Full of authentic detail, seedy locations and a high corpse count, it keeps you hooked until the very last page. A smart entry into the modern thriller pantheon, at once slick and gritty.Īn astonishing debut its a masterpiece. The Washington Post (review of audio book)Īn ice-in-his-veins fixer trawls Atlantic City for a missing bundle of cash in this watertight debut thriller. Cold-blooded murder and exquisite suspense mark this terrific novel. Roger Hobbs's Ghostman, the best thriller I listened to this year, is fast-paced, darked-hued and complex. Ghostman is a stunningly accomplished debut. Fierce, taut and with an intensity that bursts the lungs, I doubt whether there will be a debut thriller to match it this year, or even next.Ī stunning achievement by Hobbs It is beautifully written, fast-paced, action packed and exciting. moves like a black mamba and is every bit as deadly.

an amazing book, one of the best noirs of the last generation. One of the most auspicious crime-fiction debuts in decades. This year’s Secretariat is going to be Ghostman, a propulsive thriller that combines incredible detail and nonstoppable narrative drive. Lee Child, legendary author of the Jack Reacher seriesĪ first novel comes along every few years that clearly separates itself from the field, like Secretariat winning the 1973 Belmont Stakes by 31 lengths. Fast, hard and knowing: this is an amazing debut full of intrigue, tradecraft and suspense.

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