Gun Work

Acclaim For the Work of

DAVID J. SCHOW!

“Smart, scathing, and verbally inventive to an astonishing degree, David J. Schow [is] one of the most interesting writers of his generation.”

—Peter Straub

“Take no prisoners fiction that rarely pulls away from the grisly heart of the matter, Schow’s prose is extremely cinematic, filled with pungent dialogue, sharp, memorable characters, and a sense of macabre irony worthy of Alfred Hitchcock.”

—San Francisco Chronicle

“[A] sinuous psychological thriller... Schow works suspenseful sleight-of-hand with his story... His kinetic orchestration of events [and] vivid hardboiled prose push the plot to a thunderclap climax that... is a measure of coolly calculated audacity.”

—Publishers Weekly

“Evocatively described and expertly paced... Schow cranks up the tension effortlessly and artfully. Reading the novel is akin to being slipped a mickey... a wonderful treat.”

—The Agony Column

“Edgy, insightful, and fearless.”

—Joe R. Lansdale

“David Schow writes with a lethal beauty.”

—Robert R. McCammon

“A highly original, boldly conceived psychological thriller observed with the rapt eye and assassin’s sting of the artist as fer-de-lance...[I’m] a major fan of David’s work.”

—John Farris

“A jagged nightmare spiked with charm, melancholy and vicious intelligence. Don’t accept this novel’s invitation to party unless you’re prepared to be dragged to some very dark places — and to love every step of the way. Like being punched in the face by a poet.”

—Michael Marshall Smith

“Schow is so fine a writer, so imaginative a storyteller, that he deserves a place in all contemporary fiction collections.”

—Library Journal

“Very much in the groove of Thomas Harris.”

—Twilight Zone

“David J. Schow is a master of the art of giving the plot an unexpected wrinkle.”

—The Philadelphia Inquirer

“There is poignancy everywhere in his talent, amid the exquisite threat.”

—Richard Christian Matheson

“Creepy and fascinating.”

—Booklist

“It’s raw, it’s rough, and it’s not for wimps... A damn fine book.”

—Afraid