Gerald Petievich is a Serbian-American writer of crime novels, most notably To Live and Die in L.A. and The Quality of the Informant.^[1]

He was a United States Secret Service Special Agent from 1970 to 1985.^[2][3] Three of his novels were adapted for the screen: To Live and Die in L.A., The Sentinel, and Boiling Point.^[4][5] Petievich co-wrote the screenplays for all three.^[6]

Works

• Money Men. Pinnacle Books. 1983. ISBN 978-0-523-41154-5.; reprint Penguin Group USA, 1991, ISBN 978-0-451-17052-1
• To Die in Beverly Hills. Arbor House. 1983. ISBN 978-0-87795-487-3.
• One Shot Deal. Gerald Petievich. 1983.; reprint Penguin Group (USA) Incorporated, 1991, ISBN 978-0-451-17046-0
• To Live and Die in LA. Arbor House. 1984. ISBN 978-0-87795-533-7.; Gerald Petievich, 2001, ISBN 978-1-930916-00-5
• The Quality of the Informant. Arbor House. 1985. ISBN 978-0-87795-619-8.
• Shakedown. Simon and Schuster. 1988. ISBN 978-0-671-63154-3. gerald petievich.^[7]
• Earth Angels. New American Library. 1989. ISBN 978-0-453-00680-4.; Gerald Petievich, 2001, ISBN 978-1-930916-15-9
• Paramour. Dutton. 1991. ISBN 978-0-525-93364-9.; Gerald Petievich, 2001, ISBN 978-1-930916-17-3
• The Sentinel. Berkley. 2003. ISBN 978-0-425-18879-8.