We hope you enjoyed reading The Sinister, the ninth novel in the Bruno Johnson Crime Series.
While the other eight novels stand on their own and can be read in any order, the publication sequence is as follows:
The Disposables
(Book 1)—Bruno Johnson, ex-cop, ex-con, turns vigilante—nothing will stop him and Marie as they rescue battered children from abusive homes.
“I really loved The Disposables. It’s raw, powerful, and eloquent. It’s a gritty street poem recited by a voice unalterably committed to redemption and doing the right thing in a wrong world.”
—Michael Connelly, New York Times best-selling author
The Replacements
(Book 2)—Bruno and Marie, hiding out in Costa Rica with their rescued kids, are pulled back to L.A. to hunt a heinous child predator.
“While laying low in Costa Rica, former LAPD detective Bruno Johnson must return to California—and risk everything to stop a ruthless kidnapper. The action won’t slow down.”
—Booklist
The Squandered
(Book 3)—Again, Bruno and Marie leave the kids in Costa Rica with Bruno’s dad to intervene in the L.A. County prison system—and face a murderous psychopath.
“Putnam puts his years of law enforcement experience to good use in The Squandered, a shocking and intense tale of brotherly love and redemption realized in the midst of moral decay. It’s a raw and gritty story I couldn’t put down.”
—C. J. Box, New York Times best-selling author
The Vanquished
(Book 4)—A woman from Bruno’s past lures him and Marie back to L.A.—the result is an unspeakable tragedy that will haunt Bruno for the rest of his life.
“Bad Boy Bruno Johnson comes out of hiding to battle a vicious biker gang that threatens his family. Bring an oxygen tank with you when you read The Vanquished because you’ll be holding your breath the whole time.”
—Matt Coyle, Anthony–, Lefty–, and Shamus Award–winning author
The first of the young Bruno prequels (Book 5)—Bruno is a new cop when he’s handed a baby girl, becoming a single dad. Meantime he’s working a police corruption case—infiltrating a sheriff’s narcotics team involved in murder-for-hire. Family and professional life for Bruno collide violently.
“The Innocents is a terrific read, reminiscent of the best of Joseph Wambaugh. David Putnam provides an insider’s knowledge of the Los Angeles Sheriff’s Department. His characters and settings are rich and authentic, and his dialogue is spot on accurate.”
—Robert Dugoni, New York Times best-selling author
The Reckless
The second of the young Bruno prequels (Book 6)—Bruno tackles the roles of the single dad of a two-year-old daughter and an L.A. County Deputy Sheriff in the Violent Crimes Unit. He is assigned a law enforcement public relations nightmare—apprehend a gang of teenager bank robbers without killing them or getting killed.
“Reading a novel by David Putnam is almost as good as riding shotgun in a patrol car. He writes what he knows and what he knows is that justice on the mean streets isn’t always black and white.”
—Robin Burcell, New York Times best-selling author
The third of the young Bruno prequels (Book 7)—Bruno has stepped down from his beloved position in the Violent Crimes Unit to be able to spend more time with his teen daughter, Olivia. Now a bailiff in the courts, he gets a frantic call to extricate Olivia from a gunpoint situation in an L.A. gang-infested neighborhood—thrusting him back into violent crime mode.
“David Putnam’s The Heartless is terrific—a smart, well-written, relentless account of a battle against evil, fought by a protagonist who has a real man’s flaws, but also shows us the kind of heroism that’s real.”
—Thomas Perry, New York Times best-selling author
The Ruthless
The fourth and last of the young Bruno prequels (Book 8)—Bruno is plunged back into the Violent Crimes Unit when his friends, a judge and his wife, are murdered. Bruno’s daughter is now the mother of twins; and the father of the babies is a drug-addicted criminal—abusive, and brutal. This is the setup for Bruno’s time in prison as he takes justice into his own hands.
“Dark, disturbing, and all too believable, this is the tale of one man’s quest for atonement in a world where innocence is a liability.”
—T. Jefferson Parker, New York Times best-selling author
We hope that you will read the entire Bruno Johnson Crime Series and will look forward to more to come.
For more information, please visit the author’s website: www.DavidPutnamBooks.com.
Happy reading,
Oceanview Publishing