Murder on Broadway

As the body count rises, Michael Reilly must uncover the truth before another star falls. Lies, power, corruption, and murder collide in this gripping Nashville thriller. Everyone on Broadway is chasing a dream, but some dreams end in bloodshed. The biggest stage has become the scene of a shocking murder. Behind every hit song and record deal, someone may be pulling deadly strings. FBI Special Agent Michael Reilly dives into a deadly web of organized crime and music industry secrets. The music never stops on Broadway. Neither does the danger. In Nashville, fame can make you a star or get you killed. A rising country star is murdered on Broadway, and FBI Agent Michael Reilly must uncover the truth. Beneath Nashville's bright lights and honky-tonks lies a deadly world of corruption and murder. Read "Murder on Broadway" now. #ThrillerBooks #CrimeFiction
Under the neon glow of Nashville’s most famous street, the music never stops—but neither does the danger. When a rising country music star is gunned down in broad daylight on Broadway, the city is shaken to its core. What appears to be a shocking act of violence quickly unravels into something far more sinister. FBI Special Agent Michael Reilly is called in to investigate, and he soon discovers that beneath the honky-tonks, record deals, and bright lights lies a hidden world of corruption, power, and deadly alliances. As Michael digs deeper, he uncovers a dangerous connection between the music industry and organized crime—where careers are built, controlled, and sometimes destroyed with lethal precision. With pressure mounting and the truth closing in, Michael must navigate a maze of lies, influence, and violence before the next name on the list becomes just another headline. On Broadway, everyone is chasing a dream. But some dreams end in murder.

James Bruce, age 79, is an accomplished author, producer, agent, and consultant whose remarkable career spans decades in the entertainment industry. A proud great-grandfather, Bruce has lived a life as colorful and dynamic as the stories he tells.
He has penned an acclaimed autobiography and numerous nonfiction works on the music business, drawing from his firsthand experiences working alongside artists, navigating contracts, and witnessing the triumphs and pitfalls of an ever-evolving industry. With an insider’s eye and a storyteller’s heart, Bruce has guided readers through the highs and lows of a world few truly experience.
Now, in his latest work, Drugs Made in Heaven and Murder on Broadway, Bruce turns his talent to fiction. This gritty, pulse-pounding thriller explores loyalty, betrayal, and the razor-thin line between justice and survival. With cinematic pacing and unflinching realism, Bruce proves that age is no barrier to reinvention—or to keeping readers on the edge of their seats.
His latest work, My Bible and Me: Not a study, not a sermon—just a sincere conversation between a man and his Bible. Me and My Bible is a testament to the enduring power of Scripture and an invitation for readers to deepen their own relationship with God's Word. Honest, encouraging, and deeply personal, this book reminds us that no matter where we are in our faith journey, the Bible still has something to teach us.
Blending wisdom, wit, and a lifetime of hard-earned perspective, James Bruce continues to inspire, entertain, and surprise—both on the page and in life.

One of our potential professional readers recently brought your book, Murder On Broadway (Detective Michael Reilly), to our review team's notice. Our global reading community immediately selected it to treat as a featured title. Our members are absolutely captivated by the high-stakes opening of country star John Briley being killed live on a Nashville stage, Detective Michael Reilly's dive into the dark underbelly of the music industry, and the terrifying realization that the killer isn't finished. We are all incredibly eager to learn more about what triggered you to write this specific story. Amanda Coleth
I recently spent some time with the overview for Murder On Broadway and was completely struck by the atmospheric, high-stakes collision between Nashville's neon-lit country music scene and a dark underworld of corruption and organized crime, triggered by a shocking daylight assassination. It takes an exceptional storytelling voice to anchor a narrative with that level of gritty, fast-paced suspense and investigative tension, and your work brings something genuinely fresh to the crime fiction thriller shelf. Liora Indra
Murder On Broadway. Your incredibly sharp, atmospheric thriller does something remarkable: it takes the vibrant, instantly recognizable energy of Nashville's country music scene and peels back the glamour to expose a dark, calculated matrix of organized crime and industrial corruption. The entry of FBI Special Agent Michael Reilly into this maze of record deals, lethal precision, and broad-daylight violence creates an absolutely relentless narrative engine. This specific "conversation-starting" quality, exploring how easily the pursuit of a dream can be controlled or destroyed by hidden power structures, is exactly the type of high-intellect, fast-paced crime fiction that top-tier book clubs seek to anchor their high-velocity suspense programming. Cecilia T.
I had to stop the moment I saw Murder on Broadway. Because this is not just another crime thriller. You took Nashville’s brightest stage, filled it with music, ambition, and rising stars, and then shattered it in broad daylight with a murder. That contrast alone does the work of the neon lights, the dream chasing, the country music scene… and underneath it, corruption, control, and something far more dangerous. Then you bring in Michael Reilly, an FBI agent walking straight into a world where influence matters more than truth. Where careers can be manufactured… or erased, and the deeper he goes, the more it becomes clear that this is not just a case. It is a system that has a kind of layered tension that makes a thriller stick. Knowing your background makes it even more interesting, a career spanning a decade in entertainment, author, producer, agent, and consultant. You have seen the machinery behind the spotlight, so this does not read like imagination alone; it feels informed. Ruth D. Smith

Under the neon blaze of Nashville’s most famous street, dreams are made, careers are launched—and sometimes, lives are taken. When a rising country star is murdered in broad daylight on Broadway, the shockwaves tear through Music City. What looks like a senseless killing quickly reveals a darker truth: someone is pulling strings behind the scenes, and the music industry’s brightest lights are casting deadly shadows.
FBI Special Agent Michael Reilly is called in to investigate, and he soon finds himself navigating a world where fame, money, and power collide with corruption, lies, and organized crime. Beneath the honky tonks and record deals lies a ruthless underground network controlling careers, silencing threats, and eliminating anyone who gets too close to the truth.
As the body count rises, Reilly races to uncover who is orchestrating the violence—and why the murdered star was targeted. Every clue drags him deeper into a maze of influence and betrayal, where the next victim could be anyone chasing a dream on Broadway. With danger closing in and the stakes climbing higher, Reilly must expose the killers before another name becomes a headline.
On Broadway, everyone wants to be a star. But in this city, some dreams end in bloodshed.