The Naked Butterfly

The twelfth in the acclaimed Riley King private investigator series

The One True Crime

The eleventh in the acclaimed Riley King private investigator series

A Royal Flush

You’ve been dealt the perfect hand: Four Human stories, one canine tale: Vintage Riley King.

Beware of Darkness

The tenth in the acclaimed Riley King private investigator series

Nowhere Man

The ninth in the acclaimed Riley King private investigator series

Jackson's Book

Riley King uses a down period in his investigations business to help an old man with Alzheimer’s memorialize his incredible heroic past.

Brilliant Disguise

 A gorgeous reality show star is missing. Her rough-hewn husband is her suspected killer. Are the police rousting an innocent man, or is Boomer Purdy not what he appears to be?

Three Chords and the Truth

Jason Black became a rock star over forty years ago but his big break was achieved by ruthlessly betraying someone he loved. Now the FBI threatens to upend his life and reveal his secret if he doesn’t cross that line again.

Wrecking Ball

The seventh in the acclaimed Riley King private investigator series

An American Storm

The sixth book in the acclaimed Riley King private investigator series

The Punch List

The fifth book in the acclaimed Riley King private investigator series

The Last Resort

The fourth book in the acclaimed Riley King private investigator series

Indian Summer

The third book in the acclaimed Riley King private investigator series

The Master Builders

The second book in the acclaimed Riley King private investigator series

Something of the Night

The first book in the acclaimed Riley King private investigator series

Spirits in the Night

New free Riley King short story

A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens

Richard’s new recording of the classic tale of Ebenezer Scrooge, Jacob Marley, and the spirits of Christmas Past, Present and Yet to Come.

A masterwork of modern PI fiction

-Reed Farrel Coleman

Riley King leaps from the page and digs deep to find the truth

-Paul Levine

Richard Neer does a masterful job of building a suspenseful plot

-John Feinstein

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More Morning Joe

As expected the reasons that Joe Girardi was not retained by the Yankees have come filtering in. Too intense, says a former player. Not in tune with modern sabremetrics. Too old to relate to younger players. Not media friendly. Friction with Cashman. I would reject...

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Say It Ain’t So…

The Yankees fired Joe Girardi today. Couch it in nicer language if you will, but the fact remains, Joe is out and not of his own choosing. In the next few days, I'm sure stories will be leaked about friction between him and the front office. Unsympathetic media...

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No Cigar

The Yankees had two opportunities on the road. The prize --- a dream World Series against the Dodgers. They fell short. Close but no cigar. What can they do to make sure it doesn't happen to them again next season? Almost nothing. Thee first order of business is the...

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Coney Island Baby

This is a short story based on a Lou Reed song originally written for an anthology. Some prominent crime writers were asked to contribute, including my friend Reed Farrel Coleman. Sadly, the book's editor died before publication and no one rose to take his place. So...

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Richard Neer began his radio career at WLIR, fostering it through its birth as the first suburban progressive station in the nation. WNEW-FM was his radio home for almost thirty years; it was there that he became friends with a fellow Jersey kid named Bruce Springsteen, who called him frequently when he was working the late shift.

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