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He has been a writer and supervising producer on Walker, Texas Ranger, the co-executive producer of the ABC series Scoundrels, and co-wrote two MOWs for CBS.\u003cspan class=\"apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Devil’s Necktie\u003c\/i\u003e is in development at Andria Litto’s Amuse Entertainment, with Barbara DeFina attached as a producer.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA native of Long Island, John now resides in Los Angeles.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\"MIA\" \u003cb\u003esynopsis:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMia, is the origin story of retired inspector\u003cspan class=\"apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eJack Bertolino\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e as a young undercover, NYPD narco-busting detective and his relationship with Mia, his confidential informant.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMia, a former Miss Colombia, has the kind of beauty that can make a grown man contemplate leaving his wife, his job, and his kids. She’s a complex character, with a painful backstory, who signs on with Jack to help him infiltrate, and take down, a heavy hitter in the Colombian drug trade. Mia has ice water in her veins and is already responsible for delivering large amounts of cocaine, and millions of the cartels cash into the government’s coffers.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis is Jack and Mia’s story. How Mia became a confidential informant, her evolving relationship with Jack, and how the life and death case they break wide open becomes the prequel to\u003cspan class=\"apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003ca title=\"https:\/\/partnersincrimetours.com\/the-devils-necktie-by-john-lansing\/\" href=\"https:\/\/partnersincrimetours.com\/the-devils-necktie-by-john-lansing\/\" data-mce-href=\"https:\/\/partnersincrimetours.com\/the-devils-necktie-by-john-lansing\/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eThe Devil’s Necktie\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4 class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBook Details:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan\u003eGenre:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Crime Thriller\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePublished by:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e White Street Press\/ Karen Hunter Publishing\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e June 4th, 2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e 252\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan\u003eISBN:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e 979-8-89456-000-7 (Print) | 979-8-89456-899-7 (Digital)\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSeries:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e The Jack Bertolino Series, Prequel\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBook Links:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003ca title=\"https:\/\/pictbooks.tours\/w5U9R\" href=\"https:\/\/pictbooks.tours\/w5U9R\" data-mce-href=\"https:\/\/pictbooks.tours\/w5U9R\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eAmazon\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e |\u003cspan class=\"apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003ca title=\"https:\/\/pictbooks.tours\/eIDy6\" href=\"https:\/\/pictbooks.tours\/eIDy6\" data-mce-href=\"https:\/\/pictbooks.tours\/eIDy6\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eGoodreads\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e |\u003cspan class=\"apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003ca title=\"https:\/\/pictbooks.tours\/XZOqn\" href=\"https:\/\/pictbooks.tours\/XZOqn\" data-mce-href=\"https:\/\/pictbooks.tours\/XZOqn\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ejohnlansing.net\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4 class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBlurbs\/ Reviews:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e“MIA is the way thrillers ought to read: unforgettable characters, non-stop action, and explosive scenes. Jack Bertolino is a perfect hero—relentless and smart; and Mia is thoroughly intriguing. I highly recommend it.” – Terry Shames, Macavity Award winner\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\"Readers of John Lansing's Mia better grab their G-suits because he duck-tapes you into a luge on page one and sends you straight down the face of the Matterhorn. A breathless and welcome prequel to the Jack Bertolino series \" -- Craig Faustus Buck, award-winning author of Go Down Hard\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e“The plotting is tight, the dialogue is convincing, and Mia is eminently capable and surprisingly upright, making this novel an entertaining read.” “A fast-paced yarn about drugs, money, cartels, and the horrors they bring.” – Kirkus Review\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e“Jack Bertolino’s back — so slide over Reacher and Bosch and Keller. Fans already familiar with this series will know exactly what I’m talking about. John Lansing has created such a believable, formidable hero that readers will be left wanting more Bertolino for years to come. This high-octane prequel is so filled with action and unexpected turns, you won’t be able to put it down.” — Dietrich Kalteis, best-selling author, winner of the Crime Writers of Canada Award of Excellence for Best Crime Novel.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e“John Lansing blurs the lines between good and evil, victim and villain in this complex, high-octane thriller. Crime writing at its best, I read this in a day.” - Lisa Towles, award winning author of Terror Bay\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\"John Lansing’s latest, Mia, a prequel to the first five books in the Jack Bertolino crimes series, is masterful. It showcases Lansing’s formidable talent at exploring the realities of the drug cartels’ myopic focus on profit and power and is paired with his ability to take the reader into a believable web of danger that touches the provocative confidential informant Mia, his team, his family, and himself. This is a page-turner and Lansing is at the top of his game.\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e-Jule Selbo, author of the award-winning Dee Rommel Mystery Series.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e“Lansing’s characters leap off the pages into settings that are incredibly vivid. His dialogue is real and relatable, helping to carry a storyline that will inspire you to flip pages late into the night. MIA is an amazing read!” – Steven Manchester, #1 bestselling author, The Menu\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThink New York City is hot? Wait until you meet narco detective Jack Bertolino and his tougher-than-leather Columbian informant Mia Ferrero. They're feisty chemistry is even hotter. 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