COMMENTS ON EDWARD WRIGHT'S BOOKS
DAMNATION FALLS
The nature of truth, the minefield of emotions between fathers and sons, and the madness of vengeance converge. . . . Wright captures the rich, earthy essence of the South.
Publishers Weekly
Absorbing. . . storytelling turf tilled by William Faulkner and Flannery O'Connor and Thomas Wolfe. In this redemptive fable, though, you can go home again, if you're willing to pay the price.
Tom Nolan, The Wall Street Journal
Wright is a gifted storyteller, with a relaxed style which makes his narrative flow and brings his characters vividly to life.
Sunday Telegraph of London
Complex, layered, but never labored, “Damnation Falls” weaves between fact and fiction, the past and the present, truth and lies, without ever missing a beat.
The Sydney Morning Herald
Wright has a strong sense of place. . . . Written in a deceptively relaxed style, this is a dark and compelling tale.
The Guardian
“Damnation Falls” is a gripping portrait of a small American town haunted by old scandals.
Sunday Times of London
RED SKY LAMENT
Named one of the best mysteries of the year by the Chicago Tribune, Publishing News and Telegraph of London.
Winner of the 2006 Ellis Peters Historical Crime Award
Wright is a superb storyteller, with a phenomenal ability to reconstruct Hollywood in the 1940s.
Margaret Cannon, Toronto Globe & Mail
His best and most important political and social statement. . . The kind of art that stirs up old memories and pierces the soul.
Dick Adler, Chicago Tribune
His best book. . . Wright creates an atmosphere of fear and distrust and keeps the pages turning with a mystery that deftly brings together all the elements of his story -- love, hate, ambition and the fight for America's soul.
Sunday Telegraph of London
An intelligent and exciting web of violence and conspiracy. . . Excellent writing.
The Guardian
Dark, gripping. . . One of the joys of Wright's novels is the way he recreates the glamour and fragility of Hollywood in the post-war years.
Sunday Times of London
A powerful, carefully written mystery story that transcends the genre.
Catherine Hunt, Shots Magazine
WHILE I DISAPPEAR
The Silver Face (UK title)
Winner of the Shamus Award and the
Southern California Booksellers Association Award
Legitimately merits comparison to the work of James Ellroy. . . . Wright's narrative gifts mark the arrival of a significant new noir voice.
Publishers Weekly (starred review)
Superb use of a most evocative landscape. . . . Horn is an immensely likable character -- Roy Rogers as a noir hero -- and the Sunset Boulevard atmospherics here are irresistible.
Booklist (starred review)
This haunting novel. . . confirms Wright's reputation as a significant talent.
Sunday Times of London
Deeply satisfying stuff: exciting, intelligent and tender where it most matters.
Literary Review, London
CLEA'S MOON
Winner of the Debut Dagger Award
A startlingly accomplished first novel. . . . Wright's insights into masculinity, vulnerability and the limitations of self-awareness combine to make "Clea's Moon" a truly memorable debut.
Sunday Times of London
A well-paced mystery, satisfyingly strewn with period details--just the kind of first novel that makes you hope for more.
Booklist
A gem. . . . an exceptional novel. . . . It runs on all cylinders right out of the starting gate. Characters, plot, pacing all combine to perfection in this wonderfully atmospheric novel.
Larry Gandle, Deadly Pleasures magazine
Excellent, exciting first novel, packed with period detail, written from the heart and suffused with rare feeling.
Literary Review, London
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