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

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Now they [the Powers] have started the aggression, and the extinction of our nation is imminent. If we just fold our arms and yield to them, I would have no face to see our ancestors after death. If we must perish, why not fight to the death?

Ken Bruen

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

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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.

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

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

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

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

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With the red hair, you get the white skin; it's a package deal. The cons are that you never look particularly attractive on the beach. The pros are in a softly lit room, you look pretty.

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It often happens that the man who pursues the dollar too diligently finds it hard to catch, but if he will pursue some other and better goal, dollars come around to see what sort of fellow he is.

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Ah! What pleasure it must be to a woman to suffer for the one she loves!

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We must remember that one of the most insidious ways of keeping women and minorities powerless is to let them only talk about harmless and inconsequential subjects.

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