Booked to Die

A joy to read... A whodunit in the classic mode.-- New York Times Book Review A knockout.... One of the most enjoyable books I've read in a long time.-- The Denver Post A perfect mystery. Intelligently written; the action is bafflingly logical; the reader learns something, and it's got a sucker punch of a finale.-- St. Petersburg Times Compelling... Vividly realistic... Fascinating and utterly convincing... A suspenseful, well-crafted mystery that should keep readers guessing right up to the closing paragraph.-- Mystery Scene Fascinating... Assured and muscular prose... Very cannily and creepily, Dunning shows how quiet men with civilized tastes can turn into killers... The payoff, in pleasure, is for the reader.-- San Francisco Chronicle Irresistible.... An outstanding novel.-- The Cleveland Plain Dealer Tough to put down...Booked to Die is a tightly written and intelligent mystery with a wonderfully varied cast of memorable characters.-- The Columbus Dispatch I am an unabashed admirer of John Dunning's Booked to Die. [No one] can fail to be delighted by the sort of folkloric advice Janeway carries with him.-- Boston Globe Lively, seductive...John Dunning deserves to win an Edgar for this Denver cop-turned-bookman tale.-- Kirkus Reviews Dunning is an amazingly assured writer, willing to head off down narrative side streets, secure that his readers will follow. He's never wrong. Booked to Die joins the select ranks of specialist crime fiction that works on all levels.-- Booklist Crisp, direct prose and nearly pitch-perfect dialogue enhance this meticulously detailed page-turner.-- Publishers Weekly (starred review) A standout piece of crime fiction... Compelling, page-turning stuff.-- The Philadephia Inquirer