“Searing…A real ace of a novel.”
ASSOCIATED PRESS

“Deft and witty…Blauner’s prose is pounding and the narrative crackles at a jackhammer’s pace.”
THE NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW


Scary, violent and caustically funny…Unmistakably authentic…”
LITERARY REVIEW

“Because Blauner tells the truth, his book is unforgettable.” PATRICIA HIGHSMITH, AUTHOR OF THE TALENTED MR. RIPLEY


“Harrowing.”
WASHINGTON POST

“SLOW MOTION RIOT is ferociously brilliant storytelling with Uzi-paced delivery and characters so 3D they rip your heart out.”
KATHERINE DUNN, AUTHOR OF GEEK LOVE

“Riveting.”
NEWSDAY

“One of the most consistently bracing and interesting voices in American crime literature.”
DENNIS LEHANE

“A thriller with a conscience.”
ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY

“Electric.”
LOS ANGELES TIMES

“Contains more evidence of real crime than Martin Scorsese would know what to do with …To read it is to pack yourself into the magazine of an Uzi machine pistol.”
PHILIP KERR, AUTHOR OF THE BERLIN NOIR TRILOGY

“A master of the urban darkside, his crime novels are suffused with a knowing compassion for the bottom dogs who live in the Minotaur’s maze that is New York City.”
RICHARD PRICE