"A smart, sophisticated, and inventive thriller, THE ZODIAC DECEPTION is an utterly convincing and compelling debut. The effort Kriss put into the story shows — and the relationship between Max, double agent and Nazi filmmaker, and Peter, the con man who must assassinate Hitler, is one for the ages. Don’t miss it."
-J.T. Ellison, New York Times bestselling author of WHEN SHADOWS FALL

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Gary Kriss | @garykrisswrites | Follow | #Authors, if you didn't see this, you should! Forget #blurbs--what #warnings would appear on your next #novel #cover?http://t.co/jxYfpAHw77 | 6 years 8 months ago | Reply Retweet Favorite |
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Gary Kriss | @garykrisswrites | Follow | @jennymilchman @BNBuzz: A rare instance of #book attaching itself to wonderful #novelist in hopes that some of her @writing talent rubs off! | 6 years 8 months ago | Reply Retweet Favorite |
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Gary Kriss | @garykrisswrites | Follow | Better than a Friday night martini? Learning The #Zodiac Deception, my debut #novel, is the #1 #Kindle and #3 combined historical #thriller! | 6 years 8 months ago | Reply Retweet Favorite |
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Gary Kriss | @garykrisswrites | Follow | #Socialmedia gurus say an #author is supposed to #tweet each day, no matter what. Therefore, consider it done. | 6 years 8 months ago | Reply Retweet Favorite |
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Gary Kriss | @garykrisswrites | Follow | Taking part in this week's #ITW #Thriller Roundtable on #antiheroes. #Writers and #readers join the fun at http://t.co/GvEMuRzreu. | 6 years 8 months ago | Reply Retweet Favorite |
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Gary Kriss | @garykrisswrites | Follow | Participating in the The #Thriller Roundtable on separating #authors from #characters. Still time to join.in: http://t.co/ElB2sRzN1c | 6 years 8 months ago | Reply Retweet Favorite |
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Gary Kriss | @garykrisswrites | Follow | A very nice piece (OK, I'm biased) by my wife @Revsparrow, the truly talented one in the family: http://t.co/AVRuldCM5p via @NewsTimes | 6 years 8 months ago | Reply Retweet Favorite |
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Gary Kriss | @garykrisswrites | Follow | Oops! Slight, but significant page count error in #writing the next #novel #math. It should read: 750 pages +150 days=I'm so screwed x 2! | 6 years 8 months ago | Reply Retweet Favorite |
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Gary Kriss | @garykrisswrites | Follow | Next #Novel #Math: 700 pages + 150 days = I'm so screwed! | 6 years 8 months ago | Reply Retweet Favorite |
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Gary Kriss | @garykrisswrites | Follow | Returning from autographing #novels at #barnes&noble. Only thing that would have been better: no books to sign-sold out! | 6 years 8 months ago | Reply Retweet Favorite |
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Gary Kriss | @garykrisswrites | Follow | 2:10AM and still working on social media. Maybe tomorrow I can get to #writing on my next #novel THE #HOUDINI KILLEER. Wait, it is tomorrow! | 6 years 8 months ago | Reply Retweet Favorite |
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Gary Kriss | @garykrisswrites | Follow | @bradmeltzer The bigger they are, the nicer they are, especially when it comes to Brad. Thanks much, Brad! | 6 years 8 months ago | Reply Retweet Favorite |
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Gary Kriss | @garykrisswrites | Follow | This from a wonderful #teacher @Fredericks_tis: Happy Teacher Appreciation Week to my favorite teacher @garykrisswrites! My favorite review! | 6 years 8 months ago | Reply Retweet Favorite |
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Gary Kriss | @garykrisswrites | Follow | So much for the euphoria of #novel launch day. THE #ZODIAC DECEPTION is out and now full speed ahead on the #prequel, THE #HOUDINI KILLER. | 6 years 8 months ago | Reply Retweet Favorite |
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Gary Kriss | @garykrisswrites | Follow | THE #ZODIAC DECEPTION front-tabled at #Barnesnoble! What a thrill for a debut #novelist! Now back to earth and change the cat litter. | 6 years 8 months ago | Reply Retweet Favorite |
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Gary Kriss | @garykrisswrites | Follow | It's now officially May 6, launch date for my #novel THE #ZODIAC DECEPTION. To quote #Sherlock Holmes via Peter Kepler, "The Game Is Afoot!" | 6 years 8 months ago | Reply Retweet Favorite |
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Gary Kriss | @garykrisswrites | Follow | RT @cperkinswrites: THE ZODIAC DECEPTION by @garykrisswrites Profile on @ITWDebutAuthors The Thrill Begins http://t.co/PYUbfp6VFY | 6 years 8 months ago | Reply Retweet Favorite |
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Gary Kriss | @garykrisswrites | Follow | Kudos galore for @jennymilchman for wining the #Mystery #Writers of America prestigious Mary Higgins Clark Award tonight! So well deserved! | 6 years 8 months ago | Reply Retweet Favorite |
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Gary Kriss | @garykrisswrites | Follow | At #Mystery #Writers of America #Editors and#Agents cocktail party surrounded by real #novelists. Sigh. But the free wine helps. | 6 years 8 months ago | Reply Retweet Favorite |
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Gary Kriss | @garykrisswrites | Follow | THE #ZODIAC #DECEPTION rejoices; an old friend from 1942 canonized; then Archbishop #Roncalli, later #Pope #JohnXXIII, now #Saint JohnXXIII. | 6 years 8 months ago | Reply Retweet Favorite |
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“The Zodiac Deception offers a fresh and wondrously original take on the old World War II tale. Gary Kriss's sterling debut mixes magic and mysticism with espionage and derring-do to create a perfect blend of what you'd have if Eye of the Needle met Stephen King on a lighter day. The story may not be true, but you'll wish it was and believe it too. Bold, refreshing, and downright terrific.”
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“A taut historical thriller. Kriss delivers an action-packed debut as a con man, a film maker and a priest utilize the Nazi's fascination with Occult in a plot to assassinate Hitler.”
—Lisa Gardner, New York Times bestselling author of Touch and Go