and her short films have been screened in festivals around the world. Limoncelli also writes plays, screenplays, poetry, games, mysteries, and science fiction and has taught writing and filmmaking for more than three decades at New York University’s Tisch School of the Arts.
[My Book, The Movie: The Four Queens of Crime; The Page 69 Test: The Four Queens of Crime; Q&A with Rosanne Limoncelli; Writers Read: Rosanne Limoncelli (July 2026); My Book, The Movie: The Spiral; The Page 69 Test: The Spiral; Writers Read: Rosanne Limoncelli (October 2026)]
Limoncelli's new novel is The Spiral.
At CrimeReads the author tagged seven essential 1970s NYC noir books and films. One title on the list:
Richard Price, BloodbrothersRead about another title on Limoncelli's list.
Working class eighteen-year-old Stony is struggling to find himself in the macho construction worker world of his father and uncle, while trying to navigate themental illness of his mother and little brother. In the dark confusion of his life, the social pressures, the family drama, he finds a glimmer of light when he discovers he has a talent and compassion for working with kids. But will the circumstances that surround him allow him to live the life he wants to live?
This 1970s noir portrait of a young man is beautifully drawn in the book, bringing us along with him on his rollercoaster journey. In the film, skillfully directed by Robert Mulligan and adapted for the screen by Walter Newman, Richard Gere gives an inspired performance as Stony and shares the screen with an excellent supporting cast.
--Marshal Zeringue



























