And so evil flourishes and spreads because decent people don't want to make a fuss.

Let it Ride channels Elmore Leonard at the height of his powers, with dialogue Quentin Tarantino would kill for.

The Local Paper here asked that me books be banned........THE HIGHEST PRAISE for an Irish writer.

There'll be times when the only refuge is books. Then you'll read as if you meant it, as if your life depended on it.

Tony Black is the Tom Waits of Crime Fiction, yes, that good.

And so evil flourishes and spreads because decent people don't want to make a fuss.

The writing is a joy, so seamless you nearly miss the sheer artistry of the style and the terrific, wry humour.