Echo Burning

“The best mystery I have read all year.”—The Boston Globe

“A real dyed-in-the-wool hero…with a wicked sense of right and wrong. A story you can sink your teeth into.”—The Denver Post

“As sweltering as the El Paso sun…bottom line: jalapeno-hot suspense.”—People

“Constantly escalating tension and a host of sinister villains…a Texas version of Deliverance. Child is a vigorous storyteller, gradually building the suspense to almost unbearable levels.”—The St. Louis Post-Dispatch

“Smashingly suspenseful…The kind of daylight-noir setting that Jim Thompson loved. Child builds tension to unbearable extremes.”—Kirkus Reviews (starred review)

“An explosive nail-biting climax.”—Library Journal