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“Modern noir at its absolute best.” Jeffery Deaver, #1 New York Times bestselling author
“One of the greatest voices in contemporary crime fiction…I loved this book. Nobody does it better.” Lee Child, #1 New York Times bestselling author
“Gus Murphy is the new name in crime fiction…[and] Coleman’s spectacularly absorbing new novel is my kind of story.” Michael Connelly, #1 New York Times bestselling author
“[An] action-packed tale of an amoral world. Coleman is a born storyteller who writes with great authority.” Pat Conroy, #1 New York Times bestselling author
“A gut punch of a novel, a murder mystery layered with grief, greed, and grit. Coleman is as good as Chandler, Hammett, or Ed McBain.” Nelson Demille, #1 New York Times bestselling author
“Taut, smart, and engaging with a terrific sense of place.” C. J. Box, New York Times bestselling author
“Superb…In Coleman’s hands, all the standard elements seem as radiant and new as a freshly peroxided blonde….One of those evocative mysteries that readers will remember as much for its charged sense of place as for any of its other considerable virtues.” Washington Post
“Proof that the hard-boiled detective genre is timeless. His version of Sam Spade merely carries a cellphone and has a therapist.” Dallas Morning News
“A superb detective novel in the Raymond Chandler tradition, featuring fine prose, a suspenseful yarn, and a compelling main character.” Associated Press
“Fascinating reading and will richly entertain you.” Huffington Post