
The call came in the middle of the night. Rich Brant was just sweating through another Vietnam nightmare when the phone rang. “It’s Kit,” his brother moaned. “They’ve taken her.” They don’t know what they’ve done… Kidnapped from a busy mall, Brant’s beloved 19-year old niece is in a world of trouble. Hard-nosed inquiries suggest that she has been snatched for auction by the international sexual slavery ring run by the ruthless Goran, also known as The Serb. Kit’s final a modern harem, a brothel, a dungeon, or one of the Serb's kinky slavery clubs. Or worse. Now Brant will need his inconsistent and sometimes unreliable psychic ability more than he ever did in Vietnam and what came after… He reconnects with his Vietnam buddies, some of them ex-cops, to help him pry Kit from Goran’s clutches. Brant becomes rescuer, avenging angel—and executioner. In his quest, there may be redemption for his own past sins. Or there may only be new sins… If you liked the movie "Taken," let SAVAGE NIGHTS take you much, much farther into the darkness.... Will appeal to fans of "Taken" and Lee Child's Reacher books, but only if they prefer a pulls-no-punches hard-noir thriller that's not for the faint of heart. Includes bonus excerpts from other horror thrillers by W.D. Gagliani, and a complete crime short story by David Benton and W.D. Gagliani (excerpt from the Benton & Gagliani collection, Mysteries & Mayhem). "I was familiar with Gagliani's horror work but I'm pleased to see he can take it to the streets, too. Tense, raw, and rich with drama and passion. Gagliani's a keeper." — Scott Nicholson, author of The Skull Ring, The Red Church, and Disintegration "SAVAGE NIGHTS is, in a word, intense! ... The action in this book is incredible. As I got closer to the pinnacle of the plot, it was as if I could not read fast enough. My eyes flew across the words, hungry for what would happen next. I was surprised at some of the twists and turns, and when the story was over, I was exhausted. It was that intense." — Tiffany Harkleroad, Tiffany's Bookshelf "I truly enjoyed it and the pages kept turning... the suspense grew, the shocks had real jolt, and the big scenes were big and satisfying...better than (David) Morrell!" — Brian Pinkerton, author of Abducted and Vengeance W.D. Gagliani is the also author of WOLF'S TRAP, WOLF'S GAMBIT, WOLF'S BLUFF, WOLF'S EDGE (2011), SHADOWPLAYS, and MYSTERIES & MAYHEM (w/ David Benton). All are available on Amazon Kindle and other e-formats. Gagliani is a member of the Horror Writers Association (HWA), the International Thriller Writers (ITW) and the Authors Guild. Praise for WOLF'S "The best werewolf novel since The Howling!" — J.A. Konrath, author of Bloody Mary, Rusty Nail, Cherry Bomb "Gagliani has brought bite back to the werewolf novel. " — CNN.com Headline News Book Lizard review by James Argendeli "Part horror tale, part crime novel, this is first-rate entertainment that will keep you reading deep into the moonlit night." — Tom Piccirilli, author of The Dead Letters and The Coldest Mile "Simply put, this book rocks. It's fun, exciting, gritty, sexy, and nasty..." WOLF'S "A great big bloody beast of a book that enthralls the reader on multiple levels. Vicious, gory, sexy, fascinating—part-supernatural thriller, part-police procedural, pure dynamite!" — Edward Lee, author of Brides of the Impaler, The Black Train, and The Golem "... a real nail-biter of a werewolf book. Absolutely first rate!" — Jonathan Maberry, author of The Wolfman, Zombie CSU, and They Bite WOLF'S "Gagliani once more proves that werewolves are scary as hell. The book is fast, vicious and thoroughly satisfying." — Jonathan Maberry, Bram Stoker Award-winning author of The Wolfman and The Dragon Factory
Author

W.D. Gagliani (Milwaukee, WI) is an American author of Italian descent. His work has spanned the horror, thriller, mystery and adventure fields in fiction, and he has written numerous book reviews, articles, and interviews in nonfiction. His novels include Wolf's Trap, Wolf's Gambit, Wolf's Bluff, Wolf's Edge, Wolf's Cut, Wolf's Blind, and the novella Wolf's Deal (the Nick Lupo series), plus the novels The Judas Hit and Savage Nights, the collection Shadowplays, and (with David Benton) the novel Killer Lake (nominated for the Splatterpunk Award), the mini-collection Mysteries & Mayhem, and (as A.G. Kent) I was a Seventh Grade Monster Hunter. The team of Benton & Gagliani was commissioned to play in the Vampire Dreams universe with their tale "Voracious in Vegas," which appeared as part of the now-defunt Kindle Worlds. On his own, Gagliani has also written novellas such as The Great Belzoni and the Gait of Anubis (original and expanded versions). His short fiction (much of which appears in Shadowplays) has won the 1999 Darrell Award of the Memphis Science Fiction Association ("Until Hell Calls Our Names"), several 2nd and 3rd Place prizes in the Science Fiction Writers Of Earth annual contests, and garnered six Honorable Mentions in The Year's Best Fantasy & Horror annual collections. In addition, his novel Wolf's Trap (first published by Yard Dog Press) was a Finalist for the 2004 Bram Stoker Award for outstanding achievement in a first novel. Gagliani is also the author of numerous book reviews, articles, interviews, and short stories published in anthologies such as Robert Bloch's Psychos, More Monsters from Memphis, The Midnighters Club, Fateful Fathoms, Undead Tales, and more, and (with co-writer David Benton) Dark Passions: Hot Blood 13, The X-Files: Trust No One, SNAFU, SNAFU: Wolves at the Door, Splatterpunk Zine, Splatterpunk: Fighting Back, Splatterpunk: Past Indiscretions, and more, as well as other publications and books such as Cemetery Dance, Horror World, Bare Bones and Best of Bare Bones, The Scream Factory and Best of the Scream Factory, Chizine, the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, The Writer magazine, the books THRILLERS: The 100 Must Reads and ON WRITING HORROR, and many more. Gagliani is an active member of the Horror Writers Association (HWA), the International Thriller Writers (ITW), and the Authors Guild. Series: * Wolf Cycle