“A stunning work of fiction that is intense, deeply satisfying and always uniquely American . . . reminiscent of Michael Chabon’s best.”—Los Angeles Times
“A complex brain-teaser . . . riveting . . . Mullen’s absorbing tale of larger-than-life criminals, car chases, and shootouts is not to be missed.”—The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
“Magic noirism . . . wonderfully illuminates why 1930s America spawned so many dark heroes, and how similar that depression was at times to the recession we’re experiencing now.”—The New York Times Book Review
“Stylish storytelling [that] brings to life an earlier era to speak to our own . . . Mullen is a spirited writer, delivering consistently smart dialogue. . . . The women of the novel . . . form its emotional core.”—The Boston Globe
“A full-throttle page-turner [with] a palpable sense of time and place . . . a high-wire balance of historical fiction and pulp fantasy”—Toronto Star
