Dark Humor

Ma Jian’s China Dream is a dissident novel in all senses of the term. It’s a novel written by a dissident: “every novel [Ma has] written has been banned in the mainland.

“A story that is a sort of a Groundhog Day in the afterlife, Samuel Johnson’s Eternal Return is a worthwhile, thoughtful—and hilarious—read.”

"Hallinan is easily one of the most entertaining crime writers in the business today."

“a disgusting, disturbing, magnificent book.”

For nine years Lucy has been working as a part-time librarian at a small Arizona university and struggling to complete a Ph.D. program in classic literature.

“a combination Philip Marlowe and Mike Hammer with a generous dash of Maxwell Smart.”

Himself is a classic, feeding the reader through a multisensory smorgasbord of Irish euphemisms.   

A great story transports readers to a milieu with its concomitant sights, sounds, and interesting dialogue. Ideally the plot captures our attention until the final paragraph.