REVIEWS

"One stark and stunning tale of murder, treachery, and deceit….[Drive] packs a wallop…. Sallis injects so much meaning and emotion into his carefully selected words that the power of his prose exceeds its volume...For those who have not yet had to chance to read one of crime fiction's most underappreciated writers, now is the perfect opportunity. "—Boston Globe

“Imagine the black heart of Jim Thompson beating in the poetic chest of James Sallis and you'll have some idea of the beauty, sadness and power of Drive….has more thought, feeling and murderous energy than books twice its length.”—Chicago Tribune

“Full throttle…Sallis’s riveting novella reads the way a Tarantino or Soderbergh neo-noir plays….Drive is one lean, mean, masterful machine. Grade: A.”—Entertainment Weekly, Top 10 Fiction Books of 2005

“[F]ull of sly humor, poetic details and plenty of rude violence…a terrific ride.”—Los Angeles Times

“Sallis won't disappoint fans who enjoy his usual quirky literary stylings....Sallis gives us his most tightly written mystery to date, worthy of comparison to the compact, exciting oeuvre of French noir....”—Publishers Weekly (starred review)

“Sallis has a bloodhound's nose for noir….[O]ne crisply written, spot-on scene after another….[A] hypnotic little story about driving circles around your life.”—Booklist (starred review)

“Dark and gripping, Drive packs a powerful punch.”—Bookmarks

JAMES SALLIS is the author of the Lew Griffin novels and over a dozen other books, including the biography hester Himes, a New York Times Notable Book. He has been shortlisted for the Edgar®, Shamus, Nebula, Anthony, and Gold Dagger awards. He lives in Phoenix, Arizona.