Critical Praise

"Put [this book] on the shelf alongside Faulkner, Jim Thompson, and Cormac McCarthy. With this one, Mr. Woodrell has earned himself a piece of immortality."

——George M. Pelecanos, author of Hell to Pay

"Fiery, poetic, hair raising...[Shuggie's] voice rings so true and clean, and the prose is so sharp and spikey."

——Los Angeles Times

"Compelling…Woodrell's descriptions seem real and alive and linger long after reading."

——The Boston Globe

"Stunningly accomplished…Woodrell has achieved near mastery of style: language, plot, characterization and theme mesh with a seamless power."

——The New York Times Book Review