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As CrimeSquad described it, this is a book with everything that a fan of modern mystery fiction could hope for: a labyrinthine plot, unbearable tension, controversy, and a social conscience.

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Praise for A Simple Act of Violence <br> Ellory is back with an amazing new novel. It's not only a mystery with enough plot twists to keep the most jaded fan of the genre guessing, it's also a high-speed car chase of a thriller . . . Ellory lures the reader into a Machiavellian tapestry of international proportions . . . Many writers who attempt to construct a novel with levels of geopolitical intrigue found here wind up producing a string of lame polemics or, even worse, a conspiracy-theory rant. It's a tribute to Ellory's mastery of his craft to note that he avoids these pitfalls completely. This is a superbly entertaining book and one that will endure in the reader's thoughts long after the last page turns. After several fine novels, it's high time Ellory takes his rightful place on crime fiction's A-list. -- Booklist Starred Review <br> At the outset of this superb crime thriller from Ellory ( The Anniversary Man ), Det. Robert Miller, a veteran Washington, D.C., copo

A beautifully written novel that is also a great mystery. -- James Patterson The master of the genre. -- Clive Cussler A police procedural thus shifts into a conspiracy thriller and historical exposE ... Powerful scenes and vivid images. -- Wall Street Journal A masterful exercise in suspense . . . This one will keep you up late reading, and then you won't be able to sleep. A rich, powerful, evocative novel of great psychological depth. -- Jonathan Kellerman

The master of the genre. --Clive Cussler A beautifully written novel that is also a great mystery.--James Patterson The master of the genre.--Clive Cussler A police procedural thus shifts into a conspiracy thriller and historical expos ... Powerful scenes and vivid images. A beautifully written novel that is also a great mystery. James Patterson The master of the genre. Clive Cussler A police procedural thus shifts into a conspiracy thriller and historical expose Powerful scenes and vivid images. Wall Street Journal A masterful exercise in suspense . . . This one will keep you up late reading, and then you won't be able to sleep. A rich, powerful, evocative novel of great psychological depth. Jonathan Kellerman Praise for A Simple Act of Violence A police procedural thus shifts into a conspiracy thriller and historical expos? . . . There are powerful scenes and vivid images. -- Wall Street Journal The backstory is ingeniously written as a first-person account of the relationship of the killer to his victims and relates how passions of the persons involved and their actions lead up to the present. The DC murder investigations, written in third person, provide a quick read and plenty of blood and gory scenes to satisfy the taste of the most bloodthirsty thriller fan. There is something for everyone in A Simple Act of Violence . . . This crime thriller will delight the palate of lovers of political intrigue in international venues, events that ring of historical truth, bringing the action closer to the realm of real life. -- New York Journal of Books Impressive prose and pacing, coupled with a grim, unflinching view of reality that James Ellroy would recognize, make t Praise for A Simple Act of Violence Ellory is back with an amazing new novel. It's not only a mystery with enough plot twists to keep the most jaded fan of the genre guessing, it's also a high-speed car chase of a thriller . . . Ellory lures the reader into a Machiavellian tapestry of international proportions . . . Many writers who attempt to construct a novel with levels of geopolitical intrigue found here wind up producing a string of lame polemics or, even worse, a conspiracy-theory rant. It's a tribute to Ellory's mastery of his craft to note that he avoids these pitfalls completely. This is a superbly entertaining book and one that will endure in the reader's thoughts long after the last page turns. After several fine novels, it's high time Ellory takes his rightful place on crime fiction's A-list. -- Booklist Starred Review At the outset of this superb crime thriller from Ellory ( The Anniversary Man ), Det. Robert Miller, a veteran Washington, D.C., copN

Praise for A Simple Act of Violence <br> Ellory is back with an amazing new novel. It's not only a mystery with enough plot twists to keep the most jaded fan of the genre guessing, it's also a high-speed car chase of a thriller . . . Ellory lures the reader into a Machiavellian tapestry of international proportions . . . Many writers who attempt to construct a novel with levels of geopolitical intrigue found here wind up producing a string of lame polemics or, even worse, a conspiracy-theory rant. It's a tribute to Ellory's mastery of his craft to note that he avoids these pitfalls completely. This is a superbly entertaining book and one that will endure in the reader's thoughts long after the last page turns. After several fine novels, it's high time Ellory takes his rightful place on crime fiction's A-list. -- Booklist Starred Review <br> At the outset of this superb crime thriller from Ellory ( The Anniversary Man ), Det. Robert Miller, a veteran Washington, D.C., copr

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R.J. Ellory is the author of eight novels, including A Quiet Belief in Angels, which was The Strand Magazine 's thriller of the year and was nominated for the SIBA award, and The Anniversary Man, both published by Overlook. He is a regular at Bouchercon and Thrillerfest, and his novels have been translated into twenty-five languages.

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