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PRAISE FOR HANGMAN

PRAISE FOR HANGMAN

‘Jack Heath’s writing grabs you by the throat, gnaws on your bones and washes it all down with a hefty dose of funny. Sick, twisted, violent and oh so good. In Timothy Blake, Heath has created a one-of-a-kind character. I hope.’—Emma Viskic, internationally bestselling author of And Fire Came Down

‘Blake is a brilliant, complex character … this quiet and unassuming figure might just be the most dangerous man in the room. Hangman is cinematic and grubby, brimming with pulpy noir.’—Michael Offer, producer, How to Get Away with Murder and Homeland

‘Wild and original, Hangman stamps a high and bloodied mark on this dark genre. Hannibal Lecter will be adding Jack Heath to his reading list.’—Ben Sanders, internationally bestselling author of American Blood

‘Let’s cut to the chase: Hangman is a great read! Jack Heath’s boundless imagination and singular voice have produced a truly unique thriller. By turns psychologically insightful, wonderfully disturbed and even darkly comedic, Hangman will keep you coursing through the pages at a lightning pace. Brilliant! (Probably best read with lights on and doors locked. I’m just saying.)’—Jeffery Deaver, No. 1 international bestselling author

‘Hangman is ghoulish fun, and fills the Dexter- and Hannibal-shaped holes in our lives.’—Books + Publishing

‘A grisly, efficiently written nail-biter packed with riddles and suspense, Hangman has bestseller written all over it. It’s a dark book, but one with plenty of humour, and a twisty plot that keeps you guessing to the very end.’—Sydney Morning Herald

‘Compelling … Heath keeps the suspense at a high level through to its stunning conclusion. An addictive and suspenseful thriller that will keep you reading well into the night.’—Canberra Weekly

‘Blake is a classic kind of hard-boiled hero, mixing cynicism and honour, brutality and sentimentality … he’s a chivalrous knight of the kind we have never seen before.’—Weekend Australian Review

‘A cracking read full of well-crafted twists and turns … Heath manages to bring Blake out from behind the shadow of his predecessors and stand on his own.’—Australian Crime Fiction

‘Heath has given the crime world an anti-hero for this century. Gifted and flawed, Blake will horrify and entrance readers, quite often at the same time. An exceptionally taut novel both in action and execution, this sledge-hammer story is sure to entice fans of serial crime fiction, taking readers into the dark and dirty recesses of Blake’s mind.’—Good Reading

‘Hangman is a pulpy and perverse delight … Heath makes Blake young, rough, streetwise, and precisely the sort of person Dr Lecter would avoid in the street. This is a gobsmackingly (or lip-smackingly) violent tale, but it is also bizarre, hilarious, and a stealthily astute commentary on post-financial crisis America. Give me more.’—Christopher Richardson (blog)