'In a stunning debut from Marco Carocari, dark secrets from the past envelope Franco DiMaso after witnessing a murder. Turn on the lights and read Blackout into the night.' - Gabriel Valjan, Agatha and Anthony-nominated author of The Naming Game A fearless and unflinching portrait of corruption, past and present, and a poignant journey of a son trying to understand the father he never knew. Marco Carocari's impressive debut gives readers an unrelenting thriller, with twists and turns you won't see. ' Blackout is Rear Window meets the dating app. Vernon, author of Bath Haus and When You Find Me Carocari had me turning pages long into the night-prepare for an electric read.' - P. 'BLACKOUT is a gripping debut from an exciting new author to watch. Carocari delivers a strong debut that's equal parts thrilling and heart-felt.' - Edwin Hill, author of Watch Her 'New York's crime world and gay scene converge in this compulsively plotted mystery, where long-held secrets refuse to stay buried. In his debut novel, Blackout, Marco Carocari takes a number of familiar crime fiction tropes and skews them ever so slightly, thereby breathing new life into each of these familiar constructs, and ultimately leading readers to a fresh and unique conclusion. A loving homage to American crime dramas, Carocari refreshes well-worn tropes by placing a resourceful and empathetic gay character at the center of a gripping story.' - John Copenhaver, award-winning author of Dodging and Burning Blackout, Marco Carocari's debut, serves as further proof of this thesis. 'Tried and true crime narratives sing when offered to the reader from the perspectives of traditionally underrepresented characters.

With a target on his back and time running out, the truth will set Franco free, or earn him a toe tag at the morgue. Unsettled, and confronted with forty-year-old memories, when Franco's father was murdered in front of him during Manhattan's infamous blackout, a shocking revelation finally unmasks the man who pulled the trigger that night. And the random trick who could alibi him has vanished into the anonymity of the Internet. When days later the mutilated body of a philanthropic millionaire is discovered, he's not only shocked to learn he knew him, but with Franco's fingerprints all over the crime scene, he quickly graduates from unreliable witness to prime suspect. And-if memory serves him-the sole witness to a murder across the street.Įxcept, the cops can't find a crime scene or a body, and Franco's perforated recollections and conflicting testimony leave the detectives unimpressed. A hook-up with a hot guy on his Manhattan rooftop, and a joint he's unaware is laced, leaves him dazed. Strait-laced forty-something Franco definitely picked the wrong night to get freaky.

Blackout by Marco Carocari