“Two of the crime fiction world’s brightest talents, Ken Bruen and Jason Starr, join forces for one of the year’s most darkly satisfying and electric noir novels…This is one of the top guilty pleasures of the year.”
—Chicago Sun-Times
“This tense, witty, cold-blooded noir…reads seamlessly—and mercilessly…Funny [and] vividly fresh.”
—Entertainment Weekly
“Adventurous crime-fiction fans who like their literary escapism totally unrestrained will find this brazenly violent and downright vulgar novel…as filthy as it is fun.”
—Chicago Tribune
“A full-tilt, rocking homage to noir novels of the 1950s… Hard Case’s latest release is smart, trashy fun.”
—Publishers Weekly, starred review
“Fasten your seat belts, and enjoy the bumpy ride of double- and triple-crosses, blackmail, and murder. If Quentin Tarantino is looking for another movie project, this novel with its mix of shocking violence and black comedy would be the perfect candidate. Highly recommended as a terrific summer read.”
—Library Journal, starred review
“Two of the century’s best thriller writers have joined forces to bring a postmodern twist to the black heart of noir fiction. Grade: A.”
—Rocky Mountain News
“A really black comedy…I pretty much laughed my ass off.”
—Sarah Weinman
“Really good…very violent and very funny.”
—Jenny Davidson
“Crosses and double-crosses, miscalculations and blunders, and plenty of dead bodies…For those who like the bungling-criminal genre, this is good fun.”
—Booklist
“A fearsome and wondrous mix of vile characters [in] a caper novel worthy of Westlake or Leonard…exquisitely conceived and flawlessly written.”
—Book Reporter
“The prose reads like a dream. Fast paced and bursting with energy… Hard Case Crime have released some of the best new novels of the past few years. They’ve given us some amazing reprints of classic crime. But this book…has just upped the ante once more.”
—Crime Scene