism. But suddenly he finds himself trapped in a labyrinth of the deceit, murder, and betrayal that can destroy him at any moment.
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Petievich, Gerald was born on October 15, 1944 in Los Angeles, California, United States. Son of Zarko and Dorothy Petievich.
Bachelor, California State University, Los Angeles, 1966.
He was a United States Secret Service Special Agent from 1970 to 1985. The following films were made of his novels: To Live and Die in Los Angeles, The Sentinel, and Boiling Point. Petievich also co-wrote the screenplays for those films.
He lived in San Gabriel, California.
"Crime writer Gerald Petievich deals in San Gabriel", Publisher"s Weekly.
(When Eddie Sands decides to blackmail a famous Hollywood ...)
(US Treasury Agents Charlie Carr and Jack Kelly, investiga...)
(Assigned to keep rumors of a dangerous threat to the Pres...)
(In The Quality of the Informant, Charles Carr, T-Man, dep...)
(Charles Carr, T-Man, depends heavily on informants in his...)
(US Treasury Agents Charlie Carr and Jack Kelly, investiga...)
(A suicide is discovered in a top-secret White House file ...)
Served as sergeant United States Army, 1967-1970. Member International Association Crime Writers, Mystery Writers American (board directors since 1986), Palm Springs Writers Conference, Writers Guild American West, Association Former Assemblies of God Theological Seminary of the United States Secret Service.
Married Pamela Ann Lentz, December 23, 1967. 1 child, Emma.