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.

I get through some print.

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

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

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

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

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.