<i>Murder Book</i> offers<b> a master class in the craft of suspense</b>
New York Times
Perry's characters come to life with a single sentence...He's <b>one of the greatest living writers of suspense fiction</b>
New York Sun
Harry is a thinking person's action hero, and Perry is <b>the ultimate thinking person's thriller writer</b>
Booklist (starred review)
The pages melt away as the story maintains a breathless pace throughout. This is further proof that <b>Perry is a dominating force in the world of contemporary suspense thrillers</b>
Publishers Weekly
A first class stand-alone...a fast-moving read and never less than <b>supremely entertaining and rewarding</b>
- Maxim Jakubowski, Crime Time
<b>Top-drawer thrills </b>from an author whose hard-nosed hero is as professional as he is
Kirkus
<b>A master of nail-biting suspense</b>
LA Times
When a sudden crime wave hits several small midwestern towns, the U.S. Attorney for the region calls on Harry Duncan to investigate. An ex-cop known for his unorthodox methods, Duncan is reluctant to go up against a widespread criminal organization - but the attorney in question is Ellen Leicester, the wife who left him fifteen years earlier, and to her, he can't say no.
Initially brought in as a consultant to determine if the racketeering is severe enough to require an all-out investigation by the FBI, Duncan quickly finds himself in conflict with a syndicate far more violent than first suspected. As the investigation develops, he begins compiling a 'murder book,' the notebook in which a detective keeps records, interviews, photos - everything he needs to build his case. But his scrutiny of the gang soon makes Duncan a target. And Ellen, too.
A thrilling and suspenseful tour of crime-addled midwestern towns, Murder Book is signature Thomas Perry, with characters you won't soon forget, crisply-described action sequences and breathlessly tense plotting that will keep you racing through the pages.