Reviews
“About The Left-Handed Dollar: Estleman proves conclusively that there’s plenty of life left in the contemporary hard-boiled subgenre.” —Publishers Weekly (starred review)
“About The Left-Handed Dollar: The latest Walker novel features all the selling points that have made the series a touchstone for fans of hard-boiled crime fiction: irrepressible tough-guy dialogue, great plotting, vibrant Detroit milieu, and a hero who has whiskey on his breath and nicotine stains on his fingers.” —Booklist
“About The Left-Handed Dollar: Estleman’s latest intricate and wholly enjoyable yarn is peppered with mob lore, Detroit history, and the ever-present one-liners. It is sure to please fans of urban mysteries as well as classic detective genre devotees. Strongly recommended.” —Library Journal
“About The Left-Handed Dollar: Estleman, one of America’s best crime novelists, has produced a well-plotted, hard-boiled tale that’s rife with mayhem and murder.” —Lansing State Journal
“About American Detective: Estleman delivers some outstanding stuff on the hazards of the profession, including a bone-chilling stakeout on a lonely lake in the dead of night, that could come only from an old pro.” —The New York Times Book Review
“About American Detective: Estleman turns Amos Walker loose in a plot and it’s pure private eye all the way. In a great tradition, the gumshoe with an attitude. No one does it better.” —Elmore Leonard, bestselling author of Get Shorty
“About American Detective: Loren D. Estleman is one of a handful of candidates for the title of true heir to Raymond Chandler and Ross MacDonald. He is a great ‘American Detective’ writer.” —Max Allan Collins, bestselling author of Road to Perdition
“About American Detective: Estleman’s prose is as gritty and compelling as ever as he lets fly razor-sharp dialogue, brings the Motor City to life and combines a whodunit plot with traditional noir action.” —Publishers Weekly, starred review
“About American Detective: Normally I’m a voracious plot reader, burning through the pages for the action, but here, though the plot is nicely twisty, I’m more than happy to slow down enough to take in the scenery, colored by Amos’ snappy comebacks and observations based on the bigger half of a life lived in other people’s problems. Highly recommended.” —GumshoeReview.com
