A consummate thriller with some of the best characterization you'll see all year. -- Kirkus Reviews (starred review)


Writing from Ferguson's point of view, Author Andrew Diamond's first person, present-tense narration is a breath of fresh air in a genre where the narrative voices are all too homogenous. Not since Thom Jones' The Pugilist At Rest has a writer so eloquently incorporated the physical and mental toll of boxing in a protagonist's life journey. As PIs go, Ferguson is as world weary as you might expect, but much funnier... The Bottom Line: One of the year's best thrillers. --BestThrillers.com

Even though Freddy Ferguson is similar to the legendary personages of Phillip Marlow and Sam Spade, this unforgettable hard-boiled crime fiction is far superior. Freddy's character may be a complicated man who is tough as nails, but he has the distinction of actually caring about others and doesn't find his nerve in the bottom of a bottle. This book is a phenomenal mystery novel with dynamic characters and a gripping and intricate plot. -- Susan Sewell, Readers' Favorite