Author:James Crumley
‘This complex thriller is so hardboiled it makes Ellroy and Connelly read like Simon and Garfunkel… it’s good. Very good’ Time Out
Settling – and calming – down is never easy. Especially not for Milo Milodragovitch. He’s set up a bar, and found a woman he thinks he may love, but he can’t leave his work as a private investigator behind entirely.
When he crosses paths with ex-con Enos Walker, and as the bullets fly, he’s launched on to a cocaine- and alcohol-fuelled quest to solve a 20-year-old mystery. It’s a journey that will take him racing across Texas, Montana and Mexico, with barely a moment for him – or you – to catch breath…
‘A brilliant achievement, with Crumley returned to his full powers, seeming to say with each assured sentence, “Yeah, I’m an old dog, but I still wag the baddest bone”’ Publishers Weekly
This complex thriller is so hardboiled it makes Ellroy and Connelly read like Simon and Garfunkel… it’s good. Very good
—— Time OutCombines the spare tautness of the best private eye novels with lyrical descriptions of an almost vanished West
—— The TimesThis is an extraordinary double-barrelled blast from a lost era. It’s a two-fisted epic of Texan treachery, packed to the gunwales with sex, drugs, booze and guns…
—— IndependentLyrical, liberal, exciting and humane. Sexy, too, with a generosity that transcends taste and as violent as needs be
—— Literary ReviewMiss Allingham's strength lies in the power of her characterization
—— New York TimesIntelligent, thought provoking and beautifully written
—— Keith Nixon , Crime Fiction LoverFluent and fierce, the book’s integration of the politics of North and South with a gripping revenge plot makes it truly exciting and memorable
—— Jude Cook , Review 31Siren is a great read – thrilling and frightening with something important to say about the damage done to people on both sides of the political divide during Northern Ireland's troubled past. I really loved this book and highly recommend it
—— Sheila Bugler , Crimesquad.comA pulse-pounding thriller that manages to linger on character depth and puts an emphasis on supporting characters that are usually given short shrift. With its heady mix of graphic violence, noirish thrills and social commentary, the book is a must-read for Scandinavian crime fiction enthusiasts….a huge book and a landmark achievement
—— CrimeFictionLoverTipped to make a killing
—— GuardianExerts an inexorable grip
—— Barry Forshaw , Financial TimesThis is addictive, intelligent entertainment of the highest order... It is an astonishingly stringent, well executed and actually almost without exception breathlessly suspenseful psychological thriller bar none
—— Kristianstadsbladet, SwedenImpressive and terrifying
—— Crimezone, NetherlandsInsanely creepy psycho-thriller that places the thin veneer of normality under the microscope.
—— Elle, DenmarkThe Crow Girl is a psychological thriller that will take you to the darkest corners of human insanity
—— Paperblog.com, ItalyFirst-class thriller for readers with nerves of steel
—— Flesh Gwiazdy & Styl, PolandWhat an outstanding debut… A must-read for any fan of Scandinavian crime fiction.
—— Crime Fiction Lover, Book of the YearThe characterisation is always totally convincing....The denouement is exciting and totally surprising to the reader...a thrilling and unexpected ending.
—— Crime ReviewSearing and affecting psychological thriller… A terrific thriller, chilling but oddly tender.
—— Charlotte Heathcote , Daily ExpressMr. Hayes’s globe-trotting book has more kicks, twists and winks than anything of its dusty genre has provided in a long time. You will be happily surprised to find a new thriller franchise with brains to match its brawn
—— Janet Maslin , New York TimesWritten in a heart-stopping pace, this literary thriller lands somewhere between Homeland and Breaking Bad and then transports you to a different level. It is part spy novel, part psychological thriller. Twists and turns. Emotionally complex characters. Relevant geopolitical issues.
—— Monica Lewinsky , Wall Street JournalAn assured novel: well researched and vivid, with a strong plotline, delivered with verve and some appealing wry humour.
—— Laura Wilson , GuardianA vivid sense of history and locale
—— Best Books of 2016, Financial TimesMeticulously researched and delivered in clear, lucid and intelligent prose, Mukherjee is a fantastic addition to the stable of international crime writers, whose books effortlessly cross boundaries and bind readers in a community of excellence and enjoyment.
—— Eastern EyeVividly described, full of humour and humanity, it's a wonderful picture of that time and world, as well as being a perfect murder mystery novel.
—— Liz Anderson , iNewsBursting with lively historical details about post-World War I India, this is a stirring and entertaining mystery
—— Library JournalThis brilliant mingling of real history and fictional invention kicks off a series that does for the Raj what Philip Kerr did for the Reich
—— Karen Robinson , The Times / Sunday Times Crime Club, *Best Books of the Past Five Years*