![]() ![]() That, in short, is a talented author at the peak of his game delivering a fast-paced, gritty, ultraviolent narrative that, more than put him on the crime map, should rocket him into the upper echelons of contemporary noir. ![]() That is economy of language used to cram a fight into a short paragraph without skipping details or leaving out any of the brutality. That is noir poetry in all its deadly glory. He pressed the shank point at the hollow of Chuck’s throat. ![]() Chuck’s skull thocked against the concrete. His other hand grabbed Chuck’s billy-goat beard. In the case of Jordan Harper’s She Rides Shotgun, I’ll skip the introduction and allow the writing to do the talking: In some cases, the ability to break away from the standard review becomes crucial in order to effectively convey how outstanding a work of fiction is. ![]()
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