“Estleman crams a sweeping historical epic into a novel of utmost brevity…. I admired — as I always have — Estleman’s ability to chisel every page, every sentence, down to the bone.” —The New York Times

“Estleman keeps the pages turning and makes Heppleman a fully realized creation. This evocative tale of a seminal era in American book publishing showcases the author’s versatility.” —Publishers Weekly

“Estleman, who got his own start writing paperbacks, peppers the action with delicious period ambience (dive bars where ‘sots blubbered in their Schlitz’) and a wealth of scrumptious detail on the salad days of drugstore paperbacks.”—Booklist


Praise for Loren D. Estleman:
“His dialogue rivals that of the late Elmore Leonard.” —Booklist

“Estleman is the Stravinsky of hard-boiled prose–he never hits a wrong note.” —John Lescroart, New York Times bestselling author

“…a true professional, a writer of a sort increasingly rare…so given to his work as to spontaneously combust to genius.” —The Boston Globe

“Loren D. Estleman is my hero.” —Harlan Coben