Running from the Dead
A Crime Novel
Description
A six-year search for a kidnapped boy ends in a murder that leaves a private detective trying to find a girl on the run before the police find him.
Reviews
“[A] brilliantly woven crime novel … The realistic, multidimensional characters evolve, as do their relationships with one another. With any luck, Jones will be back for an encore. ” — Publishers Weekly, starred review
“Canadian novelist Knowles is a strong writer, with a real sense of what makes bad people tick and what makes good people risk their lives to catch the bad ones. His prose style is top-notch, too — lean, hard-edged, and brutally honest when it needs to be. As stories of redemption go, this one is particularly interesting … A must-read crime novel from a writer who deserves to be on the radar screens of a lot more genre readers. ” — Booklist, starred review
“The noir world evoked by Knowles’ brutally clipped prose is so dark that the smallest victories seem like miracles. ” — Kirkus Reviews, starred review
“As we discovered in his most recent crime novel, Tin Men, Mike Knowles does noir really, really well. Running From the Dead is even better. It’s a smart, serious, carefully crafted gem that belongs in the rarified company of writers such as Dennis Lehane and John Sandford. ” — Globe and Mail
“The best private detective novel I’ve read in some time … This one deserves an award. ” — Bay Observer