"Mr. Spiegelman has created a unique Southern California narrator-protagonist whose emergency-room crises are as exciting as car chases."
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The Wall Street Journal "Spiegelman doesn't publish nearly as much as most crime-fiction authors, but when he does, it's usually a jewel. And that's especially true of his latest, which, by all indications, is the first in a series (Hallelujah for that!). . . . Spiegelman twists his way through the plot like a punt returner weaving through traffic, but, beyond that, his ability to burst his characters into throbbing life in a few short paragraphs–combined with a prose style capable of snapping our heads with a staccato succession of perfectly landed prose jabs–will leave readers rubbing their jaws in wonderment. Please, Dr. Knox, make more house calls soon."
–Bill Ott,
Booklist (starred review)
[A] propulsive, intrigue-filled thriller . . . Spiegelman expertly doles out the suspense, while leaving his protagonist with some difficult moral choices.
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Publishers Weekly Dr. Knox is a good one. . . . You have to read [this] book. . . . The Dr. Knox of the title is one of the most interesting characters you are likely to meet all year. . . . A kind of a Ray Donovan of the ghetto. . . .
Dr. Knox is almost perfect.
–Joe Hartlaub,
Bookreporter
"Dr. Knox portrays an all-new Los Angeles, rendered in a wild, all-new style. It's a crackerjack crime novel;
everything pop-pop-pops and lures you deeper and deeper into Peter Spiegelman's luminous vision. It's a thrilling book."
–James Ellroy, author of
L. A. Confidential and
Perfidia "Dr.
Knox is a stark, beautifully written revelation. As Ellroy did before him, Spiegelman turns a new page on LA neo-noir, and on the contradictions of that city: its glamour and gore, its wealthy and weak, its merciful and mercenary. Part Robin Hood, part Batman, Knox and Sutter are edgy urban knights for a dark, new age."
–Reed Farrel Coleman, NY Times Bestselling author of
Robert B. Parker's The Devil Wins "Peter Spiegelman's
Dr. Knox is a bruised wonder of a crime novel. Filled with page-turning intrigue and an L.A. atmosphere so richly rendered you can practically smell the 'eucalyptus and dust, ' it is both thrilling and rueful, harrowing and moving. Don't miss it."
–Megan Abbott, award-winning author of
The Fever and
You Will Know Me A dark urban atmosphere . . . gritty.
–Kirkus Reviews
