BOOKS

Book cover titled 'The Gossip Columnist' by Martyn Burke, featuring an illustration of a Nazi officer in uniform with a silhouette of a woman in front of him.

THE GOSSIP COLUMNIST

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THE COMMISSAR’S REPORT

Published by Houghton Mifflin

“One of the most entertaining and hilarious novels of the year”. . . UPI
“A wonder of intense cinematic storytelling . . . ”
— The Wall Street Journal.

Book cover titled "The Commissar's Report" by Martyn Burke, featuring a red dress floating in front of New York City skyline with famous buildings and a backdrop of Red Square in Moscow.

IN STORES SOON

IVORY JOE

Published by Bantam

“Burke has created a vast, unruly quintessentially American landscape. Prepare to get carried away . .“
— Washington Post

Cover of the book titled "Ivory Joe" by Martyn Burke, featuring a musical staff with red notes and a yellow textured background.

IN STORES SOON

LAUGHING WAR

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Published by 1st Books

Excerpt of the sequel to Ivory Joe, a novella.

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Published by Doubleday

“One of the best fictional Vietnam scenes yet published“ — Washington Post
“A savagely funny remarkable book.“
— Toronto Sun
“The Catch-22 of Southeast Asia“
— Publishers Weekly

Book cover titled 'Laughing War' by Martyn Burke, featuring combat boots and a vintage microphone on a dark background.

IN STORES SOON

MUSIC FOR LOVE OR WAR

Published by Tyrus (Simon & Schuster)

Carl Hiaasen, New York Times best selling author of  "Razor Girl", "Bad Monkey" and many others. “Music for Love or War is slash-and-burn funny, but also unexpectedly touching and wise.

Book cover titled 'Music for Love or War' by Martyn Burke. The cover features a landscape scene with mountains and a winding road with military tanks, set against a colorful sky at sunset or sunrise.
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THE TRUTH ABOUT
THE NIGHT

Published by Harper Collins

“Martyn Burke offers a master class in timing and subtlety....the answers come, pulling us into the character's dilemmas, making us care, keeping us turning the ages . . . With so much drama,
—Toronto Globe and Mail

A book cover titled 'The Truth About The Night' by Martyn Burke, featuring a woman in a black dress lying on the ground at night with a full moon overhead.

OUT OF STOCK

TIARA

Published by Harper Collins

“Tiara lives up to its publishers billing as 'a cinematic ride'”
- Quill and Quire

Book cover titled 'Tiaira' by Martyn Burke with orange and yellow background, palm tree shadow, and blue and red text.
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THE SHELLING OF BEVERLY HILLS

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