“Levison is a sly storyteller . . . by turns funny, sad, and insightful.”—Booklist
“Plenty of humor in [Levison’s] gruff caper, but he punctuates the laughs with just the right hint of sadness. . . . A lean crime story and a stark alternative to glossier capers.”—Kirkus Reviews
Praise for Iain Levison:
“Levison is the real deal . . . bracing, hilarious, and dead on.”—The New York Times Book Review
“There is a naked, pitiless power in his work.”—USA Today
“Mr. Levison writes tight, punchy prose, with deadpan humor and a mixture of savvy about and sympathy for his fellow working stiffs.”—The Wall Street Journal
“Exciting, funny, poignant and sociologically important.”—Chicago Tribune
“An amusingly bleak little (im)moral fable. . . . A gleeful satire.”—Detroit Free Press
“Loaded with hilarious deadpan humor.”—Dallas Morning News