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Praise for Music of the Spheres

“Burke once again smoothly blends allusions to Greek mythology with familiar detective fiction tropes in his second mystery featuring winning, if slightly dim, PI Johnny “Blue” Heron (after 2009’s Swan Dive). When Heron learns that Hank Menotti, who was convicted of manslaughter after stabbing his father, George Windsore, to death 12 years earlier, has been released from the state pen, Heron drives over to the house of George’s son and Hank’s half-brother, Billy, in the unnamed Northeastern town that serves as the series’ setting. There he finds Billy dying with a knife wound in his back. Enlisted to assist in the murder investigation, Heron seizes the chance to rekindle his relationship with his ex-girlfriend and newly appointed chief of police, Kathy McGregor. Those who like their noir with a touch of whimsical humor will be satisfied.”

—Publisher’s Weekly (2009)

Praise for Swan Dive

“Move over, Dashiell Hammett. Make room, Cornell Woolrich. With his first novel, Swan Dive, Michael Burke joins the pantheon of private eye muses. This fast-paced who-done-it is a masterful achievement of unpredictable narrative cast with diverse and engaging characters. Michael Burke spices his tale with an artist’s eye and philosopher’s wit as he enlightens and entertains.”

—Sidney Offit

“Where has Michael Burke been hiding? His first book, a detective thriller called Swan Dive, has the speed and sex of Spillane, the plotting of Chandler and the wit and charm of Hammett. There’s money, murder, and mayham and, to keep things bubbling, a bevy of gorgeous women—the most tempting and intriguing of whom may just be Leda and the Swan! I couldn’t put it down.

—John Gruen